Embedded Systems & Software Engineering Manager

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead Tombot's Software & Systems organization. This team is responsible for firmware, robotics software, mobile applications, systems integration, software testing, manufacturing software, and supporting cloud-connected services that bring our robotic platforms to life.

This role combines technical leadership, people leadership, engineering operations, and product execution. You will build and lead a high-performing engineering organization while partnering with the CTO and Technical Leads to establish technical direction, engineering processes, and release workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead Tombot's Software & Embedded Systems Engineering organization by fostering a collaborative culture centered on accountability, technical excellence, continuous improvement, and ownership.
• Recruit, mentor, develop, and retain engineers while planning team structure, capabilities, and hiring needs as the organization grows.
• Set clear expectations, provide ongoing feedback, address performance concerns, and hold team members accountable for commitments and results.
• Conduct performance reviews, establish development goals, and support career growth.

Technical Leadership

• Partner with the CTO and Technical Leads to guide software architecture, system design, engineering standards, and complex hardware/software integration decisions, ensuring scalability, maintainability, reliability, and product quality.
• Establish and reinforce engineering best practices, code quality, documentation, testing, and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical judgment and escalation support for complex design, architecture, integration, and product-quality issues without serving as the team’s primary production coder.

Product Delivery & Engineering Operations

• Lead software execution supporting EVT, DVT, PVT, manufacturing, and production.
• Manage the software release process, including release planning, governance, development workflows, and delivery commitments.
• Lead software release reviews with Software Testing and Technical Leads to ensure objective validation and high-quality software releases.
• Partner with Product and Project Management to balance scope, schedule, quality, and technical risk while removing obstacles to engineering execution.
• Lead engineering participation in customer issue investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous product improvement.

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
• 10+ years developing embedded software, robotics systems, or complex electromechanical products.
• 5+ years leading engineering teams or engineering organizations.
• Demonstrated success delivering embedded or electromechanical products from concept through EVT, DVT, PVT, manufacturing, and production.
• Strong technical background in embedded software development using C/C++.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams responsible for firmware, embedded software, robotics, mobile applications, or systems integration.
• Strong understanding of embedded system architecture, software design, and hardware/software integration.
• Excellent leadership, communication, mentoring, and organizational skills.
• Strong technical judgment and problem-solving abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing robotics, medical devices, consumer electronics, or other intelligent electromechanical products.
• Experience with regulated product development, including medical device design controls, verification and validation, risk management, or quality systems.
• Experience with ARM-based embedded systems and RTOS-based…