ACL Digital - Senior Project Manager - Embedded System

About The Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multiple concurrent embedded/IoT projects from concept through production, ensuring scope, schedule, and quality goals are met.
• Develop detailed project plans, milestones, resource allocation, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across engineering, product management, and operations to define technical requirements and priorities.
• Facilitate Agile/Scrum ceremonies and ensure adherence to Agile development processes.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers and project team members.
• Manage project budgets, timelines, and deliverables while driving continuous improvement and efficiency.
• Communicate project status, risks, and dependencies to executive management and customers.
• Oversee and participate in board bring-up, BSP, SDK, and firmware development activities.
• Review and contribute to Linux kernel and driver development, including low-level hardware interfacing.
• Provide technical direction in debugging, hardware validation, and performance optimization.
• Ensure seamless integration across hardware, firmware, and cloud components.
• Collaborate on embedded GUI development (e.g., Qt-based interfaces) and embedded system architecture design.
  

Technical Expertise

Programming & OS :

• Proficiency in C, C++, and Python for embedded and systems programming.
• Hands-on experience with RTOS (e.g., VxWorks, FreeRTOS) and Linux kernel development.
• Experience in BSP development, board bring-up, and SDK creation.
• Deep knowledge of PCIE, USB, I2C, SPI, MDIO, MQTT, and REST APIs.
• Experience with wireless protocols: Z-Wave, ZigBee, Matter, Thread, BLE, and Wi-Fi.
• Expertise in USB, Audio/Video, and RF protocols.
• Ability to review hardware schematics and perform PCB debugging.
• Experience debugging 16/32-bit microcontrollers and microprocessors using:
  

• Skilled in diagnosing hardware, firmware, and communication interface issues.
• Strong experience with Yocto, OpenWRT, Makefiles, and cross-compilation toolchains.
• Familiarity with embedded GUI frameworks (e.g., Qt).
• Hands-on experience integrating embedded systems with AWS, Azure, or custom cloud platforms.
• Understanding of IoT communication architectures and data security.
  

Qualifications

Education :

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electronics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in embedded systems development.
• 35 years in technical project or program management roles leading cross-functional teams.
• Proven track record of delivering complex hardware/software integrated products to market