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Delve · 3 weeks ago

Senior Director of Software and Embedded Systems Engineering

United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

12+ years exp

Delve is a product innovation services firm seeking a talented Senior Director of Software and Embedded Systems Engineering to shape the strategic direction of their software and embedded systems engineering team. The role involves managing high-performing teams, ensuring delivery excellence, and fostering a culture of inclusivity while driving innovation in medical device and consumer product spaces.

Product DesignProfessional Services

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Set the strategic vision for the software discipline, aligning capabilities, standards, and priorities with company strategy and emerging client needs

Grow and evolve the team’s technical capabilities, introducing new tools, methods, and approaches that strengthen Delve’s competitive advantage

Manage and develop high-performing teams across studios, providing coaching, career development, and clear expectations to ensure strong performance and high engagement

Foster an inclusive, connected, cross-disciplinary culture by modeling company values, breaking down silos, and maintaining a visible leadership presence

Oversee delivery quality and operational excellence, creating scalable processes, removing roadblocks, and ensuring teams have the tools and resources needed to do their best work

Monitor department health and metrics—including billability, staffing, and pipeline—to guide resourcing decisions and anticipate future needs

Provide executive-level advisory on active projects, ensuring delivery excellence, supporting teams through challenges, and strengthening client confidence

Serve as a hands-on technical leader, contributing to development activities, reviewing code, and producing high-quality technical documentation

Lead departmental initiatives that advance the discipline, drive innovation, and support long-term company goals

Collaborate with Client Partners and Account Directors on staffing, scoping, proposals, and portfolio strategy to support healthy business growth

Build and maintain strong client relationships, pursuing new opportunities and representing Delve as a visible ambassador at industry events and in thought leadership

Identify hiring needs and build balanced teams, leveraging both full-time talent and contractor resources to maintain agility and capacity

Qualification

Embedded systems engineeringIoT ecosystemsSoftware product lifecyclesRegulated product developmentIEC 62304ISO 14971DeVOpsCI/CDCloud integrationLeadershipCommunicationMentoringCollaboration

Required

12+ years of experience in software and embedded systems engineering

5+ years of management experience

Experience working in consulting or professional services

Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Preferred

A leader with significant experience leading embedded software and software engineering experience

A technical expert in building and scaling IoT ecosystems, including device connectivity, edge computing, data ingestion pipelines, and cloud integration architectures

An experience product engineering professional with proven success managing full software product lifecycles, from requirement and architecture through verification, validation, release, and post-market support

A domain expert with deep understanding of regulated product development, including hands-on experience delivering Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) or Software in a Medical Device (SIMD) solutions

A regulatory-savvy practitioner with working knowledge of IEC 62304, ISO 14971, and related frameworks, including implementation of compliant development processes, documentation, risk management, and traceability

A people-focused engineering leader with a strong track record of building high-performing engineering organizations, mentoring technical leaders, and establishing best-in-class engineering practices (DeVOps, CI/CD, automated testing, secure software development)

A strategic technologist with experience driving cloud, mobile, and embedded technology strategy, ensuring architectural consistency, system reliability, cybersecurity, and scalability

A collaborative partner who thrives working cross functionally with product, design, hardware, human factors, quality, and regulatory teams in complex product development environments

A consultant with a strong customer-centric mindset and ability to effectively scope work

An excellent communicator with strong writing, presentation, and interpersonal skill

A natural mentor who is hands-on, adaptable, and capable of balancing high standards with the space for learning and growing

A leader with an inclusive mindset who models people-centered behaviors across the organization

Company

Delve

Delve is a full-service design and innovation firm that believes a better world is possible through human-centered design.

Founded in 1967

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

201-500 employees

https://www.delve.com/

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