SharkNinja
Director, Firmware Architecture & Delivery
Needham, MA, United States · Director
Sponsorship not specified$220k-$250kDetected 12 days ago
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About the role
- 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.
- We're not waiting for the future; we're creating it.
- If you believe the best way to do your job hasn't been invented yet, you'll fit right in.
Responsibilities
- Own firmware architecture, interface definitions, and hardware abstraction (HAL/API) standards across all product categories, globally.
- Drive technical decisions on microcontroller and processor architecture, wireless technologies, display technologies, and software ecosystems in partnership with Hardware Engineering.
- Maximize reuse of proven internal code, vendor SDKs, and reference designs to meet speed-to-market demands
- Translate architecture into clear, enforceable requirements that development partners execute against without interpretation.
- 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.
- Own 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.
- Own delivery commitments for internally developed firmware - schedule, quality, and scope.
- Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of.
Requirements
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline required.
- Experience
- 12+ years of embedded software and firmware engineering experience.
- 5+ years leading engineering organizations, including direct people leadership of senior engineers and managers.
- Demonstrated experience owning both technical standards and delivery accountability, with a track record of holding standards under schedule pressure.
- Demonstrated experience defining architecture executed by ODM/JDM partners and enforcing standards against outsourced development.
- Proven track record establishing CI/CD, static analysis, and automated test infrastructure for embedded programs.
- Experience developing firmware for consumer electronics, home appliances, robotics, IoT devices, or related high-volume industries.
- Technical Expertise
Nice to have
- Master's degree preferred.
Skills
- Test automation frameworks and hardware-in-the-loop validation.
Compensation
- $220,000 - $250,000 USD
- 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.
Benefits
- 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.
- At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success.
- With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.
Company info
- 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.
- Establish architectural standards for real-time operating systems, connectivity frameworks, device intelligence, and edge processing.
- 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, security, and IP.
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