Course Overview
This intensive two-day course prepares technical professionals to lead embedded systems teams effectively. You’ll learn to navigate the unique challenges of managing cross-functional hardware and software teams, make sound technical decisions under resource constraints, and foster innovation while maintaining the reliability required in embedded systems. Perfect for senior engineers transitioning to leadership roles or technical leads looking to enhance their management skills.
Technical leadership in embedded systems requires a rare combination: deep technical expertise that earns respect from both hardware designers and software architects, plus the soft skills to navigate organizational politics and vendor relationships. This course addresses both dimensions, teaching you to make architecture decisions when the stakes include safety certification and product recalls, to resolve conflicts between teams with fundamentally different development cycles, and to maintain technical excellence while managing budgets, schedules, and stakeholder expectations. Learn from leaders who’ve successfully scaled embedded teams from startup to enterprise.
Learning Objectives
- Lead cross-functional hardware/software/systems teams effectively
- Apply decision frameworks for critical technical trade-offs
- Balance innovation with safety and reliability requirements
- Build high-performance embedded engineering organizations
- Communicate complex concepts to diverse stakeholders
- Master estimation with hardware dependencies and constraints
- Drive technical excellence while meeting business goals
Topics Covered
- Cross-Functional Leadership - Hardware, software, and systems teams
- Technical Decision Making - Architecture trade-offs and frameworks
- Innovation vs Reliability - Balancing competing embedded demands
- Building Excellence - High-performing engineering organizations
- Technical Communication - Stakeholder engagement strategies
- Project Estimation - Planning with hardware constraints
- Risk Management - Technical and business risk mitigation
- Talent Development - Growing embedded engineering careers
- Strategic Alignment - Technical decisions meeting business needs
What You Get
- Leadership framework for embedded systems teams
- Technical decision-making strategies and tools
- Innovation and reliability balancing techniques
- Real case studies from embedded organizations
- Networking with technical leadership peers
- Certificate of completion