Senior Manager, Embedded Systems Engineering

The role

You will lead the embedded software engineering team and plan the embedded software architecture for I&C systems. You will build a high-performing team and manage cross-functional stakeholder relationships to support the Kaleidos deployment target.

What you will do

• Build, grow, and manage a team of embedded engineers
• Own hiring, performance, career development, and team culture
• Partner with embedded technical leads on architectural decisions, testing, and safety requirements
• Manage cross-functional stakeholder relationships with electrical, controls, hardware, and executive leadership
• Own program execution across the embedded engineering lifecycle
• Set team expectations and manage delivery milestones

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of industry experience in embedded software
• Significant ownership of system-level architecture decisions, real-time operating systems, and low-level programming
• 3+ years of engineering management experience, including hiring, performance management, and team development
• Deep proficiency in embedded C/C++
• Track record of translating technical strategy into team execution
• Strong communicator

Nice to have

• Masters degree or higher in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of engineering management experience, including hiring, performance management, and team development
• Experience leading teams working with RTOS and bare metal applications
• Experience overseeing Simulink Autocode C++ export and integration in a production context
• Experience managing large, multi-target embedded builds using CMake
• Ability to engage at the hardware/software boundary, proficient in reading schematics and guiding hardware/software debug efforts
• Experience in safety-critical or high-reliability domains (aerospace, defense, medical, nuclear, or industrial)

Benefits

• Substantial incentive stock plan for all full-time employees
• Medical: 100% up to base silver level plan for employee + 50% dependents, offers up to Platinum plans
• One Medical: Sponsored memberships for employees and their dependents
• Vision: 100% top tier plan coverage + 50% for dependents
• Dental: 100% top tier plan coverage, orthodontia extra, 50% for dependents
• Voluntary life, accident, hospital, critical illness, commuter and FSA/HSA are offered as employee contributed benefits
• 8-weeks of paid parental leave for all parents
• Additional paid pregnancy leave for CA employees
• Nuclear Engineering Certificate Program: 100% covered educational program with Penn State University for eligible employees
• Daily catered lunch
• Free snacks and drinks
• Flexible PTO policy

Before you apply

• Job offer contingent on capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls

About the company

Radiant is an El Segundo, CA-based company building the world's only mass-produced, transportable nuclear microreactors. Founded in 2020, Radiant is under contract to deliver power to the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force.