Head, Engineering - Embedded System Engineers at Energy Talent Company

Energy Talent Company is building the future of renewable energy. At Energy Talent Company, we provide world-class talent solutions that empower people and companies in Africa’s energy sector. Through our talent training program and elite talent program, we train, vet and out-hire the best solar energy professionals.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Engineering - Embedded System Engineers

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• As our Head, Engineering, you are a natural leader with proven evidence of high-quality delivery in a fast-paced high energy firm. You have a solid technical background combined with an understanding of how the different pieces of firmware, software, algorithms and quality engineering come together to make a feature possible; someone who has exceptional communication skills and the ability to handle complex cross-functional team coordination.

Responsibilities

• Attending sprint Planning and SCRUM sessions in alignment with the company’s Agile Development Methodology.
• Managing a team of Embedded Engineers that build the hardware and firmware that runs on the company's developed products.
• Managing Engineers and helping them develop their careers, assigning them to projects tailored to their skill levels, long-term skill development, personalities, and work styles.
• Communicating and collaborating effectively with cross-functional hardware and Software Engineering teams.
• Championing Engineering and Operational excellence, establishing metrics and process for regular assessment and improvement.
• Responsible for product assembly by ensuring product stability through a process of rigorous quality control and assurance process.
• Working closely with the supply chain team to ensure efficient material sourcing for all with zero instance of material unavailability.
• Setting clear expectations and creating a positive work environment based on accountability, in collaboration with the engineering and Management teams.
• Working closely with dedicated recruiting staff to expand the team, including sourcing candidates, interviewing candidates, participating in conferences/events, and onboarding new employees.

Requirements
You’ll be a good fit for this role if you have:

• Proven track record of leading and managing Embedded Engineering Teams.
• 7+ years of experience in hands-on development in C/C++ for embedded systems and evaluating firmware architecture.
• 7+ years of experience in Hardware development with experience in 32bit ARM Cortex processors
• Proven track record of designing, developing and assembling hardware products that address complex challenges in the energy sector.
• Knowledge of computer architecture, hardware interfaces, real-time operating systems and driver development on low-level bare metal and high-level operating systems.
• Excellent understanding of most systems on modern SoCs: CPU cores, memory bandwidth tradeoffs, low-power, bootloaders
• Experience in system development from scratch with board bring-up
• Experience in test-driven development (TDD) and continuous integration (CI) techniques for embedded systems
• Experience in High speed, Advanced PCB design from schematic to PCB to manufacturing.
• Excellent communication, organizational and leadership skills.

We’d also like to see:

• Flexibility and comfort working in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Hands-on active coding experience.
• An attribute of grit
• Good communication, strong leadership qualities
• Compliance oriented, good interpersonal skills
• Excellent time management, task prioritizing and organizational ability
• High level of attention to detail

Application Closing Date
Not Specified