Firmware Engineering Manager

Eaton's CPS business in Raleigh is currently seeking a Firmware Engineering Manager to join our team! This position is hybrid and based in Raleigh, NC.

Relocation and Sponsorhsip will be offered within the United States.

The firmware engineering manager would be part of new product introduction team based in Raleigh serving datacenter, Energy storage and DC charger customers. This position will work closely with other functional engineering managers, engineering team members program managers and product managers to successfully execute and deliver the projects, programs and objectives of the organization. This position will provide the necessary leadership to achieve functional excellence, encourage collaboration, develop employees, and drive accountability.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $115,499 - $169,399 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you'll do:

• Coach and lead a team of engineers across firmware, RTL and digital controls in US responsible for new product development in Medium voltage power electronics used in datacenter and DC charging industry.
• Collaborate effectively with external and internal customers, such as Marketing, Service, Operations and other engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle
• Actively encourage innovation and ensure the team is pursuing modern techniques and technologies
• Promote professional growth through performance feedback, coaching and mentoring
• Encourage an environment that promotes effective working relationships within the team and with other functional groups globally
• Work with leaders from across the business to promote sharing of best practices, to leverage technology where applicable, and to seek opportunities for collaboration
• Provide accurate work estimates, develop and execute agile work plans for iterative and incremental project delivery.
• Evaluate business requirements to determine potential solutions.
• Lead process improvement initiatives to improve the overall effectiveness of the department
• Foster an environment that promotes Eaton's strategic initiatives, goals and values
• Recruit and hire permanent resources to enhance staffing plans and to maintain a healthy pipeline of talent
• Manage department budgets and expenses

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical, Computer or Software Engineering from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 7 years of experience working in real time embedded firmware development
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading engineering teams either as a technical lead or a functional manager
• Minimum 1 year with Agile development methodologies and concepts
• Ability to travel to different plants in Raleigh and Youngsville

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science preferred
• 5+ years' experience using Embedded C/C++ for power electronics products
• Experience with RTL design (Verilog preferred)
• Solid understanding of power electronics based converters
• Experience with Matlab/Simulink/ Plecs/ System composer
• Experience with multicore DSP and FPGA
• Strong understanding of automated testing and tools,
• Strong understanding of firmware requirements development and analysis
• Knowledge of either UPS, Energy Storage, DC chargers, medium voltage drives/ converters
• Hands-on experience with control and embedded FW validation with HIL (OPAL RT, Typhoon)
• Experience working with Linux based embedded systems
• Ability to work effectively in an Agile Scrum (or other iterative development) environment
• Experience with test-driven development (TDD) and a good familiarity with unit test frameworks
• Experience using SDLC management tools in a team environment (e.g. Jira, Git, etc.)

Skills:

• Ability to travel up to 10%
• Effectively lead, work and communicate within a global team environment.
• Engage with other embedded software teams to promote reuse, share knowledge and advance further the software development community within Eaton.
• Strong problem solving and software debugging skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to effectively explain technical concepts
• Abreast of upcoming software development/engineering tools, trends, and methodologies
• Good judgment, time management, and decision-making skills
• Ability to apply automation to tasks that require them
• Self-starter with the ability to operate effectively with minimal supervision

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Client-provided location(s): Raleigh, NC

Job ID: Eaton-50654Raleigh

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-09-17T18:37:18