Professional Development Plan for Senior Embedded Engineer

This report outlines a student's professional development plan, targeting a career as a Senior Embedded Software Engineer. The report begins with an executive summary and introduction, followed by an in-depth analysis of the target career, including job descriptions, required qualifications, and the rationale behind the career choice. It also details the nature of the work, working conditions, and future job outlook, along with insights gained from interviews with professionals in the field. A SWOT analysis evaluates the student's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in relation to the desired role. The report concludes with personal insights, recommendations, and references, providing a comprehensive overview of the student's career aspirations and development strategy. The student aims to leverage existing experience in the automotive sector to advance in the field of embedded software engineering.

Running head: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Executive Summary
The report highlights my future targeted career of a senior embedded software engineer and also
analyses the reason why I have chosen the given career as a target for the future. The report
follows a structured format whereby a brief introduction highlights the main purpose of the
report which is followed by the analysis such as the job description, related qualification and the
reason behind choosing the career. This will then be followed by my personal SWOT analysis
for the job appropriateness. And lastly certain recommendations as well as conclusion should
also be provided.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Body.................................................................................................................................................3
Nature of the work.......................................................................................................................3
Working conditions.....................................................................................................................4
Qualifications...............................................................................................................................4
Future job outlook for the occupation.........................................................................................4
Information about the career/position gained through interviews...............................................4
SWOT analysis for your potential to be considered for Senior Embedded Software Engineer..5
Additional personal insights regarding information that would affect my employability...........7
Conclusion and Recommendations..................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
The primary aim of the report is to highlight my targeted career area to my instructor.
The report seeks to discuss the nature of my work, the working conditions, future job outlook
and other special considerations which are required to be taken care of (Sharf, 2016). The given
details on the targeted work career will be gathered from interviews with respective individual.
Moreover, the latter half of the report will present a SWOT analysis on myself based on the
respective career. Lastly, I will present any personal insights which have impacted my particular
decision at large. Certain recommendations shall also be provided for the same.
Body
The targeted career which I have chosen is the Senior Embedded Manager. Currently I
am working in the automotive sector and hence, in order to prosper in my career and earn a good
name for myself, in the future I aim to become to a Senior Embedded Software Engineer/
Manager.
Nature of the work
The nature of the work which a senior embedded software engineer will undertake is
execution of the complete embedded software development lifecycle (Chelladurai & Kerwin,
2017). The senior embedded software engineer is largely responsible for maintenance of the
software and embedded systems. It also involves post production support whenever important,
engages in the development, coding as well as the testing of the software.

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Along with this the main duty of the senior software embedded manager is to analyze as
well as monitor the efficiency of the system. Additionally, they also engage in the hardware
design along with development of the operations.
Working conditions
The working conditions of the embedded engineer are fairly adequate. They are given a
good position and various amenities like a system, adequate office space and other related
facilities along with it (Reiche, Harzing & Tenzer, 2018). However, the working hours often get
too long which my then cause inconvenience.
Qualifications
The qualifications required to become an embedded software manager are as follows:
 The manager is required to have around 5 years of experience.
 The candidates are required to have adequate experience in C or C++ programming
 They have to have knowledge of IP Protocols and hardware subsystems
 They are required to have adequate problem solving and critical thinking skills
(Marchington et al., 2016).
Future job outlook for the occupation
In the future, it is believed that the programming and related industry will advance
considerably and with respect to this the industry is believed to grow considerably and for this
reason, the job is considered to be good. Moreover, it is believed that the pay for the employees
will also increase considerably and thus, the future prospects for the job look good.

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Information about the career/position gained through interviews
As per the interview which I conducted with a few seniors of mine who are in the same
field as me, I could gather that that the job of an embedded software engineer can be considered
to be very prestigious in nature and that it involves direct engagement with the senior
management of the organization who want adequate software which can thereby assist them in
ensuring a long term success. Another employee involved in the same field however, something
different to say, he mentioned that although the job was very prestigious and involved various
benefits, the working hours were too long and very often the different clients do not really
appreciate the work done by the employees and thereby the job may feel tiring at a certain point
of time (Bratton & Gold, 2017). However, if one knows the job and codes well, they will
successfully able to ensure a successful tenure at the workplace.
SWOT analysis for your potential to be considered for Senior Embedded Software
Engineer.
The following section will present a SWOT Analysis in relation to my capabilities and
competencies with respect to the job of a Senior Embedded Software Engineer.

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Strengths Weakness
Creativity
Hardworking
Punctual
Excel in various programming and other
related languages
Ability to work for longer hours
Ability to work well in stressful situations
In ability to work well in a team
Not a good communicator
Inability to get along with different
employees.
Cannot work on weekends (Collings, Wood,
& Szamosi, 2018).
Opportunities
Various industry conferences are held
adequately and thus, I can make use of
the training to develop my skills.
If I gain an experience of one more year
then I will be able to apply for the job of
an embedded software which is open in
the city (Vande Griek, Clauson & Eby,
2018).
I can learn other software and computer
languages as well so that my competencies
increase.
Threat
There are various colleagues of mine, who
are more skilled in the given field and there
are high chances whereby they can undertake
the opportunity.
At present, various companies have been
changing the experience criteria of the job
position which then has an impact on my
chances of gaining and employment in this
scenario.
Many companies would also like to employ a
manager with the qualities of a leader in the
chosen positon which then would act as a

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barrier for me.
Additional personal insights regarding information that would affect my employability
From the given analysis, it can be stated that as per my analysis on my capability as a
software engineer, it can be stated that I believe that I have all the adequate qualifications which
would thereby assist me to work well in the given field (Hirschi & Dauwalder, 2015). One of my
neighbors also worked as a senior embedded software engineer and after my interaction with
him, I have arrived at the conclusion that I will be fit for this job as it requires hard work, good
grades and a work experience which I have already gained in my automotive workplace.
Through this, I have been able to improve my technical skills which have further strengthened
my personality.
Conclusion and Recommendations
Therefore, it can be rightfully agreed upon that I am on the right track with respect to the
progress which I am required to make in the field of a software engineer. As I am already
working in the automotive industry, I will be able to apply the various skills which I have learnt
in this area of work and thereby apply it in my job as a senior software embedded engineer. As I
am already proficient in various programming languages, with a little hard work and experience,
I am confident on achieving my future job.

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References
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Marchington, M., Wilkinson, A., Donnelly, R., & Kynighou, A. (2016). Human resource
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