Manager of Embedded Systems Development

At ZOLL, we're passionate about improving patient outcomes and helping save lives. We provide innovative technologies that make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Our medical devices, software and related services are used worldwide to diagnose and treat patients suffering from serious cardiopulmonary and respiratory conditions.

ZOLL Cardiac Management Solutions offers a unique portfolio of novel technologies designed to deliver better insights and better outcomes. On any given day, clinicians utilize these ZOLL products for tens of thousands of cardiac patients around the world:

• LifeVest, the world's first wearable defibrillator, has been trusted to protect more than 1M patients at risk of sudden cardiac death.
• HFMS (Heart Failure Management system) is a non-invasive, patch-based device that monitors pulmonary fluid levels and has been shown to reduce heart failure readmissions rates by 38 percent.
• TherOx Super Saturated Oxygen (SSO2) Therapy is the first FDA-approved therapy since the stent 20+ years ago to reduce infarct size in patients with the most severe heart attacks.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. At ZOLL, your work will help to ensure cardiac patients get the life-saving therapy they need.

ZOLL has been Pittsburgh's Manufacturer of the Year, one of Western PA's Healthiest Employers, and even one of Pittsburgh's Coolest Offices. But it's our unique opportunity to impact people's lives that makes ZOLL the ideal place to build your career.

Job Summary

The Manager of Embedded Systems Development is responsible for leading a team of hardware and software engineers to design and develop Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator products through concept, requirements, development, release to manufacturing, and sustaining.

Essential Functions

• Leads a team of Hardware and Software Engineers on multiple research, development, and sustaining projects.
• Directs both internal and external engineering activities associated with the design and development of electrical and software system components for body worn electronics.
• Recruits, develops, and retains high performing talent.
• Builds a distributed intelligence and decision making organization.
• Ensures that projects are completed successfully as established by their specification, schedule and product cost requirements.
• Coordinates project timelines, determines and obtains resources, assigns work, monitors progress and results, and provides technical leadership.
• Oversees system architecture and design, identifies key architecture components (processor, memory, communications, software languages...).
• Proactively removes obstacles to drive progress. Manages issue escalations and provides support to teams balancing multiple competing priorities.
• Engages and energizes the project teams to achieve aggressive goals.
• Estimates work breakdown structures, task duration, milestone definition and resource management.
• Collaborates with all areas of company (engineering, regulatory, customer support, manufacturing, marketing).
• Collaborates with other engineering managers to establish development standards and development tools across teams.

Required/Preferred Education and Experience

• BS degree required
• MS degree preferred
• Typically 10+ years embedded software development experience with demonstrated project management skills required
• Proven track record performing the above Duties and Responsibilities required
• Management experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Demonstrated strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrated ability to manage teams on complex projects

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Standing - Occasionally
• Walking - Occasionally
• Sitting - Constantly
• Talking - Occasionally
• Hearing - Occasionally
• Repetitive Motions - Frequently

ZOLL is a fast-growing company that operates in more than 140 countries around the world. Our employees are inspired by a commitment to make a difference in patients' lives, and our culture values innovation, self-motivation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Join us in our efforts to improve outcomes for underserved patients suffering from critical cardiopulmonary conditions and help save more lives.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.