Senior Manager, Embedded Software – Rocket Engines

Role Overview

• Manage project scope by ensuring scrappy and cost-effective execution while maintaining a tight grip on the project deliverables needed to meet program objectives
• Establish common software architecture and manage product roadmaps for each program’s software product
• Identify and manage technical and programmatic risks/opportunities
• Coordinate and partner with Enterprise functions such as Software Quality Assurance, Safety and Mission Assurance, and Enterprise Technology to drive product development/maintenance cost/cycle time and meet delivery objectives
• Track and manage team execution, and both unit product life cycle cost
• Create the framework used to develop and drive collection of project data and use this data to inform & monitor key project metrics
• Develop and oversee the technical plan, ensuring it aligns to both negotiated customer requirements and internal design criteria
• Own the overall lifecycle of all avionics software products from development through qualification/rate production and successful cost-optimized commercial flight operations
• Manage interdisciplinary engineering tasks for overall system success
• Support requirement decomposition and allocation, systems engineering, technical design, analysis, and verification/validation – including strong management and bi-directional alignment of interfaces between customers and project technical efforts.
• Oversee the full lifecycle of employees including talent acquisition, employee development, and performance management.

Requirements

• Proven track record of leading and managing teams to deliver complex safety critical embedded software products
• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Engineering or technical field, or in lieu of a technical degree, must show significant demonstrated experience leading teams designing/ developing complex engineered products
• 8+ years of experience in a relevant engineering field, with significant experience in avionics and/or embedded software product development and maintenance
• 3+ years of project management and/or management experience
• Basic knowledge across relevant engineering disciplines, including requirements negotiation, design, development, analysis, verification, and vehicle integration
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Up to four (4) weeks paid time off per year
• Up to 14 company-paid holidays