WHO WE NEED: We are looking for a technical leader with significant experience developing embedded products and platforms from concept to production, and managing a cross-functional engineering team.

PRIMARY ROLE: Serve as leader of the SwipeSense embedded engineering team, while acting as technical expert on critical embedded projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Management of embedded engineering team, including: project management, mentorship and coaching of direct reports.
• Responsible for maintaining technical excellence on the embedded engineering team by implementing and maintaining strong processes such as code review, unit testing, effort estimation, root-cause analysis, etc.
• Collaborate with Product and Web teams as well as VP of Engineering to implement product road map.
• Collaborate with Web and Quality teams to implement and maintain a comprehensive Network Management System.
• Recruiting engineering talent required to execute product roadmap and support continued company growth.
• Serve as communication link between the embedded engineering team and the operations, installation, client excellence teams.
• Ensure embedded team systems and capability to support installation team with RF planning, com hub bring up, and to support manufacturing team with test and QC system implementation.
• Act as architect or individual contributor on critical embedded engineering projects when necessary.

KEY SKILLS:

• Leading and managing complex engineering projects through full product development life cycle.
• Background in microcontroller circuit design (AVR, ARM).
• Background in low-level programming (C, C++).
• Background in RF communication protocols (TDMA, WiFi, BLE, ).
• Strong understanding of wired communication protocols (SPI, I2C, Serial).
• Experience in the following engineering areas: power and memory management, algorithm design, signal processing, sensor design.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or greater, with coursework in mathematics, statistics, operations research, computer science, engineering, econometrics, or similar quantitative analytics discipline (Masters preferred)
• 7+ years of related full-time job experience.

Please note: position is full-time, at our Chicago headquarters. Must be local or willing to relocate. SwipeSense offers competitive compensation, stock options and excellent medical and dental benefits.  M/F/D/V