Manager, Firmware Development (Embedded Firmware)

Location: Hybrid, Rochester, MN, United States

Salary: $137,300–$183,000 annually

Company

hirify.global builds storage systems and infrastructure for AI-driven data platforms, hyperscale data centers, cloud platforms, and enterprise infrastructure.

What you will do

• Lead, develop, and retain a team of firmware engineers across architecture, design, implementation, integration, debugging, and sustaining activities.
• Set team goals, priorities, execution plans, and resource allocation aligned with product roadmaps, schedules, and quality expectations.
• Drive disciplined firmware development through design reviews, coding standards, defect management, test strategy, documentation, and release readiness.
• Provide technical leadership for embedded firmware involving data structures, software algorithms, drivers, control paths, and hardware interfaces.
• Guide debugging, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions across firmware, hardware, systems, and platform interactions.
• Partner with ASIC, hardware, systems, validation, manufacturing, reliability, and program teams while communicating risks, dependencies, and technical decisions to stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of embedded or firmware development experience, including meaningful experience leading engineering teams.
• 1+ years of people management or equivalent leadership experience, including performance management, coaching, and career development.
• Strong technical foundation in embedded systems and firmware development using C/C++, including low-level software, device control, drivers, and hardware/software integration.
• Experience leading teams through complete product development cycles from concept through release and sustaining support.
• Experience managing engineers with a broad range of experience and skill levels.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and root-cause analysis skills in complex system environments.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills for technical and execution topics with engineering and management audiences.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in a related technical field.
• Experience with storage, data-path, controller, or other performance-sensitive embedded systems.
• Experience with firmware development tools, lab debugging environments, emulation, simulation, and automated test frameworks.
• Working knowledge of structured development methodologies, CI/CD practices, code review discipline, and quality-oriented release processes.
• Experience in global, cross-functional product development organizations.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, respectful, collaborative team environment grounded in accountability, technical rigor, and consistent execution.
• Opportunities for coaching, feedback, stretch assignments, technical growth, and succession planning.
• Paid vacation and sick leave; medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life, accident, disability, flexible spending, health savings, employee assistance, and other voluntary benefit programs.
• Tuition reimbursement, transit benefits, employee stock purchase plan, 401(k) plan, and potential bonus or long-term incentive eligibility.