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Columbus McKinnon Looking for Engineering Manager, Software at Menomonee Falls, WI  Full Time

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Position:
Engineering Manager, Software
Location: Menomonee Falls, WI
Job Id:
2944
# of Openings:
1
Position: Software Engineering Manager

Location: Menomonee Falls, WI

Position Overview: The Engineering Manager, Software leads a team of developers in the design of industry-leading software for industrial and commercial applications that help customers improve safety and productivity in their operations. In this role, you will plan, monitor, and guide the development team’s execution of assigned projects, and supply technical expertise in the product planning and development process. This leader ensures the development team maintains the required skills/tools to continually develop innovative design solutions, and you will have the opportunity to develop new methods and approaches to solving engineering challenges.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Analyze input from Product Management and Voice of Customer (VOC) feedback to understand customer needs and translate those needs into design specifications for new products, applications, or significant redesigns of existing applications.
  • Assist project managers and leadership team in developing project plans and timelines.
  • Assess the workload and work with leadership team on prioritizing projects. Focus the development team on prioritized tasks.
  • Communicate development project progress/concerns to project managers and leadership team
  • Review employee performance and the quality of specifications for software applications
  • Review/approve design verification and validation (DV&V) plans to ensure new/redesigned products and applications meet the performance requirements, regulatory requirements, and internal quality management system procedures
  • Facilitate and participate in design reviews with the project team to ensure designs developed meet project requirements.
  • Complete and maintain all required records and documents, as defined in the product development procedures
  • Evaluate competitor products to determine any technological advantages or concepts
  • Participate in the selection, interviewing, and hiring of engineering talent
  • Ensure the development team’s technical competency remains current with new technological advances and changes in industry standards
  • Enforce compliance to all safety policies, work rules and regulations.
Knowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities:
  • Demonstrated ability to lead a team in a development environment.
  • Coaching and mentoring skills in a team setting.
  • Ability to develop, improve, simplify, or enhance development procedures or techniques.
  • Keen aptitude for focus on programming and software development, software as a service, and Industrial Internet of Things implementations, with the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
  • Strong technical and communications skills and the ability to be flexible and prioritize multiple projects.
  • Ability to attract, develop, engage, and retain engineering talent
Success Measures:
  • Builds and maintains a collaborative, team relationship with peers and colleagues in order to effectively contribute to the group’s achievement of goals and to help foster a positive work environment
  • Successfully collaborates in the definition and development of projects to deliver products and software applications, and successfully delivers these to the market in accordance with the project objectives
  • Demonstrates a friendly, responsive, service-minded attitude to all internal and external customers
  • Demonstrates a willingness to lead and accept change and new approaches, including additional responsibilities
  • Sets work plans and considers priorities for completing assignments in order to meet deadlines while monitoring budgetary constraints to ensure that goals are completed in a timely and cost-effective manner
Required Qualifications:
  • Requires a BS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering from an ABET accredited program. Technical master’s degree preferred. 2-6 years of job-related experience with focus on programming and software development, software as a service, and Industrial Internet of Things implementations. Requires experience with successfully leading or managing development projects demonstrating strong technical and communication skills.
  • 2+ years’ experience in design & development with C-language or other IoT related languages REQUIRED
  • 4+ years’ experience in cloud and offline storage, memory management, and performance tuning.
  • Experience developing applications with Azure IoT platform, cloud Messaging APIs, MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport), IoT applications and device ecosystem for development, testing, debugging, and performance benchmarking.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, and programming languages.
  • Current and detailed knowledge of the capabilities to develop iOS and Android applications, front-end and back-end implementations
  • Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery process and implementation
  • Experience with data security and data privacy
  • Knowledge of code versioning tools such as Jira, Git and Azure DevOps
About Columbus McKinnon:
Columbus McKinnon is a leading worldwide designer, manufacturer and marketer of intelligent motion solutions that move the world forward and improve lives by efficiently and ergonomically moving, lifting, positioning and securing materials. Key products include hoists, crane components, precision conveyor systems, rigging tools, light rail workstations and digital power and motion control systems. We are focused on commercial and industrial applications that require the safety and quality provided by our superior design and engineering know-how. Columbus McKinnon is a publicly traded company that has been in business for over 145 years – proud of our heritage, where we come from, and where we’re going. As Columbus McKinnon grows globally, so does our need for driven and inspired employees. Join our winning team!

Columbus McKinnon Corporation promotes a diverse and inclusive workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other Federal or State legally-protected classes. We also value the safety of all associates and work hard to maintain a Drug Free Workplace.
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