We are Silicon Labs. We are a leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world. Our integrated hardware and software platform, intuitive development tools, unmatched ecosystem and robust support make us the ideal long-term partner in building advanced industrial, commercial, home and life applications. We make it easy for developers to solve complex wireless challenges throughout the product lifecycle and get to market quickly with innovative solutions that transform industries, grow economies and improve lives.
Meet the Team
The IoT 15.4 Protocol Software organization in Boston needs an accomplished director of engineering to lead and expand the 15.4 organization. In this role, you will be charged with leading SW R&D for critical technologies in our IoT SW team – the teams you will lead are located x-geo in Boston, Hanoi & Hyderabad. Part of your charge will be to continuously build talent within our teams including ramping the 15.4 technology R&D presence in our Hyderabad office. IoT 15.4 Software is responsible for delivering all Zigbee, OpenThread & Multiprotocol SW. We work closely with our Business Teams, Product Management, Alliance Organizations and our internal Application teams to set strategic direction for the 15.4 portfolio and enable our end customers to build amazing IoT products.
Responsibilities
Provide top-notch leadership and people management for the team
Grow the team x-geo as required to meet the business needs
Manage and mentor team members as a player coach
Work with Standards Alliances; Product Management & Business teams to set and manage strategic direction for the 15.4 portfolio.
Be a technical leader on 15.4 SW protfolio development
Lead your management team through agile delivery processes
Work with your managers and leads to plan for your team to deliver complex new features based on team capacity and productivity
Balance innovation with execution to ensure that the projects are delivered in a timely manner
Drive new process changes within IoT Platform Software to enable more efficient execution of our teams
Skills You Will Need
Minimum Qualifications:
8+ years of leading software engineering teams
10+ years of hands-on embedded software development
Substantial and proven C programming knowledge
Excellent problem-solving skills, experience with setting product development strategy and balancing tactical versus strategic objectives.
Strong background in highly resource-constrained, real-time, embedded environments.
Experience with Assembly Language for at least one MCU (ARM, RISC-V, AVR, MSP430, 8051 or HC08)
Experience writing and developing networking / protocol stack SW.
Experience with one or more RTOS – Free RTOS, uc/OS, Zephyr.
Detailed understanding and hands-on experience in software development lifecycle and methodologies, including traditional Agile and waterfall methods.
Experience in use of modern project management tools (Confluence, Jira, Portfolio Manager, MS Project, etc).
Experience with Dev Ops CI/CD environments; Dev Ops tooling; SW release management practices
Proven track record of leading the interviewing and hiring of new full-time engineers & managers
Experience managing Software Engineering Managers
Experience working within a global organization
Excellent communication skills with the ability to cover the breadth of audience from setting expectations/updates to executive team to detailed technical updates to engineering teams.
Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams in different locations
Ability to travel
The following qualifications will be considered a plus:
Experience working at a semiconductor company
Basic understanding of hardware IP architecture, development and verification
Radio firmware experience at the PHY / MAC layers
Specific hands-on experience with Zigbee, OpenThread, Bluetooth
Experience working with standards bodies
Benefits & Perks
You can look forward to the following benefits:
Great medical (Choice of PPO or Consumer Driven Health Plan with HSA), dental & vision plans
Flexible vacation plan.
Highly competitive salary
401k plan with match and Roth plan option
Equity rewards (RSUs)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Life/AD&D and disability coverage
Flexible spending accounts
Adoption assistance
Back-Up childcare
Additional benefit options (Commuter benefits, Legal benefits, Pet insurance)
3 paid volunteer days per year
Charitable contribution match
Tuition reimbursement
Monthly wellness offerings
Free snacks
Monthly company updates with our CEO
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.