Associate Engineering Manager- Embedded Product

Overview

In this hands-on leadership role, you will build and lead a Cardiff-based embedded engineering team delivering next-generation desktop and embedded readers built on a common platform with PACS. You’ll drive technical direction, Scrum Master duties, and cross-organisation collaboration to extend the platform while meeting IDT-specific needs. You will recruit, mentor, and develop engineers, shaping architecture decisions that define the reader portfolio for years. This role combines people leadership with hands-on engineering impact in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary and rewards package
• Competitive benefits and annual leave
• Vibrant, inclusive culture
• Extensive career development opportunities
• Global organization with growth opportunities
• Supportive, mentoring environment

Responsibilities

• Lead and recruit a new embedded team in Cardiff, including onboarding and career development
• Provide technical direction, code/design reviews, and maintain coding standards
• Drive cross-organisational collaboration with PACS, translating product needs into platform backlog
• Own delivery of incremental features for IDT desktop and embedded readers on the common platform
• Serve as Scrum Master and collaborate with Product Owner on backlog and sprint goals
• Define test and CI strategy, embed SSDLC, and ensure secure development practices
• Coordinate work with engineers from Krakow, Chennai and La Ciotat and manage interfaces
• Communicate delivery status to stakeholders and escalate risks early

Key requirements

• 7+ years of embedded software development experience
• Strong C proficiency for resource-constrained systems
• Experience with ARM Cortex-M and an RTOS (Zephyr preferred)
• Leadership experience mentoring or guiding teams
• Ability to operate in a matrix organisation and represent a business unit
• Fluent with git-based version control, unit testing, and CI/CD
• Understanding of hardware design and bring-up processes
• Experience with Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban)

• excellent communication skills
• mentoring and coaching
• stakeholder alignment
• C for embedded systems
• ARM Cortex-M
• Zephyr RTOS

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