Engineering Manager

Job Purpose 

The main function of the Engineering Manager is to lead a small team of software engineers whose primary responsibilities are to design, develop and maintain software solutions on mobile, wearable or cloud-based platforms.  In this capacity, the Engineering Manager is responsible for the delivery of the assigned tasks at the module, subproject or project level by leading the software development process.

Software Development

The Engineering Manager is responsible for driving functional specifications, user stories, epics, high/low-level designs, test and integration strategies, and subsystem interfaces. The Engineering Manager shall make use of well-established design patterns and architectures, choice of software algorithms and follow agile development processes. 

Project Management

The Engineering Manager is responsible for project planning, project management, and process implementation. Playing the role of a local proxy-product owner, setting up the scrums and performing retrospection are key job functions on this aspect.

The Engineering Manager shall ensure that system-wide issues are resolved and the subsystems are properly designed and unit tested.  The goal here is to ensure that the overall product delivery quality and cost goals are met.

The Engineering Manager shall also serve as the interface to other teams working on other components of the product and collaborate with them.

Team Management

Effective team management and interpersonal skills are required by this position. This position also demands that the Engineering Manager is able to supervise his / her team and collaborate with peers and other support functions. The Engineering Manager is required to provide ongoing coaching to the assigned team members, perform appraisals, provide feedback and enable collaboration across all levels.

Main Responsibilities

• Effectively plan, manage and deliver 4 to 6 medium and small sized projects executed by one or more scrum teams.

  
  

• Ability to learn and manage a mix of projects on various fronts such as - Web/Cloud, Mobile, Wearable and Desktop technologies.

  
  

• Drive specifications, user stories and epics, high-level design, low-level design, data structures, and choice of algorithms, a decision on development platforms, system interfaces and test plans.

  
  

• Manage the quality of the work products and ensure that work is done as estimated.

  
  

• Resolve  system design/interface issues that surface during implementation and resolve dependencies

  
  

• Responsible for highlighting problem areas (with enough time to act) and taking action to mitigate at their own level or to effectively escalate to a higher level(s) of engineering.

  
  

• Estimate (size, effort, budgets) and plan (schedule, dependencies, deliverables, equipment planning, staffing plans) projects and tasks.

  
  

• Accurate Project Status Reporting on a weekly basis and as needed by the management.

  
  

• Effective change management in project(s) arising due to external or internal factors.

  
  

• Resolve or drive to close the issues raised by customers in a timely manner.

  
  

• Publish approved applications into respective App Stores.

  
  

• Perform ongoing training / mentoring / coaching of the team members so as to create a solid development team well versed in technology and software engineering principles.

  
  

• Performance management in a fair and timely manner of direct reports, and effective review of appraisals and promotions by team members.

  
  

• Morale/productivity of team members - sense such issues - and initiate actions or escalate as appropriate to address these on time.

  
  

• Create a high-performance work culture in the team.

  
  

• Take part in recruitment drives for the division.

  
  

• Must be hands on. When required, must be able to pull the code and work on some sections.

  
  

Technical Skills and Background

• Deep development experience in one of C++ / ASP.NET C# / Enterprise Java  / Android / iOS / Unity 3D using native or other cross-platform tools.

  
  

• Proficient in one of the programming languages C# / Java / C++

  
  

• Has working experience in atleast one of the cloud platforms - AWS/Azure/GCP

  
  

• Strong on the basics of theoretical computer science, Linear Algebra, Statistics and Calculus

  
  

• Must have done at least 5 large implementations or 7-8 projects using these technologies.

  
  

• 4 to 5 active projects on the app stores.

  
  

• PMI or Agile or SAFe certification will be a plus point.

  
  

Work Experience

• Must have a working experience of about 8 to 12 years in relevant areas in a tier-1 or tier-2 ranked company with about 3 to 4 years of Technical Project Management.

  
  

Minimum Required Qualification

• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science and Engineering from a tier-1 or tier-2 ranked institute.

  
  

Reporting

The person employed on this role shall report to the Engineering Manager or a person designated by the division.

Supervisory responsibilities

Lead a functional team of about 4 to 20 members.

Measure of Success

• Offering effective technical leadership to the team

  
  

• Effective project management and delivery on time.

  
  

• Assessment of problem and risk areas and mitigation.

  
  

• Quality of work products.

  
  

• Effective change management.

  
  

• Effective team management.

  
  

• Initiatives taken

  
  

• Team Morale and technical capability

  
  

Job Location

Tidel Park, Taramani

Chennai, 

India

Growth Opportunities

The candidate on this role is expected to be on the job for 3 to 5 years and gain sufficient work experience before moving on to other positions in the company. 

Travel and Long Term Transfer Opportunities

While there may be project related short term travels at times, this role is for our Chennai office in India. All travels are, however, decided by business needs.

About the employing team

The team hiring for this position, Central Product Development, is a young, fast-growing R&D division within Trimble. After being acquired by Trimble in 2012, this team has generated waves in the company – their primary goal is to incubate strategic technologies and help other divisions to move forward by inducting them rapidly into their product lines. A high-visibility, horizontal team with strong leadership and engineering skills, they are known as the “growth team” in Trimble, as the Central Product Development team helps unblock anything that blocks Trimble’s business/growth. The team provides a conductive work environment, where the team members collaborate, cherish and accomplish tasks in a maximum comfort zone.

About Trimble

Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety, and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are transforming a broad range of industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation, and logistics.

Trimble is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, or any other protected factor. 

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