• Application Deadline:
• Position: Head, Engineering - Embedded System Engineers


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 7 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Engineering / Technical 
  

Job Description

• As our Head, Engineering, you are a natural leader with proven evidence of high-quality delivery in a fast-paced high energy firm. You have a solid technical background combined with an understanding of how the different pieces of firmware, software, algorithms and quality engineering come together to make a feature possible; someone who has exceptional communication skills and the ability to handle complex cross-functional team coordination.

Responsibilities

• Attending sprint Planning and SCRUM sessions in alignment with the company’s Agile Development Methodology.


• Managing a team of Embedded Engineers that build the hardware and firmware that runs on the company's developed products.


• Managing Engineers and helping them develop their careers, assigning them to projects tailored to their skill levels, long-term skill development, personalities, and work styles.


• Communicating and collaborating effectively with cross-functional hardware and Software Engineering teams.


• Championing Engineering and Operational excellence, establishing metrics and process for regular assessment and improvement.


• Responsible for product assembly by ensuring product stability through a process of rigorous quality control and assurance process.


• Working closely with the supply chain team to ensure efficient material sourcing for all with zero instance of material unavailability.


• Setting clear expectations and creating a positive work environment based on accountability, in collaboration with the engineering and Management teams.


• Working closely with dedicated recruiting staff to expand the team, including sourcing candidates, interviewing candidates, participating in conferences/events, and onboarding new employees.

Requirements

You’ll be a good fit for this role if you have:

• Proven track record of leading and managing Embedded Engineering Teams.


• 7+ years of experience in hands-on development in C/C++ for embedded systems and evaluating firmware architecture.


• 7+ years of experience in Hardware development with experience in 32bit ARM Cortex processors


• Proven track record of designing, developing and assembling hardware products that address complex challenges in the energy sector.


• Knowledge of computer architecture, hardware interfaces, real-time operating systems and driver development on low-level bare metal and high-level operating systems.


• Excellent understanding of most systems on modern SoCs: CPU cores, memory bandwidth tradeoffs, low-power, bootloaders


• Experience in system development from scratch with board bring-up


• Experience in test-driven development (TDD) and continuous integration (CI) techniques for embedded systems


• Experience in High speed, Advanced PCB design from schematic to PCB to manufacturing.


• Excellent communication, organizational and leadership skills.

We’d also like to see:

• Flexibility and comfort working in a fast-paced, changing environment


• Hands-on active coding experience.


• An attribute of grit


• Good communication, strong leadership qualities


• Compliance oriented, good interpersonal skills


• Excellent time management, task prioritizing and organizational ability


• High level of attention to detail