Software Engineering Manager – Embedded, FPGA & AI/ML

Insight Global; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global seeks a seasoned engineering leader to lead a multidisciplinary software group spanning UI to Firmware, including FPGA, DSP, AI/ML, and Test Engineering. You will hire, mentor, and develop talent, set priorities, and partner with Mechanical, Hardware, Systems Engineering, and Product Management to align software with program needs.

The role oversees software sustainment, manages staffing across programs, drives design standards and CI/test practices, supports proposals with BoEs,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of software/firmware engineering experience, with team leadership.
• Experience across embedded software, firmware, FPGA/digital logic design, or test automation.
• Experience hiring, mentoring, and developing engineers.
• Strong ability to prioritize work across multiple programs and collaborate with hardware, systems, and product teams.
• Willingness to obtain a Secret clearance for continued employment.
• Experience with EW/SIGINT software or ruggedized embedded systems is a plus.
• Familiarity with FPGA toolchains and hardware/software co-design.
• Experience with automated test frameworks and CI for embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary software engineering group spanning UI to Firmware, including FPGA, DSP, AI/ML, and Test Engineering.
• Hire, mentor, and develop engineering talent across the team.
• Set technical priorities and direction for software activities in collaboration with Mechanical, Hardware, Systems, and Product Management.
• Oversee software sustainment – bug fixes, security patching, and long-term support for fielded products.
• Manage staffing and resource allocation across concurrent programs and product lines.
• Partner with Project and Program Management to align software schedules, budgets, and deliverables with program needs.
• Drive software design standards, code reviews, test coverage, and continuous improvement.
• Support proposal efforts with software-focused technical write-ups, staffing plans, and BoEs.
• Serve as escalation point for complex technical software issues.
• Champion strong software quality, security, and test practices across the team.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

Tools

FPGA toolchains

CI/CD tools

Embedded development environments

Job description

Insight Global seeks a seasoned engineering leader to lead a multidisciplinary software group spanning UI to Firmware, including FPGA, DSP, AI/ML, and Test Engineering. You will hire, mentor, and develop talent, set priorities, and partner with Mechanical, Hardware, Systems Engineering, and Product Management to align software with program needs.

The role oversees software sustainment, manages staffing across programs, drives design standards and CI/test practices, supports proposals with BoEs,