Position Title: Software Development Manager - Product

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Type: Full time

Travel: 10% or less

Reports to: Vice President of Engineering

Supervises: Software Development Team - Product

Position Summary:

The Software Development Manager - Product provides technical and organizational leadership for the design, development, deployment, and lifecycle management of Wurtec's software products. This role leads a multidisciplinary software engineering team developing cloud, desktop, mobile, embedded, and connected industrial solutions. The Software Development Manager establishes technical direction, software architecture, engineering best practices, and cybersecurity standards while fostering a culture of innovation, ownership, continuous improvement, and high-quality execution.

Essential Duties include but are not limited to:

• Promotes and demonstrates Wurtec's core values (dedicated, hardworking, ambitious, willing to accept responsibility, and integrity).
• Lead and manage a team of software developers, providing mentorship and guidance.
• Oversee the entire software development lifecycle, from planning and design to implementation and maintenance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project requirements and deliverables.
• Ensure the timely delivery of high-quality software products that meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Implement best practices for software development, including coding standards, code reviews, and testing.
• Monitor and improve team performance, productivity, and efficiency.
• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies-including AI-assisted development, cybersecurity practices, software architecture, cloud platforms, and development tools-and lead their practical adoption where they improve product quality, engineering productivity, or customer value.
• Define and communicate the technical vision and software architecture for current and future product platforms.
• Lead software design reviews and architectural decisions to ensure scalability, maintainability, reliability, and security.
• Drive adoption of modern software engineering practices including CI/CD, automated testing, DevOps, and AI-assisted software development.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Quality, and Technical Support throughout the product lifecycle.
• Lead technical planning, estimation, resource allocation, and risk management for software projects.
• Establish secure software development practices consistent with industry standards including IEC 62443 where applicable.
• Support regulatory and customer cybersecurity requirements for connected industrial products.
• Mentor senior engineers and develop future technical leaders within the organization.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, development tools, AI capabilities, and software frameworks to improve engineering effectiveness.
• Participate in customer discussions involving advanced software functionality, system integration, and cybersecurity.

Technical Skills:

Software Engineering

• Strong knowledge of modern software architecture and design principles.
• Experience developing distributed, embedded, desktop, cloud, and web-based software systems.
• Proficiency with source control, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices.
• Experience with modern software development tools including Git, Azure DevOps, GitHub, or similar platforms.
• Experience designing APIs, networked applications, and connected devices.

Leadership

• Experience building high-performing software engineering teams.
• Ability to balance technical debt, product roadmap priorities, customer commitments, and engineering capacity.
• Strong project planning, estimation, and technical decision-making skills.

Cybersecurity (IEC 62443)

• Working knowledge of secure software development practices for Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems.
• Experience applying cybersecurity principles defined by IEC 62443 throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Understanding of authentication, encryption, certificate management, secure communications, vulnerability management, and secure remote access.
• Familiarity with secure coding practices, threat modeling, and software vulnerability remediation.

AI Skills

• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve software quality and engineering productivity.
• Ability to evaluate, adopt, and establish best practices for AI-enabled software engineering workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing software for industrial automation, building systems, transportation, or safety-related products.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS.
• Experience with embedded Linux or real-time embedded systems.
• Experience with modern UI frameworks and mobile application development.
• Experience with MQTT, REST APIs, WebSockets, or similar industrial communication technologies.
• Experience with IEC 62443, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, or equivalent industrial cybersecurity standards.
• Experience managing geographically distributed software development teams.
• CompTIA Security+, ISC2 CC, CISSP or other cyber security certification

Behavioral Skills:

• Detail oriented, flexible, and exhibit effective prioritization and multi-tasking skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills.
• Works effectively both independently and as a team.
• Utilizes creative thinking skills to identify problems and develop solutions.
• Operates efficiently, adheres to structured methods, and ensures proper follow-up.
• Service and detail oriented.
• Can take directions and provide back-up support where needed.
• Ability to investigate and analyze information and to draw conclusions
• Ability to drive a project from conception to completion and deliver to internal and external customers.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• 3+ years leading software engineering teams.
• Experience delivering commercial software products throughout the complete product lifecycle.
• Experience with industrial automation, embedded systems, IoT, or connected products preferred.

Work Environment:

This role primarily operates indoors in a climate-controlled professional office environment and will occasionally work in test labs and/or on construction sites. Job holders may be exposed to oils or moving mechanical parts. Sitting for long periods of time, climbing/balancing, kneeling, reaching, climbing, communicating, crouching, grasping/gripping, picking/pinching, and reaching overhead are required in this position. Job holders will frequently lift up to 25lbs, and occasionally lift up to 50lbs. Near visual acuity, and the ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech are required. This role is not eligible to be considered for full-time hybrid or full-time remote work.