Software Engineering Manager

Job Description

• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary software engineering group spanning from UI to Firmware, including FPGA, DSP, AI/ML, and Test Engineering.

• Work with SW Discipline leads to hire, mentor, and develop engineering talent across the team

• Set technical priorities and direction for software activities, including actively partnering with key stakeholders in Mechanical, Hardware, Systems Engineering, and Product Management.

• Oversee software sustainment — bug fixes, security patching, and long-term support for fielded products

• Manage staffing and resource allocation across concurrent programs and product lines

• Partner with Project and Program Management to align software schedules, budgets, and deliverables with program needs

• Drive software design standards, code review processes, test coverage, and continuous improvement across the group

• Support proposal efforts with software-focused technical write-ups, staffing plans, and basis of estimates (BoEs)

• Serve as an escalation point for complex technical software issues

• Champion strong software quality, security, and test practices across the team

Skills and Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience

• Minimum 10 years of software/firmware engineering experience, including experience leading or managing a team

• Experience across one or more of: embedded/application software, firmware, FPGA/digital logic design, or test automation

• Experience hiring, mentoring, and developing engineers

• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize a team's work across multiple concurrent programs

• Comfortable partnering with program management, systems engineering, and hardware engineering to keep software efforts on track

• Willingness to obtain a Secret clearance as a condition of continued employment Experience with EW/SIGINT software, or ruggedized and embedded systems

• Familiarity with FPGA toolchains and hardware/software co-design

• Experience with automated test frameworks and continuous integration for embedded systems

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].