Manager, Software Engineering (France)

Reporting to the R&D Director, the Manager of Software Engineering is responsible for leading the end-to-end software engineering activities for the product line. The role safeguards the long-term technical competitiveness, scalability, and industrial robustness of software platforms. It combines:

• Strategic Software Design Authority in France,
• Scalable Software Delivery Factory in India,
• Strong governance aligned with CAMECA NPI / Stage-Gate processes,
• Transformation of legacy instrument software into a modular, hardware-agnostic platform.

Software is treated as a strategic product asset and a key differentiator for CAMECA’s business model.

Responsibilities

• Global Software Engineering Leadership
• Lead and structure the global SIMS Software Engineering organization (France + India).
• Define and deploy the target software operating model in line with the SIMS R&D transformation.
• Own software delivery performance (Quality, Cost, Delivery).
• Establish clear governance, Key performance Indicators, and cross-site performance cadence.
• Act as final escalation authority for major technical and delivery matters.
• Develop technical leadership, succession plans, and engineering capability maturity.

• Software Design Authority – Gennevilliers
• Own end-to-end software system architecture across the portfolio.
• Define and enforce modular, hardware-agnostic architectural principles.
• Ensure system-level integration (software / electronics / physics / mechanics).
• Approve key architectural decisions and arbitrate technical trade-offs.
• Define validation, qualification, and release criteria.
• Ensure cybersecurity-by-design and compliance considerations are embedded in architecture.
• Guarantee long-term maintainability, backward compatibility, and lifecycle sustainability.

• Software Delivery Factory – Bangalore
• Build and scale the India-based Software Engineering organization.
• Implement disciplined Agile execution and industrialized DevOps practices.
• Ensure feature development, sustaining engineering, refactoring, and documentation.
• Enforce standards, traceability, configuration management, and release discipline.
• Protect Design Authority while scaling execution capacity.
• Ensure predictable velocity and milestone adherence.

• Platform Strategy & Modernization
• Lead the transition from instrument-specific legacy software to a scalable software platform.
• Define platform roadmap aligned with product and business strategy.
• Integrate:
• Modern UI/UX
• Core real-time instrument control
• Data acquisition & processing
• Integrated data visualization
• Post-processing workflows
• AI/ML enablement readiness
• Reduce technical debt and maintenance burden.
• Drive reuse strategy across multiple instruments.
• Contribute to long-term platform consolidation and modernization strategy.

NPI, Compliance & Quality

• Ensure full compliance with CAMECA NPI / Stage-Gate processes.
• Lead structured design reviews, documentation control, and change management.
• Ensure software contributions support overall product compliance with applicable regulatory standards.
• Embed cybersecurity-by-design principles aligned with industrial requirements.
• Maintain rigorous traceability from requirements to validation evidence and release.
• Drive continuous improvement in software quality, defect prevention, and industrial robustness.

Sustaining & Lifecycle Engineering

• Lead sustaining activities including corrective updates, performance improvements, and obsolescence-driven adaptations.
• Maintain configuration control and release integrity across product generations.
• Ensure controlled evolution of legacy platforms while limiting technical debt accumulation.
• Support cost optimization and value engineering initiatives.
• Contribute to long-term lifecycle cost (TCO) optimization.

Cross-Functional & External Collaboration

• Translate market and customer requirements into clear software specifications in partnership with Product Marketing
• Work closely with Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Service.
• Interface with external development partners, suppliers, and test laboratories when applicable.
• Support manufacturing ramp-up and troubleshooting during industrialization.

Education & Experience

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline. Advanced technical degree preferred.
• 12–15+ years of experience in software engineering within complex high-tech equipment, scientific instrumentation, or industrial systems.
• Minimum 5 years in technical leadership or software organization management roles.
• Proven experience in multi-site or distributed engineering environments.
• Experience scaling offshore or Low Cost Region engineering capacity is highly desirable.

Professional Knowledge & Abilities

Technical Expertise

• Proven experience in complex multi-layered architecture combining:
• Real-time/embedded control
• Data acquisition systems
• Signal/data processing
• Advanced UI frameworks
• Strong expertise in C/C++ for real-time or near-real-time environments.
• Experience with Linux-based systems and/or RTOS environments.
• Knowledge of languages for control or data applications.
• Knowledge of customizable graphics: C#, WPF, MVVM.
• Experience with hardware abstraction layers and industrial communication interfaces.
• Strong understanding of software/system integration challenges in high-precision instruments.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity practices applicable to industrial/scientific equipment.
• Experience deploying scalable CI/CD and automated testing in regulated or high-reliability environments.

Agile & Delivery Model Governance

• Define and deploy a scalable Agile delivery framework adapted to industrial NPI environments.
• Ensure alignment between Agile execution cycles and CAMECA Stage-Gate governance.
• Structure multi-squad organization (feature teams, platform teams, sustaining teams).
• Establish clear backlog ownership and prioritization mechanisms in collaboration with Product Management.
• Implement measurable velocity tracking and delivery predictability indicators.
• Prevent Agile drift by enforcing architectural coherence and design authority discipline.
• Ensure documentation, traceability, and regulatory constraints remain compatible with Agile execution.

Leadership & Strategic Capabilities

• Ability to define long-term software platform strategy and modernization roadmap.
• Strong capability to manage technical trade-offs (performance, determinism, scalability, cost).
• Experience in make-or-buy decisions and external partner governance.
• Financial literacy for budget planning and cost optimization.
• Strong communicator able to present complex technical topics clearly to executive stakeholders.
• Resilient, structured, and decision-oriented leadership style.
• Professional proficiency in English (minimum B2 level).