Job Description:
Location: Monterrey, Mexico (Ciénega de Flores)
Hybrid role
Join our team at Genie and embark on an exciting opportunity as we seek a skilled and dedicated Software Engineering Manager to contribute to the Controls Software team in Monterrey.
At Genie we believe in fostering a vibrant and inclusive work culture where every person is empowered to thrive. We're dedicated to driving quality, innovation, embracing diversity, and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and respected. We're committed to excellence in everything we do, and we're seeking talented individuals who share our passion and values to join our team.
As a software engineering manager at Genie, based in Monterrey, Mexico, you will play a pivotal role in expanding our Monterrey-based software engineering capability to support new product development, production, and field support across our global Aerial Work Platforms business. This role will lead and grow an embedded software team contributing across two global scrum teams, combining people leadership, delivery ownership, and technical direction, with limited hands-on involvement to stay connected to the engineering work.
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of embedded software engineers, including goal-setting, career development, training plans, and annual performance reviews.
- Strengthen team cohesion by fostering a collaborative, supportive, and inclusive work environment across both on-site and remote contributors.
- Support day-to-day team needs, remove blockers, address HR topics, and ensure engineers have clear priorities and ownership.
- Provide recognition for team achievements and encourage continuous improvement at both team and individual levels.
- Oversee engineering work across new product development, production support, field support, and internal technology projects .
- Ensure sprint commitments are met and that the team follows Scrum practices effectively across two distributed scrum teams.
- Collaborate daily with US-based engineers, product owners, and technical leads to align on priorities, architecture, interfaces, and system-level decisions.
- Participate in program reviews, architecture discussions, and roadmap planning.
- Provide technical guidance on embedded software development in C/C++, FreeRTOS, embedded Linux, and related technologies.
- Conduct periodic code reviews and contribute to technical problem-solving as needed.
- Help elevate engineering quality through improvements to documentation, design rigor, testing approaches, and CI/CD practices.
- Support the team’s growth into modern software domains, including ROS 2, containerized systems, and advanced control architectures.
- Lead technical hiring efforts for the Mexico software team, from candidate evaluation through selection recommendations.
- Shape and implement onboarding and development plans to grow local technical capability and increase team autonomy and ownership.
- Champion a strong engineering culture in the Monterrey location, balancing local empowerment with global coordination.
- Coordinate with cross-functional partners in production, manufacturing engineering, field service, safety, and quality.
- Participate in local team-building activities and represent the software team during site-level events.
- Travel approximately 10% for global collaboration (primarily the US).
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical field required, or equivalent practical experience. Master’s degree preferred.
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- 2+ years leading engineers (people management required).
- Fluent in English for daily technical communication.
- Proven ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing engineering teams.
- Demonstrated ability to work across distributed, cross-cultural development teams.
- Experience delivering complex software projects using Scrum or similar agile methodologies.
- Background in embedded systems , including C/C++, FreeRTOS, embedded Linux, CAN/J1939, or ROS 2.
- Experience supporting production environments or safety-critical systems.
- Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket/Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong interpersonal skills, conflict resolution abilities, and comfort navigating ambiguity.
- Experience improving engineering processes, documentation standards, or technical practices at scale.
We are looking for a leader who demonstrates:
- Servant leadership: a focus on enabling team success and removing obstacles.
- Accountability and results orientation : driving commitments through to completion.
- Strong communication skills: ability to talk to global stakeholders from different teams.
- Interpersonal savvy: the ability to build trust quickly.
- Continuous improvement mindset : consistently looking for improvement opportunities.
- Opportunity to shape and grow a rapidly expanding engineering team in Monterrey.
- Influence on product architecture , technical direction , and team culture across a global engineering organization.
- Modern technology stack including FreeRTOS, embedded Linux, ROS 2, and advanced control systems.
- Strong collaboration with highly skilled engineers across the globe.
- Impact on both new product development and fleet-critical production support.
- Mandatory 4 days per week on-site at the Monterrey Terex facility; 1 day remote.
- Daily overlap with US-based teams (aligned time zones).
- Fast-paced environment with collaboration across engineering, product management, manufacturing, and field teams.
- We are a global company, and our culture is defined by our Values — Integrity, Respect, Improvement, Servant Leadership, Courage, and Citizenship. Check out this video! The Terex purpose
- Safety is an absolute way of life. We expect all team members to prioritize safety and commit to Zero Harm.
- Our top priority is creating an inclusive environment where every team member feels safe, supported, and valued.
- We make a positive impact by providing innovative solutions, engaging our people, and operating in a sustainable way.
- We are committed to helping team members reach their full potential.
- Through innovation and collaboration, our vision remains forward-looking, and we aim to be a catalyst for change, inspiring others to build a better world for generations.
If you are interested in an open position but feel you may not meet all the listed qualifications, we still encourage you to apply.
Terex Overview:
Terex Corporation is a global industrial equipment manufacturer of materials processing machinery, waste and recycling solutions, mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), and equipment for the electric utility industry. We design, build, and support products used in maintenance, manufacturing, energy, minerals and materials management, construction, waste and recycling, and the entertainment industry. We provide best-in-class lifecycle support to our customers through our global parts and services organization, and offer complementary digital solutions, designed to help our customers maximize their return on their investment. Certain Terex products and solutions enable customers to reduce their impact on the environment including electric and hybrid offerings that deliver quiet and emission-free performance, products that support renewable energy, and products that aid in the recovery of useful materials from various types of waste. Our products are manufactured in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific and sold worldwide.
At Terex, we fully embrace the increasingly diverse world around us and strive to create an empowering and welcoming workplace culture. We are passionate about producing equipment that helps improve the lives of people around the world and providing our team members with a rewarding career and the opportunity to make an impact.
While our operations are global, each office or factory is a close-knit community. We value diversity, equity and inclusion, safety, integrity, respect, servant leadership, courage, citizenship, and continuous improvement. It's an exciting time to be part of the expanding manufacturing sector - come join us!
Additional Information:
We see inclusion as a key to our success and are committed to actively foster a culture where every team member feels valued, listened to, and appreciated. We are committed to being fair and impartial in our decisions, ensuring equity within our workplace. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.
The Company offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits, including Westfield health care for you and your dependents, contributory pension scheme, life assurance cover, employee stock purchase plan and access to global learning and development programs offering accredited and specialist training.
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