Job Description

Description

Working within the Software Development team your role is to help co-ordinate the
embedded software development team and contribute to the development activities.
The Embedded Software Team Lead position is a split role with both Management and
Engineering duties. It is expected that you maintain your engineering skills as they are an
important part of the profile and are key to being an effective technical manager.

As part of a team of embedded software developers you will be involved with a
variety of projects that use microcontroller, DSP and embedded Linux technologies. It is
expected that you will have proven skills in one or more areas and will be able to actively
contribute to the code base.

In the early stages of a project, you will collaborate with the Project Management and
Engineering Management teams to distil technical specifications into detailed software
tasks.

During the development phase, you will manage the team, promoting a collaborative
work culture and ensuring that requirements are met throughout the
development lifecycle. You will report with status updates to management and project
leadership teams, using tools such as Jira and Confluence.

A major part of the job requires the ability to multi-task and switch from engineering
problem solving to a macroscopic view of the complete system and the projects timelines.
You will work alongside engineers to resolve technical issues, validate prototypes, prepare
for demos, and perform systems integration. At the same time, you will act as the point of
contact for embedded software for other departments and are expected to support the
wider business.

The position of Embedded Software Team Lead may also include line-management of
engineers.

As Embedded Software Team Lead, you will dedicate time to continuous improvement of
our software development processes ( continuous integration, automated testing, and staff
onboarding). You will also contribute to guiding the direction of the development team,
ensuring great quality from a technical perspective as well as user experience, as is
required from our world class Hifi products.

Key Responsibilities

Work with the Project Management team to plan development schedules. Run daily team meetings and support team members with managing their time and task list. Work with team members to debug problems and solve issues even if it is not your area of expertise Maintain accurate estimates of project workload and presenting regular project reports. Work across team boundaries such as with Electronics, Acoustics, Software Test and Production Engineering teams to ensure timely delivery of projects and their internal milestone deadlines. Liaise with third party technology suppliers and contractors to communicate technical requirements and check deliverables. Write embedded software in your main area of expertise to support the overall team effort. Ensure the team follows best development practice. Engage in peer code review. Aspects of team / line management and associated duties / accountabilities.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Degree qualified in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar engineering related discipline. 5+ years of embedded software development experience. Good working knowledge of C on embedded platforms. ln-depth familiarity with at least one embedded software discipline, such as Embedded Linux, ARM microcontrollers or DSP. Advocate of Unit testing, Automated testing and Test Driven Development. A proactive approach to documenting design decisions. We use Atlassian Confluence. A personal interest in Hi-Fi or music technology, would be beneficial

Benefits

24 days holiday, plus bank holidays - increasing with length of service Holiday Trading Scheme Free canteen Free parking available on-site Enhanced employer pension contribution (4% of gross salary) Death in Service insurance Employee discount on Naim products Wellbeing initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and discounted memberships at select local gyms Alongside other, standard benefits (for example, training and development opportunities as appropriate to role)

About Naim Audio

Naim founder Julian Vereker MBE (1945-2000) was a racing car driver, entrepreneur and self-taught engineer with a deep passion for music. Spending his spare time listening to and recording his friends playing live in the 1960s, Julian found that playback on his system at home fell woefully short of the experience he craved.



Not content with second best, he decided to design his own amplifiers and loudspeakers, ignoring accepted wisdom and focusing on aspects of performance that made music burst to life. These first designs laid the foundations for a range of iconic and award-winning hi-fi products that would reach well into the next century.



This maverick approach to design, backed by over 40 years of engineering and craft, fuels our progress today. Choose Naim to go deeper into your music, for a completely immersive and involving listening experience.

Our hiring process

Stage 1:

Applied

Stage 2:

Review

Stage 3:

Preliminary screening

Stage 4:

Initial interview with hiring manager

Stage 5:

On-site interview

Stage 6:

Hired