Manager Engineering- Firmware

Generac Power Systems; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Generac Power Systems in Pune, India is seeking a Manager, Engineering to lead a on-site embedded firmware and hardware development team supporting residential backup-power initiatives. The role blends hands-on technical leadership with people management to deliver high-quality firmware, PCB design, and mechanical integration while coordinating with U.S.

counterparts across time zones. You will establish development processes, set schedules, and mentor engineers, driving innovation and adherence

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering or AICTE approved.
• 10+ years of engineering experience with embedded firmware and/or electronics/PCB hardware.
• 3+ years of management experience.
• Knowledge of firmware development workflows, version control, code reviews, CI/build tooling.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical leadership for firmware team’s day-to-day development work, including build environments, code reviews, and PRs.
• Establish and continuously improve development processes, coding standards, and toolchains.
• Onboard and train new team members and keep the team productive across time-zone gaps.
• Foster collaboration with other engineering teams, product management, and quality engineering.
• Manage team resources and budget, ensure compliance with engineering and quality standards, support on-time, high-quality delivery.
• Provide engineering leadership and design oversight for new product development projects, including schedules, plans, and interfaces with internal staff.
• Coordinate day-to-day execution with U.S.-based product and solution delivery teams.
• Support full product lifecycle from new development to sustaining engineering and field issue investigation.
• Design and direct the work of the team, coach staff, set expectations, and manage performance.
• Create an organizational culture that encourages innovation and continuous improvement for residential backup-power products.
• Engage in and lead business planning, recruitment, retention, and talent development.
• Develop engineering talent and growth plans across the company.
• Establish vision and standards for world-class engineering excellence with U.S. leadership.

Skills

Firmware development

Hardware development

Leadership

Embedded systems

Cross-timezone coordination

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Electronics/Computer/Mechanical Engineering (AICTE approved)

Tools

Git

CI/Build tooling

Job description

We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world.

Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.

The Manager,Engineering leadsanon-siteengineeringteam,supporting the Home InterconnectandControls department’sresidential backup-power product and solution delivery teams. This is a hands-ontechnical leadershiprole requiring strongproductdevelopment experience — including thedepthtolead firmware and hardware development,coupled with proven people-leadership skills. The Manageris responsible fortheday-to-day executionandquality oftheteam’s firmware,electrical,and mechanical development work,collaborating closely with U.S. engineering leadership and functional counterparts. As the on-site leader,the Managerprovides continuityanddirection fortheteamacross time zones.The Manager is also responsibleforestablishingandcontinuously improving the team’sdevelopmentmethodologyandengineering standards to ensure high-quality firmware and hardware,while fostering innovation and creativity within the engineeringteam.

Major Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical leadershipforthefirmwareteam’sday-to-daydevelopmentwork, including setting up andmaintainingbuildenvironments, participatingincode reviews, and approving pull requests. For the electrical, PCB design, and mechanical work, manage day-to-day resource scheduling and coordination, with deeper technical guidance provided by U.S. counterparts.

• Establish and continuously improve development processes,codingstandards,and toolchains that enable repeatable, high-quality deliveryacrossthe team.

• Onboard and train new teammembers, andkeep the team productive and unblocked during hours when U.S.-based teams are unavailable.

• Foster collaborationwithother engineering teams, product management,andquality engineeringto deliver and iterate on reliable solutions

• Manageteam resources and budget,ensure compliancewith engineeringandquality standards, andsupportdepartmentgoalsfor on-time,high-quality delivery.

• Provide engineering leadership and design oversight functions for new product development projectsincluding: creating and maintaining development schedules, executing product development plans (schedule, product cost, resources to complete project, quality targets, product specification adherence, development and prove out of product validation test plans, etc), interfacing with internal company personnel.

• Coordinate day-to-day execution withtheU.S.-based product delivery andsolution delivery teams, ensuringengineering resourcesare applied effectivelyto meetdepartment priorities and schedules.

• Support the full product lifecycle — including new product development, sustaining engineering,componentengineering, and field issue investigation — to deliver innovation, quality,and customer satisfaction.

• Designsanddirectsthe work of the team. Selects,coachesand develops staff.Setsclear expectations to inspire and motivate the team. Manages performance– recognizing achievement, providingfeedbackand administering progressive discipline when necessary.

• Create andmaintainan organizational culture which encourages innovation, collaboration, excitement/commitmentand a sense of urgency toward goals, and continuous improvement. Challenges team members to question the status quo and ensure that all aspects of the design, development and support process areoptimalfor theresidential backup-powermarket.

• Engage in and lead business planning processes, recruitment, retention, talent acquisition, development, and mentoring.

• Develop engineering talent throughout the company,identifyingtraining and growth plans for employees.

• Establish the vision andstandards to drive world-class engineering excellence within theteam andpartner with U.S. engineering leadership on planning and product development priorities.

M** inimum Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelor of Science Degree inElectrical, Electronics, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent; AllIndia Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved

Work Experience

• 10+years of engineering experience,with hands-on embedded firmware and/or electronics/PCB hardware experience strongly preferred

• 3+years of management experience

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Demonstrated team building and leadership skills

• Working knowledge ofmodernfirmware developmentworkflows,including version control (e.g.,Git), code review,andCI/build tooling

• Working knowledge of electronics/PCB hardware development, including schematic capture, PCB layout, board bring-up, and design verification

• Excellent communication skills

• Self-driven, highly motivated,flexibleandhigh capacity to learn

• Experience coordinating work across time zones with geographically distributed teams

Preferred Job Requirements

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Experiencedeveloping embedded firmware and electronics forreal-time embeddedcontrolsystemsdesired;

• Demonstrated ability to deliver results while working on multiple global projects simultaneously, balancing resources,timingand quality of outcomes;

Office Environment ( Includes field sales):

While performing the duties of this job, the employeeis regularly required totalk andhear;and use hands to manipulate objects or controls.The employeeis regularly required tostand and walk.On occasion, the incumbent maybe requiredto stoop, bend, or reach above the shoulders.The employee must occasionallylift upto 25 pounds.Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision, and the ability to adjust focus.Occasionaltravel.(If travel percentage isrequiredbeyond occasional or is a regular part of the job, include “Up to x% travel and valid Driver’s License required.”)

DISCLAIMER

Allresponsibilitiesand requirements are subject topossible modificationtoreasonably accommodateindividuals with disabilities.

Thisjobdescription in no way states or implies that these are the onlyresponsibilitiesto be performed by an employee occupying thisjob or position.Employeesmust follow any other job-related instructions andperform any other job-related duties requested by theirleaders.