R&D Manager Embedded Software

In this role you lead two embedded software teams across Eindhoven and Wageningen to translate research into real-world healthcare, connectivity, and everyday-life solutions. You combine people leadership with technical vision and program execution to shape the embedded software roadmap. You guide cross-functional collaboration with researchers and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality, impact-driven software. You will build diverse, future-ready teams and drive staffing and capability development. This position offers a chance to work with disruptive innovators and shape technologies from imec's research portfolio.

• 100% employer-paid pension plan
• flexible working hours
• training opportunities
• flexible ways of working
• international high-tech environment
• career development and leadership opportunities

• Lead and coach embedded software engineers and technical leaders across two locations
• Manage staffing, recruitment, and capability development for diverse teams
• Oversee project execution, resource planning, and engineering excellence across multiple R&D programs
• Shape the embedded software competence roadmap aligned with future tech and market opportunities
• Foster collaboration with researchers, project leaders and business stakeholders to translate innovation into real-world impact

• MSc in a related technical field (Embedded Systems, CS, EE)
• 10+ years of embedded software development experience
• 3+ years of people management experience
• Strong background in modern embedded software systems, architectures, tools, and processes
• Experience with embedded Linux, real-time systems, connectivity, IoT, Edge AI or similar environments
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Fluent in English; Dutch a plus
• Willingness to work across Eindhoven and Wageningen and occasional travel to Leuven

• leadership
• coaching
• stakeholder management
• embedded Linux
• real-time systems
• connectivity/IoT