Ecosystem Integration Engineering Manager
Ecosystem Integration Engineering Manager
Location: Cardiff, UK / Krakow, Poland
Job ID: 48388
We are seeking an Ecosystem Integration Engineering Manager to lead a new multi-disciplinary team spanning hardware, firmware, middleware, applications, and cloud services. This team will focus on integrating IDT Reader BU products into broader RFID identification ecosystems, delivering end-to-end system solutions for customers and end-users.
This role extends beyond reader development to ensure IDT products operate seamlessly within full identification ecosystems. These ecosystems may include other HID business units (e.g., PACS 2.0), emerging industry standards (e.g., CSA Aliro), or entirely new platforms.
You will establish reusable integration frameworks and shared platforms, enabling scalable ecosystem integration. As ecosystems mature, solutions will transition to business segment teams, while your team focuses on emerging opportunities.
You will collaborate closely with Product Management, who define strategy and roadmap, while your team designs architectures and executes delivery. You will also partner with engineering leaders across Reader BU, Cloud Services, Credential Management, and Product teams to embed integration as a core engineering discipline. This role reports to the VP of Engineering, IDT.
About HID
HID powers trusted identities for people, places, and things, enabling secure transactions, productivity, and mobility. Headquartered in Austin, TX, HID employs over 4,500 people globally.
Identification Technologies (IDT) delivers trusted IoT identities through RFID, NFC, and BLE smart components and enabling services, connecting and managing data across diverse applications.
Key Responsibilities
Integration Architecture & Execution
- Translate product roadmap into integration architectures and engineering plans
- Build reusable frameworks across hardware, firmware, middleware, apps, and cloud
- Define reference architectures and integration patterns
- Embed integration requirements early in product design
Technical Leadership
- Provide cross-disciplinary guidance across all stack layers
- Lead end-to-end design reviews and trade-offs
- Maintain knowledge of standards (ISO 14443/15693, OSDP, FIDO2, Aliro, NFC/BLE/UWB, OAuth, OIDC, etc.)
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Product Management to deliver roadmap execution
- Align with architects across HID and business areas
- Collaborate with engineering, cloud, and credential teams
- Represent customer integrator needs within engineering
Delivery, Quality & Compliance
- Drive predictable delivery aligned to BU processes
- Follow Agile and APMO governance standards
- Track metrics (e.g., partner onboarding, defect rates, adoption)
- Ensure quality, security, and compliance
- Define integration testing and certification strategies
Team Leadership & Growth
- Build and structure a new engineering team
- Recruit, mentor, and develop multi-disciplinary engineers
- Support cross-BU collaboration and shared resourcing
- Enable capability transfer as ecosystems mature
Experience & Background
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar
- 10+ years engineering experience, including 3+ years leading multi-disciplinary teams
- Proven experience building and scaling engineering teams
- Broad expertise across RFID ecosystems (readers, credentials, key management, mobile, middleware, data services)
- Experience in system/solution architecture using RFID, NFC, or smartcard technologies
- Knowledge of access control, IoT, and relevant industry standards
- Familiarity with HID credentials and mobile ecosystems is a plus
- Track record of defining widely adopted architectures and integration patterns
What We Offer
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Strong work-life balance and annual leave
- Inclusive, collaborative culture
- Career growth and development opportunities
- Opportunity to shape global identity technologies
Note: HID does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies.