Join our passionate and dedicated teams who are shaping the future of sound!
We are looking for an Head of Embedded Software Development
The team you will join
You will be part of an expert team whose mission is to provide software and firmware with best-in-class user experience and unmatched reliability for the entire range of L-Acoustics devices including amplified controllers, audio processors, network equipment, and more multimedia products to come.
The technologies we are developing:
- Deterministic real-time audio/video transport over wired and wireless Ethernet (IEEE 802.1 AVB/TSN, 802.3, 802.11).
- Raw Ethernet and TCP/IP based control protocols.
- Low-level software for embedded platforms (device bring-up, hardware monitoring, driver development, RTOS integration).
- Real-time and applications running on MCU(s), DSP(s) and FPGA(s).
You will experience the mind-set of a start-up with the structure, tools, and impact of a global enterprise and market leader.
What you will contribute to
You are responsible for planning and execution on the Embedded software team to design, develop, and integrate embedded applications into new and existing products.
You are accountable for leading the Embedded software development team on a technical level to meet milestones and quality targets, creating and improving processes, coordinating with other project related departments.
- Managing the Embedded Software Projects OR Development Activities:
- Plan, manage and direct the overall activities of the Embedded Software Team.
- Estimate, validate and track task length, skills requirement and communicate them to upper management.
- Anticipate bottlenecks and risks, provide management escalation, project prioritization, make tradeoffs, and drive the process forward.
- Monitor team activities to ensure compliance with development processes and quality standards.
- Solve problems, balance priorities, and find creative solutions that achieve results.
- Support, communicate and reinforce the mission, values and culture of the organization.
- Provide technical expertise in design and development of embedded software.
- Perform Embedded software analysis, code analysis, requirements analysis, embedded software review, identification of code metrics, system risk analysis.
- Design, code and debug applications in embedded software languages.
- Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Responsible for managing the Embedded Software Development team.
- Building and leading the Team:
- Provide strong leadership for the Team.
- Keep the team informed of the overall schedule and changes.
- Train the team in best practices, processes, and standards as needed.
- Evaluate individual performance and provide appropriate recognition and constructive feedback.
- Working as part of a Global Team:
- Manage stakeholder communication and requirements.
- Interface with other Project Teams to ensure clear and timely communication of project deliverables and status.
- Communicate if deliverables cannot be attained and get consensus on steps forward with relevant stakeholders.
- Form close working relationships with discipline leads.
- Report status at regular intervals, escalate urgent issues in a timely manner.
What you will need to be successful
- Master’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience in embedded systems engineering and bringing products to market.
- Strong knowledge of embedded software development processes and life cycle.
- Good problem-solving, organizational, and leadership skills.
- Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally.
- Fluent English.
Join our passionate and dedicated teams who are shaping the future of sound!
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What We Do
L-Acoustics is renowned for developing innovative sound systems and technologies that elevate the listening experience. Founded in France in 1984, L-Acoustics currently employs 800 team members worldwide, with headquarters in Paris, Los Angeles, London, and Singapore. Recognized for pioneering the line source array, L-Acoustics continues to shape the future of sound with solutions such as the L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound technology, which offers 3D multi-dimensional audio. L-Acoustics also provides exceptional concert-grade sound systems and immersive sound spaces for residential and architectural environments. In recognition of introducing these groundbreaking creative technologies, L-Acoustics was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2020 and 2023.
L-Acoustics sound systems can be heard around the globe in venues like the Hollywood Bowl and the Philharmonie de Paris, at the world's top-grossing festivals such as Coachella and Tomorrowland, international special events like the World Expo 2020 and World Cup 2022, and on tour with world-class artists such as Billie Eilish, Post Malone, Arctic Monkeys, and Jacky Cheung, and in the Las Vegas residencies of Katy Perry, Adele, and more.
