Lead, Core Engineering Tools & Platform Teams

Garmin Ltd.; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Garmin Benefits

Job summary

Garmin International, in the United States, seeks a Team Leader Core Engineering to guide a dedicated EAA team at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area.

You will lead engineering tools administration, develop staff, and drive modernization of platforms while aligning with business goals. You will coordinate with cross-functional groups to ensure tool reliability, governance, and scalable processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in engineering contexts.
• Proven leadership of a technical team as a first-line manager with coaching and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise and lead the EAA team responsible for development support tools.
• Recruit, hire, onboard, and develop team members through coaching and mentoring.
• Lead modernization and consolidation of engineering tools and platforms to improve productivity.
• Collaborate with Garmin teams to improve cross-functional communication and track information.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure operational excellence of tools.
• Establish governance, standards, and best practices for consistency and maintainability.
• Align team priorities and budgets with business objectives.
• Lead platform upgrades, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Prioritization

Problem solving

Education

Bachelors in engineering

Tools

GitHub

Gerrit

Artifactory

XWiki

Azure DevOps

Windows

Linux

Job description

Garmin International, in the United States, seeks a Team Leader Core Engineering to guide a dedicated EAA team at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area.

You will lead engineering tools administration, develop staff, and drive modernization of platforms while aligning with business goals. You will coordinate with cross-functional groups to ensure tool reliability, governance, and scalable processes.