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Head of Firmware Development

📍 Stuttgart, Germany 🇩🇪

full-time

senior

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firmwareRTOSAgileScrumcybersecurity

Consumer ElectronicsIndustrial Automation

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The Role

Lead and manage a team of firmware and algorithm developers, actively shaping product development in an international company.
Foster the professional and personal development of team members through coaching, training, and constructive feedback.
Ensure integrated product development in close coordination with hardware development, quality assurance, product management, and other international stakeholders.
Responsible for the conception and further development of firmware solutions for real-time and embedded systems, making architectural decisions to ensure scalability, maintainability, and performance.
Establish and optimize software engineering standards (e.g., code reviews, CI/CD, test strategies, coding guidelines) to ensure high quality, reliability, and security of developed firmware.
Ensure that legal, normative, and cybersecurity requirements in the embedded environment are considered and implemented in all development processes.

What You'll Need

Degree in computer science, technical informatics, electrical engineering, or a comparable technical field.
Several years of experience in firmware/embedded development and experience in disciplinary and/or lateral leadership of development teams.
Profound knowledge of programming languages such as C, C++ as well as real-time operating systems (RTOS) and embedded systems.
Experience in implementing modern and agile development methodologies (e.g., Git, Agile, Scrum).
Ideally, experience with legal and normative requirements (e.g., in industrial/device development) and cybersecurity requirements in the embedded environment.
Strong analytical skills, structured and solution-oriented way of working, and high quality awareness.

What's On Offer

Opportunity to lead and develop an innovative team.
Work on cutting-edge measurement technology with a strong tradition.
Contribute to solutions that elevate the precision and efficiency of measuring devices.

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