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If you’re excited about this opportunity and willing to relocate to Gdansk, we’d love to hear from you. We provide relocation support to help make the transition as smooth as possible.\nWe are looking for a Firmware & Hardware Team Leader who will bring strong embedded development expertise, a proactive mindset, and excellent communication skills to enhance efficiency in new product development.\nYou will lead and coordinate the local development team responsible for the design, implementation, and testing of Aritech EVERON security systems and accessories for the EMEA market.\nWe seek a professional with a strong internal drive to deliver projects aligned with business objectives, while maintaining a collaborative and high-performing team culture.\nKey Responsibilities\nAs a Team Leader, you will:\nBuild, develop, and manage a local team of up to 12 firmware and hardware engineers.\nPlan and allocate resources, manage workload, and ensure timely delivery of new products into production.\nActively contribute to technical design, development, and problem-solving (approx. 80% hands-on, 20% leadership).\nOversee design, integration, documentation, testing, and production release activities.\nSupport global project teams in technical, tooling, and organizational aspects.\nFoster effective collaboration between local and remote teams across multiple time zones.\nWork closely with engineers to solve complex technical challenges and drive innovation.\nParticipate in the full development lifecycle — from specification and architecture through implementation, validation, and production support.\nCollaborate closely with Product Management, Quality Assurance, Compliance, and other cross-functional teams.\nDrive change management and promote a strong product mindset within the team.\nIdentify and mitigate technical and project risks.\nLead recruitment processes and conduct performance evaluations.\nTechnical Environment\nEmbedded platforms: RTOS, STM32\nProgramming languages: C / C++\nCI/CD: Bitbucket, Bamboo\nMethodology: Agile / Scrum\nAtlassian tools: Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo\nNice to have: SD Elements, Coverity, Black Duck\nHigh level of hardware integration involvement\nQualifications / Requirements\nMaster’s degree in Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Communication Systems, or a related field.\nA few years of experience in C/C++ development on embedded platforms.\nExperience in people and process management.\nExperience working in Agile/Scrum environments.\nExperience working with global, geographically distributed teams.\nExcellent written and spoken English.\nExperience in security systems or IoT is a strong advantage.\nReporting Line\nReports to the Intrusion Leader responsible for driving New Product Development (NPD) and Sustaining Engineering across control systems, accessories, and detectors.\nWhat we offer\nCompetitive salary and benefits package: \nMeal Vouchers\nLuxMed Medical Insurance\nMultiSport Card\nIKE/IKZE Additional Pension Contribution\nIndividuals may also be eligible for an annual performance bonus based on both individual and company’s performance. 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