Strategic Lead, Embedded Systems & Controls (Hybrid)

#twiceasnice Recruiting; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work flexibility

Job summary

#twiceasnice Recruiting in Wisconsin is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Embedded Systems Team near Racine. This role provides technical direction across embedded software, controls, vision systems, and hardware integration while partnering with mechanical and electrical engineers.

The position emphasizes building scalable engineering practices, improving testing and validation, and guiding a team of 5 engineers through critical projects in a growing manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading embedded systems and cross-functional teams.
• Proven project leadership in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience integrating software and hardware projects.
• Hands-on coding in any language.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of embedded software, vision systems, controls, and related hardware.
• Oversee a team of 5 engineers and the successful delivery of embedded systems projects.
• Establish clear performance goals, mentor engineering team, and provide feedback.
• Manage project timelines, scope, resource planning, and change management.
• Partner with mechanical and electrical teams to ensure seamless system performance.
• Create and implement best practices for embedded software development.
• Develop and enforce a structured testing and release strategy.
• Define test cases, performance benchmarks, and failure criteria for validation processes.
• Implement a revision control system for software releases to support field reliability.
• Encourage a culture of responsibility, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Skills

People leadership

Embedded systems

Systems engineering

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Job description

#twiceasnice Recruiting in Wisconsin is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Embedded Systems Team near Racine. This role provides technical direction across embedded software, controls, vision systems, and hardware integration while partnering with mechanical and electrical engineers.

The position emphasizes building scalable engineering practices, improving testing and validation, and guiding a team of 5 engineers through critical projects in a growing manufacturing environment.