About Better Devices

Better Devices builds cutting-edge electronic systems in partnership with global clients. We combine rigorous engineering, first-principles thinking, and an obsession with quality to deliver impactful devices and technical solutions.

Our work spans the full product lifecycle, from early architecture and prototyping through validation, production, and field deployment.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and develop our Berlin engineering team.

This role combines people leadership, engineering delivery, technical judgement, and client-facing responsibility. You will be accountable for building an effective engineering organisation, developing engineers and technical leads, and ensuring that projects are delivered on time and to a high technical standard.

Core Responsibilities
Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop engineers and technical leads.
• Set clear goals, responsibilities, and performance expectations.
• Drive hiring, onboarding, career development, and performance reviews.
• Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and technical excellence.

Engineering Delivery

• Own delivery across multiple engineering projects.
• Define priorities, milestones, resources, and escalation paths.
• Identify technical and delivery risks early.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time and to a high standard.

Technical Leadership

• Support architecture discussions, design reviews, and major technical decisions.
• Challenge assumptions and help teams evaluate technical trade-offs.
• Improve engineering processes, documentation, testing, and quality.

Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with clients, company leadership, and cross-functional teams.
• Communicate project status, risks, and resource needs clearly.
• Manage expectations around scope, timelines, and technical constraints.

Required Experience & Skills
Must-Haves

• 6+ years of engineering experience.
• 3+ years of engineering-management or people-leadership experience.
• Experience leading teams working on hardware, embedded systems, or multidisciplinary products.
• Track record of delivering production-grade products.
• Strong understanding of electronics development, testing, debugging, and production.
• Experience hiring, coaching, and managing engineer performance.
• Strong project planning, prioritisation, and risk-management skills.
• Client-facing or stakeholder-management experience.
• Professional working proficiency in English.
• Ability to work primarily on-site in Berlin.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in consulting or client-facing product development.
• Familiarity with Altium, KiCad, OrCAD, Jira, MATLAB, or Python.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, product validation, and regulatory processes.
• German language skills.

Why Join Better Devices

• Impact

Lead teams building real products from concept to production.

• Ownership

Take responsibility for engineering delivery, team development, and technical quality.

• Growth

Help shape and scale the Berlin engineering organisation.

• Engineering Culture

Work in a team that values first-principles thinking, speed, strong ownership, and high standards.

Our Values

Customer Obsession, First Principles Thinking, Be Brave, Invent Your Way, Bias for Action, Stronger Together, Iterate Fast, Leverage Technology, Commit & Deliver, Extreme Ownership, Relentless Focus, Intentional Quality, Simplify, Foresight, Build Trust & Empower, Enjoy the Ride.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Application Question(s):

• Are you legally authorized to work in Germany?
• Do you have a valid Driver's License?

Experience:

• Leadership/ Management: 2 years (Preferred)
• Embedded Systems (HW and/or SW): 4 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person