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Job Description

Location: Eindhoven (Strijp-T) | Hours: 40 hours per week | Employment type: Direct employment We’re looking for an Engineering Manager focused on Software and Controls to join the Avular Team! At Avular, we build mobile robotic solutions that operate in the real world. To strengthen our engineering organisation, we are looking for an Engineering Manager, Software & Controls, to lead and develop our Software & Controls engineers. 🚀 YOUR MISSION As Engineering Manager, Software & Controls, you are responsible for the people, capabilities, capacity, and engineering quality within the discipline. You lead, coach, and develop engineers, own performance management, and act as hiring manager for new team members. You ensure we have the right capabilities and capacity for our development projects and support engineers' professional growth. You continuously improve our software and controls engineering ways of working, standards and tooling, including coding practices, testing, CI/CD, release management, deployment and peer-review processes. You safeguard engineering quality across the discipline by ensuring the team consistently applies these practices. Our engineers work in multidisciplinary project teams, where technical decisions and day-to-day delivery are owned within the project organisation. You ensure they enter those projects with the right skills, standards, support and engineering environment to deliver high-quality work. ⚡ WHO YOU ARE Strong background in software engineering and/or controls Proven experience leading and developing engineering teams Strong people management, coaching and performance management skills Experience improving engineering ways of working, standards and tooling Able to safeguard engineering quality across multiple projects and teams Comfortable balancing capability and capacity needs in a matrix organisation Strong communication and stakeholder management skills 🔥WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT HERE At Avular, work meets play in the best possible way. We’re shaping the future of robotics, and we want you along for the ride. Here’s what’s waiting for you: Grow & Shine: Bring your vision and grow your career in a fast-paced, high-tech environment. We’ve Got You Covered: Salary based on experience level, a non-contributory pension scheme, and travel cost reimbursement. Share in Success: Benefit directly from company growth through our participation plan. Play Hard: Game nights, Friday drinks, epic team events, and celebrations. Recharge Your Way: 30 paid vacation days (plus national holidays) to unwind and explore. Fuel for Greatness: The best coffee, fresh fruit, and snacks to power your day. Innovation Central: Work at our brand-new office in Strijp-T, Eindhoven, a buzzing hub of cutting-edge ideas. 🤖WHO WE ARE At Avular, we’re on a mission to revolutionise robotics: “With gorgeous tech, we accelerate the creation of mobile robotic applications that shape a brighter future for all.” From our home base in Eindhoven, we design the tech behind autonomous robots, crafting drones and driving robots from scratch. Are you our new colleague? NB! Adding a motivation letter to your application would also be a big plus.

Core Responsibilities

Lead, coach, hire, and develop Software and Controls engineers, managing performance and ensuring the discipline has the capabilities and capacity needed for project work. Improve engineering practices, standards, and tooling, and safeguard consistent engineering quality across multidisciplinary projects.

Requirements

Candidates should have a strong background in software engineering and/or controls, with proven experience leading and developing engineering teams. They should bring people-management and coaching skills, experience improving engineering practices and quality, the ability to balance capacity in a matrix organisation, and strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Benefits

• Non-Contributory Pension Scheme
• Travel Cost Reimbursement
• Company Participation Plan
• 30 Paid Vacation Days
• National Holidays
• Coffee, Fresh Fruit, and Snacks
• Team Events