Manager, Embedded Firmware Architecture

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**About Us** SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. **Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja**, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world. **AI at SharkNinja** At SharkNinja, we’re building an AI-native culture. We’re not waiting for the future; we’re creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what’s possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasn’t been invented yet, you’ll fit right in. ## **Position Summary** The Manager of Embedded Firmware Architecture leads the platform and architecture-implementation team within SharkNinja's embedded firmware organization, sitting as a peer to the Embedded Firmware Delivery manager and reporting to the Director, Embedded Firmware. Where the Embedded Firmware Delivery manager owns design implementation and feature delivery, this role owns the architecture side: the reference implementations, hardware abstraction, and platform standards that every embedded firmware program builds against. This is a working leadership role. The Manager carries the technical depth to define interface contracts, HAL boundaries, and platform selection criteria, and to review code against them, while leading a team of Senior Embedded Firmware Developers who implement that architecture. The role holds the technical standard applied to internal developers and external partners alike. ## **Key Responsibilities** ### **Team & Architecture Leadership** - Lead, hire, and develop the architecture-focused Senior Embedded Firmware Developers within the US embedded firmware team. - Conduct code review, technical direction, and design guidance for the team; maintain hands-on depth to make credible architecture decisions. - Manage workload allocation and capacity for platform and reference-implementation work across concurrent programs. ### **Architecture & Technical Direction** - Own firmware architecture, interface definitions, and hardware abstraction (HAL/API) standards for the US embedded firmware organization. - Establish architectural standards for real-time operating systems, device intelligence, and edge processing. - Drive technical decisions on microcontroller and processor architecture in partnership with Hardware Engineering. - Maximize reuse of proven internal code, vendor SDKs, and reference designs to meet speed-to-market demands; reserve in-house development for durable differentiation, safety, and IP. - Translate architecture into clear, enforceable requirements that development partners execute against without interpretation. ### **Standards, Governance & Enforcement** - Define and maintain the engineering standards applied to internal developers and third-party suppliers alike — source control, build systems, branch and merge strategy, and release requirements. - Contribute to the technical requirements embedded in supplier agreements, including the pre-production reproducibility deliverables: source, toolchain, and signed build manifest sufficient to independently rebuild shipping binaries. - Establish design review and gating checkpoints that partner deliverables clear before integration. - Partner with Systems Engineering and NPD to define product operation, key components, and critical firmware behavior at design time, closing hardware/software integration gaps before they surface at integration. ### **Engineering Infrastructure & Test Automation** - Own the embedded test automation framework: CI pipeline design, static analysis tooling, and the test-harness infrastructure that makes regression testing repeatable across categories. - Own embedded build integration, headless build requirements, and per-commit enforcement of code quality across internal and supplier repositories. - Build the mechanism Quality gates against — this function builds the scaffolding; acceptance criteria and gate authority remain with Embedded QA & Governance. ### **Cross-Functional Collaboration** - Partner with the Embedded Firmware Delivery manager to ensure delivery teams build against current architecture and standards. - Partner with other global firmware leadership on programs spanning multiple sites and on shared platform work. - Serve as a technical voice in partner capability assessment and consolidation decisions. ## **Qualifications** ### **Education** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline required. ### **Experience** - 8+ years of embedded software and firmware engineering experience. - 2+ years leading or formally mentoring embedded engineering teams; first-time people leaders with strong technical depth will be considered. - Demonstrated experience defining architecture executed by internal developers and external partners, and holding standards against outsourced development. - Proven track record establishing CI/CD, static analysis, and automated test infrastructure for embedded programs. - Demonstrated hands-on delivery of production firmware for consumer electronics, home appliances, robotics, or related high-volume industries. ### **Technical Expertise** - Embedded firmware architecture, HAL/API design, and platform reuse. - Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS). - OTA and bootloader software update architecture. - Build systems and toolchains (gcc, CMake, headless builds), Git-based source control, static analysis. - Test automation frameworks and hardware-in-the-loop validation. - Requirements definition, design review, and acceptance criteria for outsourced development. - Hardware-software integration and product bring-up. ### **Leadership Competencies** - Technology Leadership - Standards and Governance Discipline - Team Building and Coaching - Vendor and Partner Technical Management - Collaboration Across Sites **Salary and Other Compensation:** The annual salary range for this position is displayed below. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution, 401(k) retirement plan with matching, employee stock purchase program, life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, identity theft protection, pet insurance, pre-paid legal insurance, back-up child and eldercare days, product discounts, referral bonus program, and more. Pay Range $166,000—$180,000 USD **Our Culture** At SharkNinja, we don’t just raise the bar—we push past it every single day. **Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset** drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane, you’ll be right at home. **What We Offer** We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, SharkNinja product discounts, and more. **We empower your personal and professional growth** with high impact Learning Programs featuring bold voices redefining what’s possible. **When you join, you’re not just part of a company—you’re part of an outrageously extraordinary community.** Together, we won’t just launch products—**we’ll disrupt entire markets.** At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA. 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