Software Engineer Manager, Flight Software

📋 Description

• Lead, mentor, and grow a software engineering team responsible for core flight software development
• Define team goals, and technical roadmaps that align with companies priorities.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance of mission-critical services operating in
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders to translate mission needs into clear requirements and
• Drive engineering best practices including design reviews, code quality, testing, and observability.
• Manage team capacity, staffing, and growth, including hiring, coaching, and performance development.

🎯 Requirements

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent industry experience.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience and 2+ years of experience managing software
• Significant experience developing in languages such as C++, Python or Rust
• Strong technical background in embedded systems (RTOS and/or Linux class typically)
• Demonstrated experience building and operating mission-critical products with uptime, reliability
• Experience defining technical direction and driving execution through a team.

🎁 Benefits

• Salary range $241,000 - $266,000, plus competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k retirement plan
• Short & long term disability and life insurance
• Three weeks paid vacation for new employees
• 12 paid holidays