Engineering Manager

RecruitPod Global; Carbondale (IL); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

RecruitPod Global LLC is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead embedded systems efforts in a hybrid role based in Carbondale, IL or St. Louis, MO.

You will manage both hardware and software engineering teams, own project delivery, and drive technical excellence across systems integration while maintaining a strong customer focus. You will report to the President, lead a cross-functional team of eight, mentor engineers, shape delivery processes, and collaborate with executive leadership to align

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams in embedded systems or electronics.
• Strong hardware/software integration and system-level development background.
• Proven track record delivering customer-driven projects end-to-end.
• Hands-on technical leader with strategic thinking.
• Excellent skills in resource planning and execution.
• Leadership and mentoring abilities to build high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a cross-functional engineering team of 8 (hardware and software) with full accountability for delivery, quality, and team performance.
• Allocate team resources effectively across projects based on skills, priorities, and timelines.
• Ensure high-quality technical execution, including reviews, verification, and adherence to engineering standards.
• Maintain a hands-on engineering contribution, including supporting design problem-solving, engineering circuit design, debugging, and providing technical guidance on complex challenges.
• Take ownership of project delivery outcomes, ensuring milestones are met on time and with minimal rework.
• Coach and develop team members, including performance management, hiring, onboarding, and continuous upskilling.
• Drive engineering excellence and continuous improvement in processes, tools, and ways of working.
• Establish strong documentation practices and promote effective knowledge sharing within and across teams.
• Support customer interactions and actively participate in customer-facing activities, including customer calls, acting as the escalation point for technical topics within your domain while supporting the preparation of solution recommendations and quotations.
• Contribute to aligning engineering practices across the organization while preserving flexibility and responsiveness to customer needs.

Skills

Embedded systems leadership

Hardware/software integration

Cross-functional leadership

End-to-end project delivery

Resource planning

Mentoring

Analytical problem solving

Adaptability

Job description

Engineering Manager – Embedded Systems

Location: Carbondale, IL or St. Louis, MO

Work Mode: Hybrid (Up to 50% Remote)

Job Overview

Are you an experienced engineering leader with a strong background in embedded systems and a passion for building high-performing teams?

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead both hardware and software engineering teams. In this role, you will be accountable for ensuring projects are delivered efficiently and effectively, taking full ownership of outcomes while cultivating a collaborative, hands-on, and high-performing engineering environment.

This position plays a key role in advancing engineering excellence in custom embedded system design and integration, with opportunities to contribute to innovative embedded vision technologies. You will help scale engineering capabilities while maintaining agility and a strong customer focus.

You will report directly to the President while working in close alignment with executive leadership, ensuring a strong connection between local execution and organizational strategy.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a cross-functional engineering team of 8 (hardware and software) with full accountability for delivery, quality, and team performance.
• Allocate team resources effectively across projects based on skills, priorities, and timelines.
• Ensure high-quality technical execution, including reviews, verification, and adherence to engineering standards.
• Maintain a hands-on engineering contribution, including supporting design problem-solving, engineering circuit design, debugging, and providing technical guidance on complex challenges.
• Take ownership of project delivery outcomes, ensuring milestones are met on time and with minimal rework.
• Coach and develop team members, including performance management, hiring, onboarding, and continuous upskilling.
• Drive engineering excellence and continuous improvement in processes, tools, and ways of working.
• Establish strong documentation practices and promote effective knowledge sharing within and across teams.
• Support customer interactions and actively participate in customer-facing activities, including customer calls, acting as the escalation point for technical topics within your domain while supporting the preparation of solution recommendations and quotations.
• Contribute to aligning engineering practices across the organization while preserving flexibility and responsiveness to customer needs.

YOUR PROFILE

• Proven experience leading engineering teams in embedded systems, electronics, or related environments.
• Strong technical background in hardware/software integration and system-level development.
• Experience managing end-to-end delivery of customer-driven engineering projects.
• Ability to combine hands-on technical understanding with leadership and strategic thinking.
• Strong competence in resource planning, prioritization, and driving execution toward clear goals.
• Excellent leadership and mentoring skills, with a focus on building engaged and high-performing teams.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Adaptable and comfortable navigating changing priorities, technologies, and organizational environments.

About The Company

The company has a long-standing reputation for developing custom embedded systems and delivering practical, reliable solutions. From System-on-Modules to fully integrated platforms, the focus is on solving real customer problems through innovative engineering and system integration.

With a strong emphasis on embedded technologies and engineering excellence, the organization combines hands-on technical expertise, innovation, and customer-focused solutions to deliver successful outcomes. The company remains committed to building intelligent, next-generation systems while maintaining the flexibility and responsiveness required to meet evolving customer needs.