Software Engineering Manager
On-siteNewport, Wales, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Software Engineering Manager at Filmetrics (a KLA company) leads a multidisciplinary group of software and firmware engineers who design, develop, release, and support surface profiler, thin film, sheet resistance, and nanoindentation instruments. Responsible for people leadership and technical direction spanning embedded firmware, Windows desktop applications, software architecture, and measurement and data-analysis algorithms, leveraging AI/ML/DL. Partners with hardware, systems, product, and global engineering teams to deliver high-quality products on schedule. Responsibilities include mentoring and developing the team, guiding design decisions and architecture, planning and execution, cross-functional collaboration across US/Europe/Asia, and championing AI/ML adoption within security policies. Travel is mentioned as occasional (<10%). Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree (required) with significant experience; preferred Master’s degree; strong programming and communication skills; experience across .NET/C#, C/C++, software architecture, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The posting emphasizes engineering standards, quality, reliability, and continuous improvement, as well as a focus on inclusive team culture and external partner coordination.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (required) + significant relevant experience
- Master’s or advanced degree (desired) + relevant experience
- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and grow software and firmware engineering teams and to deliver complex products on schedule
- Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals—software architecture, data structures, algorithms, design patterns, event-driven and multithreaded design, testing, and debugging
- Experience with Microsoft .NET and C# for Windows desktop applications
- C and C++ programming, including embedded firmware
- Software architecture for complex, real-time systems
- Measurement, data-analysis, or signal/image-processing algorithms
- Source code control (Git), modern development practices, and software design and coding standards
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence peers, interdisciplinary engineering groups, customers, suppliers, and senior leadership
- Experience collaborating with teams across multiple regions (US, Europe, Asia)
- Strong organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach
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