Software Engineering Manager

BW Design Group; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

BW Design Group is seeking a Software Engineer Manager for the Information Solutions team in the United States. You will lead projects across multiple sectors, oversee software architecture, and mentor engineers while maintaining client relationships.

The role emphasizes MES, data collection/reporting, and analytics with deployment through Ignition/Sepasoft. Some travel to client sites and ongoing collaboration with a broad engineering group are expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience developing software solutions for consumer products, life science and/or industrial industries.
• Experience architecting and implementing MES, data collection/reporting systems; Ignition/Sepasoft preferred.
• Prior experience as a system integrator is a plus.
• Strong client-facing track record and ability to interact with all levels of management.
• Willing and able to travel as necessary for project requirements.

Responsibilities

• Accountability for complete project execution including client interaction, team leadership, software architecture design, project leadership, startup and commissioning support.
• Maintain staffing plans for the local team and ensure engineers meet billable targets.
• Mentor the team and develop training objectives and strategies.
• Interface with clients to define and manage scope on complex projects and leverage firm-wide standards.
• Drive projects to completion and contribute to technical direction of the Information Solutions group.

Skills

Python

SQL

JavaScript

Java

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

Ignition

Sepasoft

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Figma

MES

Job description

Who You’ll Work With

You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.

Who You’ll Work With

You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment. As a Software Engineer Manager for the Information Solutions team you will have overall responsibility to lead and develop projects with clients across multiple industry sectors primarily focused on Information Solutions scope. This scope can include projects related to MES, Custom Software, reporting, IIoT, data collection, reporting, or analytics.

What You’ll Do

• Accountability for complete project execution including client interaction, team leadership, software architecture design, project leadership, project startup and commissioning support.
• Ability to maintain and successfully execute multiple project responsibilities with minimal supervision.
• Maintain overall staffing plans for your local team and ensure that engineers are meeting billable targets.
• Manage, motivate, and mentor the team; develop training objectives and strategies
• Provide a comfortable environment for your engineers to grow and succeed.
• Act as a bridge from your local engineers to the rest of the firm, ensuring that engineers have access to firm-wide resources where applicable.
• Undertake recruiting responsibilities
• Interface with clients to define and manage scope on complex projects. This will require significant technical knowledge as well as project leadership skills.
• Leveraging firm-wide Design Group standards and procedures for the execution of Information Solutions projects. This includes participating on councils responsible for overseeing and adopting firm-wide standards.
• Technical project execution within the Information Solutions group, which includes providing deliverables, maintaining schedule, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Convey a positive image of Design Group and support for the development of strong Culture consistent with the Guiding Principles of Leadership.
• Planning of project timeline and working with various Project Managers to ensure the proper execution of the work.
• Drive projects to completion and dive into technical details as necessary to support the project team’s direction and execution
• Developing and maintaining relationships with key client contacts.
• Providing technical leadership to newer professionals and helping drive the Information Solutions group’s growth in technical capability.

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum 7 years of experience in developing and providing software solutions for the consumer products, life science and/or industrial industries.
• Technical experience should include architecting and implementation of MES, data collection/reporting systems in various platforms. Strong preference for experience with Ignition, Sepasoft, or custom MES/database development.
• Prior experience as a system integrator is a plus
• Experience developing in Python, SQL, JavaScript, Java, is a plus
• Experience leveraging Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), Git version control, or Figma is a plus
• Experience should include a strong record of the successful client interface.
• Candidate must possess good communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to interact with all levels of management, clients, and vendors.
• Willing and able to travel as necessary for project requirements to include but not be limited to: project installation and start-up activities, client meetings, company sponsored meetings, trainings, industry related seminars, forums, or conventions, etc.
• Minimum B.S in related Engineering field is preferred, but consideration will be given to other computer or software degrees based on actual experience.

Feel like you're on the path to becoming an Software Engineering Manager but you're not quite there yet? We'd love to connect with you to see if we can take you from where you are today and grow you into a Design Group Engineering Consultant.

The approximate pay range for this position is $140k-$180k. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position.