Senior Director, Embedded Software Engineering Req ID: 47453 Job Category: Research & Development/Scientific Location: Mentor, OH, US, 44060 Workplace Type: Hybrid At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe. Summary As the Senior Director of Software Engineering, you will be responsible for leading and managing multiple departments including software, hardware, controls, automation, cybersecurity, testing, integration, and cloud teams. Your expertise will be crucial in promoting the adoption and implementation of technical methods within various teams, helping STERIS to stay ahead of industry trends, best practices, and technological advances. You will identify opportunities to leverage innovation and technology to deliver competitive advantage. This role is responsible for cross-functional collaboration across technical domains including Marketing and Commercial teams. *This position is located onsite in Mentor, Ohio with an opportunity for a hybrid work schedule. Qualified candidates must live within or be willing relocate within commuting distance of Mentor, Ohio What You'll Do As A Senior Director, Engineering Lead, develop and implement Connect Assure Technology (CAT) to ensure usability, scalability, reliability and cybersecurity standards are achieved. Support Cloud transition. Drive architectural and design decisions for the software engineering teams, to deliver secure, high quality, well tested, and scalable software and automation interfaces to meet the functional and scheduling requirements of the roadmap. Partner with other department leaders, management executives and R&D leaders to drive and improve our development process, prioritize projects and manage multiple products and projects. Responsible to build systems that adhere to highest engineering quality standards, applying your vision and expertise to set the bar on resiliency, scalability, efficiency, and performance while minimizing risk, maximizing output, and maintaining compliance with ISO and FDA standards. Identify embedded control and software architecture strategy to deliver information requirements in conjunction with VP of Product Development. Develop new Controls Platforms, as required, to meet evolving IPT Business requirements including product performance, regulatory, cybersecurity, connectivity, serviceability, remote monitoring and life cycle management, Engage with customers and partners, and interface with Customer Support and Professional Services to ensure a high quality experience throughout the software and product development cycle. Build a culture of rapid and agile development, innovation and collaboration, mentoring managers and individual contributors across the organization and build strong bridges with multiple internal and external stakeholders. Lead mentor, recruit, develop and retain talented engineers and managers to launch new products on time and support our existing products and technologies. The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed Required: Master's degree in Software Engineering or relevant computer science degree. 20 years leading software development teams, with at least three years at the Director level. Experience in Medical Device product development. Proven experience managing large-scale software development projects and teams. Strong technical background with expertise in [relevant technologies and programming languages]. Demonstrated ability to think strategically and execute methodically. Experience with agile development methodologies and tools. Strong bu