Software Engineering Manager

We are Silicon Labs. We are a leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world. Our integrated hardware and software platform, intuitive development tools, unmatched ecosystem and robust support make us the ideal long-term partner in building advanced industrial, commercial, home and life applications. We make it easy for developers to solve complex wireless challenges throughout the product lifecycle and get to market quickly with innovative solutions that transform industries, grow economies and improve lives.

Meet the Team

_S_ilicon Labs is looking for a highly motivated Software Engineering Managerto work on our Zigbee and Open Thread embedded wireless networking protocol stacks. You must have systems design skills in order to develop and implement simple solutions to complex distributed communications problems in an extremely resource-constrained runtime environment. We are looking for creative, flexible, pragmatic, self-motivated individuals with excellent communications skills, a passion for great code, and a love of problem solving and innovation in a fast-paced team environment. You will help shape the future of our wireless networking products.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test Silicon Labs core embedded wireless networking protocol stacks, primarily focusing on 802.15.4 based wireless protocol stacks (Zigbee, OpenThread, Matter).
• Support wireless stack functionality across Silicon Labs portfolio of wireless microcontrollers. Design modular, efficient, and optimized software solutions.
• Enabling network layer embedded software features for the Zigbee Specification Integrating and improving the EmberZnet stack with the Silicon Labs GSDK and Simplicity Studio v5 and improving the developer experience
• Participate in the design, development and integration of Silicon Labs’ various industry leading Multiprotocol solutions.
• Participate in CSA, Thread, Zigbee and Bluetooth standards working groups to help define industry standard protocols.
• Produce list of tasks required to deliver software. Clearly define "done criteria" and effort estimates for each task.
• Provide code review feedback to other team members. Collaborate with software QA team to develop test plans and assure high quality software delivery.
• Work alongside Applications Engineers to understand customer applications, uses cases, issues and help provide effective solutions.
• Work with Product Management, Project Management and Engineering Management to coordinate team priorities and commitments.
• Work closely with cross functional teams to specify new designs, understand new product features, define product requirements, debug customer issues, and support customer needs.
• Triage issues from customers, QA, etc. Recreate reproducers and perform root cause analysis. Provide technical guidance and/or software fixes.
• Provide system level triage and diagnosis for wireless product issues. Work with other software teams to discover root cause and deliver solutions.
• Document new features, changed functionality, fixed bugs, and known issues via release notes. Produce content for application notes and knowledge base articles.
• Provide technical training to software QA and applications engineering teams on new features and initiatives.
• Challenge assumptions and identify opportunities to improve team velocity and IoT Software execution.
• Propose solutions and push for high value ones to be executed on. Lead, participate, or consult on the execution if needed.
• Lead and/or serve as technical mentor to a team of embedded software engineers.
• Recruit and mentor new hire software engineers. Provide technical oversight and project guidance.

Skills You Will Need

Minimum Qualifications:

• Computer Science or Computer Engineering with 12+years of industry experience.
• The ability to multitask and to come up to speed with new technologies, concepts, or methods quickly.
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams in different international geographic locations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Working experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Advanced understanding of embedded software development in resource constraint and low energy environment
• Experience with wireless standards
• Experience with and deep understanding of wireless stack development (zigbee preferred)
• Working together and supporting SQA and applications engineers
• Advanced understanding of hardware or software design techniques and standard device interfaces and APIs
• Experience interfacing microcontrollers to real world applications
• Experience in C, C++, Java, Javascript or Python. Advanced knowledge of C and Embedded engineering is required.
• Advanced understanding of hardware and or software design.
• Influence/drive changes to our hardware so our software can run better.
• Significant contributions to test methods, tooling, infrastructure that would be applicable to a large group.

Technologies We Use Zigbee, Thread, Bluetooth, WIFI, 802.11.x, 802.15.4, Micrium, ARM, DTLS, PKI, IPv4, IPv6, Linux, C, Python, TCP/IP, ECC, Jenkins, Stash, Git

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The following qualifications will be considered a plus:

• Technical lead experience
• Advanced experiene with Zigbee and/or OpenThread networking standards
• Advanced contributions to standards development
• Advanced experience in C++, Java, Javascript or Python

Benefits & Perks:-

You can look forward to the following benefits:

Not only will you be joining a highly skilled and tight-knit team where every engineer makes a significant impact on the product; we also strive for good work/life balance and to make our environment welcoming and fun.

• Equity Rewards (RSUs)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Insurance plans with Outpatient cover
• National Pension Scheme (NPS)
• Flexible work policy
• Childcare support

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.