Engineering Manager - Embedded Firmware
Alarm.comBoston, Massachusetts, United States · Posted 6 months agoDescription
Engineering Manager - Embedded Firmware
Alarm.com is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead an embedded software team focused on MCU firmware for the security gateways and sensors at the heart of millions of connected properties. This is firmware where reliability truly matters: bare-metal and RTOS systems that run for years on a battery, communicate over cellular and short-range radios, and protect people and property every day. It's a player-coach role — you'll set the direction for the team and grow its engineers while staying deep in the technology: reviewing designs and code, and helping crack the hardest problems. Device Engineering spans many offices, and this role works across all of them — keeping your team, peer teams, and stakeholders in alignment.
Responsibilities:
- Lead an embedded software team building MCU-based (bare-metal / RTOS) security gateways and sensors, owning both day-to-day execution and the team's long-term growth
- Own the team's delivery: sprint commitments, project plans, and resource allocation across concurrent projects
- Stay hands-on: lead design and architecture reviews, review code, and help the team work through its hardest technical problems
- Partner with hardware, product management, quality, and operations teams to take products from concept through mass production
- Oversee manufacturing test software and production integration with contract manufacturers (CMs)
- Coach and develop team members through effective 1:1s and clear feedback; hire as the team grows
- Manage across the many offices Device Engineering participates in — communicating plans, status, and risks proactively and keeping distributed teams and senior management in alignment
- Other duties as assigned
Required Technical Skills:
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering, or equivalent demonstrable experience
- 2+ years managing or leading an engineering team; 5+ years developing embedded firmware
- Deep microcontroller experience: C, bare-metal and RTOS environments, and hardware-level debugging (JTAG/SWD, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes)
- Experience with low-power, battery-operated devices and wireless connectivity (cellular LTE Cat-M / NB-IoT and short-range radios)
- Sound technical judgment: knows when to move fast and when to build for robustness, and can thoroughly vet the team's designs and implementations
- Strong communicator who operates well in a distributed organization and keeps remote stakeholders aligned
Nice to Haves:
- Manufacturing test software, production automation, and contract manufacturer coordination
- Designing to UL, EN, and NFA2P life-safety requirements
- Home automation protocols (Z-Wave, Zigbee), USB, Ethernet, sensors, and power management
- M.S. in Engineering Management or similar
Please note that sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.
WHY WORK FOR ALARM.COM?
- Collaborate with outstanding people: We hire only the best. Our standards are high and our employees enjoy working alongside other high achievers.
- Make an immediate impact: New employees can expect to be given real responsibility for bringing new technologies to the marketplace. You are empowered to perform as soon as you join the Alarm.com team!
- Gain well rounded experience: Alarm.com offers a diverse and dynamic environment where you will get the chance to work directly with executives and develop expertise across multiple areas of the business.
- Community and Camaraderie: One of our core values is to 'Keep It Fun,' which to us means fostering a strong sense of community. Our culture is built on collaboration and connection, where we celebrate our successes and believe that a positive, engaging environment is key to doing our best work.
- Alarm.com values working together and collaborating in person. Our employees work from the office 4 days a week.
COMPANY INFO
Alarm.com is the leading platform for intelligently connected properties. Millions of homeowners and businesses rely on Alarm.com's technology to secure, monitor, and manage their environments from anywhere. Our comprehensive suite of solutions—including security, video surveillance, access control, active shooter detection, intelligent automation, energy management, and wellness—is delivered exclusively through a trusted network of thousands of professional service providers and commercial integrators across North America and worldwide. Alarm.com's common stock is traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ALRM. Alarm.com delivers serious security for serious people.
For more information, please visit www.alarm.com.
COMPANY BENEFITS
Our total rewards package is designed to support you holistically—in your health, your finances, and your life outside of work. The package includes medical plans with company subsidies, a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution, and a 401(k) with an employer match. We encourage a healthy work-life balance with paid vacation that increases with tenure, paid holidays, wellness time, and paid maternity and bonding leave. To complete the package, we also provide company-paid disability and life insurance, all within a collaborative and casual work environment.
Alarm.com is an Equal Opportunity Employer
In connection with your application, we collect information that identifies, reasonably relates to or describes you ("Personal Information"). The categories of Personal Information that we may collect include your name, government-issued identification number(s), email address, mailing address, other contact information, emergency contact information, employment history, educational history, criminal record, and demographic information. We collect and use those categories of Personal Information about you for human resources and other business management purposes, including identifying and evaluating you as a candidate for potential or future employment or future positions, recordkeeping in relation to recruiting and hiring, conducting criminal background checks as permitted by law, conducting analytics, and ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and Company policies. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that we may retain some of the personal data that you provide in your application for our internal operations such as managing our recruitment system and ensuring that we comply with labor laws and regulations even after we have made our employment decision.
Notice To Third Party Agencies:
Alarm.com understands the value of professional recruiting services. However, we are not accepting resumes from recruiters or employment agencies for this position. In the event we receive a resume or candidate referral for this position from a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed agreement, we reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to you. If you are interested in working with Alarm.com, please email your company information and standard agreement to RecruitingPartnerships@Alarm.com.
The base salary range of this opportunity is listed below and is determined within a range based on factors including qualifications, location and experience. This allows opportunity for growth and development within the role. The base salary offered is part of a total compensation package.
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