Embedded Software & Tools Lead

Allison Transmission; United States; Remote; USD 42,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Allison Transmission in India seeks an Embedded Software & Tools Lead to guide multiple software teams designing embedded control system software and tools. You will drive technical direction, build autonomous software centers of expertise, and oversee recruitment and career development for India-based engineers.

The role interfaces with US, Italy, and Belgium teams, requiring coordination across time zones and strong leadership to deliver strategic objectives across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering/Technology in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Strong oral and written business communication skills in written & spoken English.
• Ability to organize & manage multiple software development & testing projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated performance managing several first-line managers of software engineers.
• Technical capabilities to set & evolve architectural, environment, tool, language, and process capabilities across embedded, connected, web, and PC-based software products.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a team of managers and software developers who design, develop, test and document embedded control system software and associated engineering tools for commercial duty mobility applications.
• Work with cross-functional engineering teams to develop existing and new products.
• Establish autonomous core software centers of expertise & leadership for Allison India.
• Overlap with Eastern Standard Time for few hours as needed.
• Describe & present work results to peers and managers as needed.
• Archive work products to document process compliance and for future maintenance needs.
• Deploy and help maintain software development, software test, and coding best practices with Software Quality Assurance group.
• Conduct reviews, audits, tests and other SQA activities to ensure compliance with Allison software development standards & policies.
• Responsible for recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and career development of software developers & managers in India.
• Monitor & apply industry innovation in software tools, methods, and processes to the Allison software organizations.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

Leadership of managers

Software architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

CMMI

ASPICE

DevSecOps

Job description

Embedded Software & Tools Lead

India

Required Travel: 0 - 30%

Job Description:

The Software Engineering group designs, implements and tests embedded software & associated tools for embedded controls systems across Allison business units. The Senior Manager, Embedded Software & Tools role manages several groups of software developers, sets technical & strategic direction and manages projects related to software, tools, process, and other capability across the enterprise and specific to business units. This role is focused on building & managing a capability in India which interfaces closely with several global teams, including teams based in the US, Italy, and Belgium. As this role is part of our India leadership group, one key aspect of the role is to support executing the achievement of departmental engineering strategies and objectives by leading local technical teams and driving results through engagement, accountability, goal setting, and coaching and mentoring talent.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, set vision and manage a team of managers & software developers who design, develop, test and document embedded control system software and associated engineering tools for commercial duty mobility applications.
• Work with cross-functional engineering teams across the Allison Transmission and Allison Off-highway business units to develop existing and new products
• Establish autonomous core software centers of expertise & leadership for Allison India.
• Shall be flexible to work to have overlap with Eastern Standard Time for few hours as and when needed.
• Describe & present work results to peers and managers as needed
• Archive work products to document process compliance and for future maintenance needs
• Deploy and help maintain software development, software test, and coding best practices with Software Quality Assurance group which are applicable globally to controls software organizations working on any Allison products
• Conduct reviews, audits, tests and other SQA activities to ensure compliance with Allison software development standards & policies
• Responsible for recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and career development of software developers & managers in India
• Monitor & apply industry innovation in software tools, methods, and processes to the Allison software organizations
• Other duties as assigned

Key Performance Measures

• Leads regional software engineering initiatives and builds software development capabilities from the India technical center
• Encourages team by addressing barriers and conflicts to achieve departmental requirements.
• Evaluates & executes synergy opportunities across business unit operations & products within the software domain.
• Shows leadership capability, critical thinking, and decision-making ability to achieve various engineering initiatives.
• Integrates & influences existing ecosystems by thoroughly understanding the software controls, the controls system roles which interact with software, and process/tool chain developers.

Competencies and Behaviours

• Customer Focused: Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Problem Solving: Looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers.
• Building Effective Teams: Defines success in terms of the whole team by creating a feeling of belonging and ownership.
• Collaboration: Can quickly find common ground and solve problems with peers with minimal noise.
• Attention to Details: Ensure accuracy of financial and compliance information.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering / Technology in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• Strong oral and written business communication skills in written & spoken English
• Ability to organize & manage multiple software development & testing projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated performance managing several first-line managers of software engineers.
• Technical capabilities to set & evolve architectural, environment, tool, language, and process capabilities across embedded, connected, web, and PC-based software products

Experience

• 25+ years of relevant engineering experience
• 5+ years control systems software engineering experience working in US or EU as part of a lean, highly effective team
• 5+ years managing an India based controls system software team in a global, multinational corporation
• 10+ years of engineering management experience in the automotive or similar regulated, safety-critical industry
• Project/Program manager role in multiple multi-disciplinary projects
• Experience with corporate budget planning & forecasting processes & tools
• Demonstrated history of teamwork and cross-functional leadership
• Experience working with global teams of engineers
• Experience with software version control & change management
• Experience with software quality processes & tools, such as CMMI, ASPICE, DevSecOps

Preferred

• Master’s degree Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science
• Exposure to India’s automotive controls, validation, and/or supply chain ecosystemExperience with modern global software development innovations like SIL/MIL, automation, unit testing, CI/CD, and static analysis

Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

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