Chief Embedded Firmware Architect & Delivery Lead

SharkNinja France; Needham (MA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

401(k) Matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Job summary

SharkNinja, headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, is seeking a Director of Firmware Architecture & Delivery. You will lead architecture for embedded firmware across SharkNinja's global portfolio and oversee the US firmware development organization, including internal and partner teams.

You will drive standards for RTOS, HAL/API, CI/CD, and hardware integration, while managing cross-functional partnerships and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality firmware for consumer electronics.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of embedded software and firmware engineering experience.
• 5+ years leading engineering organizations, including direct people leadership of senior engineers and managers.
• Experience owning technical standards and delivery accountability, with a track record of holding standards under schedule pressure.
• Experience defining architecture executed by ODM/JDM partners and enforcing standards against outsourced development.
• Proven track record establishing CI/CD, static analysis, and automated test infrastructure for embedded programs.
• Experience developing firmware for consumer electronics, home appliances, robotics, IoT devices, or related high-volume industries.

Responsibilities

• Own firmware architecture, interface definitions, and hardware abstraction standards across all product categories, globally.
• Define architectural standards for RTOS, connectivity frameworks, device intelligence, and edge processing.
• Drive decisions on MCU/CPU architecture, wireless tech, display tech, and software ecosystems with Hardware Eng.
• Maximize reuse of internal code, vendor SDKs, and reference designs to meet speed-to-market.
• Translate architecture into clear requirements for partners to execute against.

Skills

Embedded firmware architecture

RTOS

CI/CD

Hardware-software integration

Leadership & mentoring

Vendor and ODM/JDM management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline

Master's degree preferred

Tools

GCC

CMake

Headless builds

Git

Static analysis

Job description

SharkNinja, headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, is seeking a Director of Firmware Architecture & Delivery. You will lead architecture for embedded firmware across SharkNinja's global portfolio and oversee the US firmware development organization, including internal and partner teams.

You will drive standards for RTOS, HAL/API, CI/CD, and hardware integration, while managing cross-functional partnerships and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality firmware for consumer electronics.