Embedded Systems Engineering Manager in Birmingham

The Embedded Systems Engineering Manager oversees the Software and FPGA Engineering disciplines, ensuring organisational alignment and the delivery of high-quality technical outcomes across all business lines. The position maintains an active involvement in technical design, with a primary focus on driving functional excellence and the long-term development of the Software and FPGA teams. Working with the Engineering Manager, the Embedded Systems Engineering Manager is responsible for the strategic development of the Software and FPGA Engineering functions and ensuring optimal team resourcing to meet business objectives. The Embedded Systems Engineering Manager serves as the process owner, ensuring the engineering governance framework is established, maintained, and consistently applied. The role involves direct line management of a team of engineers of varying seniority and skill level.

Responsibilities

• Manage, lead, mentor and inspire a team of highly skilled Engineers.
• Responsible for Engineering processes, ensuring functional excellence by establishing and maintaining the procedural frameworks that govern all engineering activities within the department.
• Conduct performance reviews, support professional development, and foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture.
• Responsible for the allocation of resources within the team to ensure business objectives are met.
• Responsible for ensuring HR policies and procedures are adhered to by the team.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical direction and oversight for all development, verification, and validation activities.
• Lead the team in breaking down complex requirements, capturing scope, generating estimates and identifying dependencies.
• Drive the adoption of best practices, advanced methodologies and state-of-the-art Software and FPGA technologies and tools.
• Champion adherence to established processes and procedures governing software, FPGA, and digital design and development.
• Contribute to technology roadmap planning.

Qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
• At least 10 years of experience in either Software or FPGA Design and Development.
• Proven experience in leading engineering teams, ideally within a Software or FPGA context.
• Proven experience of mentoring and developing colleagues and subordinates.
• Adept at deconstructing complex problems into structured, manageable work packages to achieve clear objectives.
• Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.

Highly Desirable

• Knowledge of C and C++ programming languages.
• Knowledge of FPGA design and verification using VHDL and/or Verilog.
• Experience with System-on-Chip (SoC) devices (e.g., Zynq UltraScale+) and embedded processing cores.
• Familiarity with Video protocol and data format, such as MIPI and SDI.
• Experience of designing to safety integrity levels.
• Experience of development within the Lifecycle defined in Functional Safety Standards IEC 61508 or ISO 26262.
• Experience working within the defence, aerospace, or other high-reliability sectors.
• Current UK Security Clearance (SC or DV).

Personal Attributes

• Proactive and driven: Demonstrates strong internal motivation, independently seeking out challenges and pursuing objectives with persistence and enthusiasm.
• Decisive and action-oriented: Confidently assesses situations, makes timely and well-reasoned decisions, and takes initiative to implement them.
• Self-assured and resilient: Exhibits strong self-belief and composure, navigating challenges and setbacks with a positive attitude and maintaining focus.
• Accountable and responsible: Takes ownership of decisions and actions, leading by example and encouraging a sense of responsibility in others.
• Perceptive and understanding: Actively listens and shows genuine interest in others' viewpoints, demonstrating emotional intelligence in interactions.
• Goal-oriented: Combines self-motivation with leadership to set clear directions and drive progress towards achieving the product goals.

What We Offer You

We want REUK to be the employer you choose to build your career with. We have lots of opportunity to grow as our business continues to grow. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace. We also proudly support the Armed Forces community and encourage applications from Veterans, Reservists, Cadet Force Adult Volunteers, and military spouses and partners. We are passionate about finding the right people to join us and we want you to be proud to work with us. Our vision is to become a recognised and respected solution provider while delivering high-technology, high reliability & high-quality products and systems.

As An REUK Employee We Offer You

25 Days holiday plus