Software Engineering Manager-Matrix Fitness

Cottage Grove, WI •
R&D

Job Type Full-time

Description WHO WE ARE Johnson Health Tech is one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing fitness equipment manufacturers, delivering innovative solutions that help people live healthier lives. Through our award-winning portfolio of commercial and residential brands, we serve customers in more than 60 countries worldwide.

MISSION STATEMENT To delight and excite our customers through truly innovative products, unsurpassed quality, and best-in-class customer experience provided by a world-class organization.

POSITION OVERVIEW The Engineering Manager – Software Team coordinates and participates in the development of projects for new technology, console software, and firmware. Leads a team of Software Engineers and Developers to enhance the functionality of our fitness equipment while partnering with Project Engineering, Product Marketing, Graphical UX/UI, Web Development, and Design Quality Assurance teams.  Leading by example, the ideal candidate will leverage sound technical knowledge to improve products and processes while guiding and inspiring team members.

Has a strong capability to anticipate and resolve engineering development challenges early and effectively. Blends solid engineering skill and personnel leadership excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES Personnel:

Assists R&D leadership team in attracting and hiring top engineering talent

Provides work direction to lower-level engineers, trains and mentors staff in product development processes

Understands and coaches team members to follow existing coding conventions, and to identify and use design patterns

Coaches engineers in striving to achieve 100% KPI score

Product Development:  Product Specification review and communication with various marketing and factory staff to set the development plan Translation of product requirements into actionable technical development tasks

Assist PM's & engineering staff in working through any roadblocks to delivery

Monitors resource use by participating in project sign-offs at critical stage-gates

Lead communication window for technical development teams between America and Asia Software Development:

Establish, implement, and update processes and workflows to meet customer needs and optimize team efficiency

Support scalable systems that meet business requirements

Coordinate with internal and external entities, as needed, to accomplish goals

Enforce code standards and development best practices

Lead team meetings and coordinate with other functional leaders

Represent the global software R&D team, its projects, and deliverables at all global development status reviewsR&D-as-one-team method for all development, testing, and customer/end-user support.  No-excuse approach in working alongside all global web, design quality assurance, hardware, and related development teams.

Peer-to-peer leadership, knowledge sharing, and implementing integrated development practices with global product development teams and factories.

Production Support:  Review quality and test data, perform product sample reviews and make design decisions, support value-add / value-engineer opportunities for cost and manufacturing efficiency

Train Asia-based engineering and factory quality teams on design and functional requirements

Support systems, resolve outages, and be on-call during non-standard business hours

Management:  Engages in the typical responsibilities of a manager, requiring planning, evaluating, organizing, integrating, and controlling

Supervisory:  Responsible for staffing, terminations, disciplinary actions, training, and developing subordinates

Responsible for completing adequate performance documentation on time Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of timecards and approving them promptly

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