Sr Embedded Software Engineer - Garmin Labs

Overview

We are seeking a full-time Senior Embedded Software Engineer on the Garmin Labs team in our Olathe, KS location. In this role, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership and project planning for software development for products, applications, or systems new to Garmin as an individual contributor.

Garmin Labs' Mission

To be the most innovative incubation team in the consumer electronics industry, consistently deliver the highest new product category success rate, and a positive revenue impact.

Essential Functions

• Serves in a leadership capacity as an individual contributor for carrying out software development in C, C++, and Python

• May serve as a Lead Software Engineer for complex software development project designs and/or reviews architected modules and software systems supporting new technology or improving capability/performance of existing functionality

• Decomposes functional requirements into well-defined tasks

• Researches fundamental problems and implements algorithm solutions that are appropriate

• Offers peer technical assessments in areas of expertise, new technologies and software designs

• Assists design engineering as needed with component datasheet review and schematic design review

• Participates in project leadership and/or program planning including providing technical input to product development plans and concept documents

• Makes substantial contributions toward determination of project goal/objective feasibility and applies good judgment in setting schedules/risk taking

• Mentors and provides guidance to less experienced Software Engineers (1 & 2)

• Contributes to advanced technical research on new technologies

• Offers process improvement suggestions and authors new procedures as appropriate

• Provides reliable solutions to a wide range of difficult problems using sound problem solving techniques

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Math, Physics or related field AND a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)

• Demonstrated capability to offer peer technical assessments in areas of expertise, new technologies and software designs

• Mastered proficiency in writing software in C, C++, and Python

• Proficient skills developing embedded software in C/C++

• Demonstrated proficiency with designing well architectured software systems and modules that support new technology or improve capability/performance of existing functionality

• Demonstrated competence with researching fundamental problems and implementing appropriate algorithmic solutions

• Demonstrated ability to serve as a lead software engineer for a complex software project

• Ability to decompose functional requirements into well-defined tasks while balancing quality, quantity, and complexity in work output

• Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Must be positive, detail oriented, organized, team oriented and a driven problem solver, multi-tasker, and self-starter with the ability to prioritize and lead in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment

Desired Qualifications

• Experience utilizing AI coding assistants

• Experience training and deploying machine learning systems

• Experience with embedded and/or server-side relational databases

• Experience with CI/CD systems

• Experience with containerized build environments

• Capable of getting up-to-speed and productive on new technologies in a short amount of time

• Experience bringing a new product from concept to mass production

• Experience as the lead software engineer on a project

• Ability to push through organizational barriers in the face of uncertainty and opposition

• Ability to triage priorities and work on multiple projects at once

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits