Software Engineering Team Lead

Software Engineering Team Lead ( title may be change)

St. Paul MN 55127 onsite

Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Execution

• Provide day to day technical leadership and work direction for a software team consisting of 2 engineers and 3 contractors.

• Plan prioritize & coordinate work supporting program schedules & product roadmaps.

• Coach & mentor team members on technical execution software design and engineering best practices.

• Foster a collaborative engineering culture focused on accountability quality and continuous improvement.

Architecture & Technical Direction

• Drive software architecture for MBE systems at the product line level.

• Define & maintain architectural patterns design guidelines and technical standards for MBE control software.

• Guide module and system level design decisions to ensure consistency reliability and long term maintainability.

• Translate system and product level requirements into clear architectural direction and actionable software designs.

• Collaborate closely with systems engineering hardware applications and manufacturing to ensure alignment.

• Identify architectural risks and tradeoffs early and drive informed design decisions escalating when appropriate.

Hands On Technical Contribution

• Contribute directly to software design development debugging and system integration as needed.

• Review designs and code to ensure adherence to architectural intent and engineering standards.

• Support troubleshooting of complex issues spanning software hardware networking and equipment interfaces.

• Participate in testing validation and debugging on physical tools and in simulation environments.

Product Lifecycle & Continuous Improvement

• Support new product development feature enhancements & platform improvements for current and next generation products.

• Lead or support defect resolution root cause analysis and Continuous Improvement (CIP) activities.

• Ensure appropriate documentation of software requirements designs architectural decisions and releases.

• Support production tools and customer escalations as necessary to ensure successful deployment and field performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Software Engineering Computer Science or related technical discipline with 8 years of relevant experience or advanced degree with 6 years of relevant experience. Work with semiconductor capital equipment strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership such as serving as a project lead module owner or informal team lead.

• Experience coordinating or leading the work of engineers and/or contractors is preferred.

Technical Skills

• Strong foundation in Object Oriented software design and development within large or evolving codebases.

• Proficiency with C# .NET C WinForms WPF COM SQL Visual Studio and Windows based systems.

• Experience supporting multiple software releases version control workflows and long lived product platforms.

• Working knowledge of the software development lifecycle in an industrial or product development environment.

Systems & Integration

• Experience interfacing with external devices using serial TCP/IP Modbus or similar communication protocols.

• Ability to read and implement hardware and device communication specifications.

• General understanding of PC configuration networking and integration with electro mechanical systems