Digital Engineering Manager

Istari Digital is a digital engineering software company focused on creating open, scalable digital engineering ecosystems. The Digital Engineering Manager will lead a team of Solution Software Engineers, overseeing technical execution and mentoring while engaging in strategic direction and customer engagement.

Responsibilities:

• Own technical execution for a subset of Digital Engineering initiatives and programs
• Contribute thought leadership around the Istari platform, its applications, and required capabilities
• Help define product scope and technical approach for new digital engineering capabilities
• Review designs, architectures, and implementations to ensure quality, scalability, and alignment with Istari’s platform vision
• Serve as a technical escalation point for complex engineering and integration challenges
• Manage and mentor a team of Solution Software Engineers
• Drive execution across multiple concurrent efforts, including planning, prioritization, and delivery
• Provide technical coaching, design and code feedback, and career development guidance
• Help scale lean, effective team processes as the organization grows
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate customer needs into clear, executable technical plans
• Support customer engagements requiring deep digital engineering expertise
• Communicate technical tradeoffs effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Take on delegated responsibilities from the Director of Digital Engineering
• Help define standards, best practices, and reusable technical patterns
• Identify gaps in tooling, process, and team capabilities and propose improvements
• Serve as a thought partner on the future of digital engineering at Istari—enabling engineers to 'conduct the orchestra' of tools, not just play a single instrument

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in engineering (aerospace, systems, mechanical, electrical, or similar)
• 3+ years of experience leading or managing technical teams
• Understanding of software fundamentals (APIs, data pipelines, services, integrations)
• Experience working with engineering tools and ecosystems such as: MBSE (e.g., Cameo, SysML), CAD/PLM (e.g., CATIA, Teamcenter, similar), Document and requirements systems, Simulations (FEA, CFD, etc)
• Proven ability to balance hands-on technical work with people leadership
• Excellent communication skills—able to explain complex technical concepts clearly
• Must be a US citizen living within the United States
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or other complex engineered systems
• Exposure to model extraction, automation, and digital thread concepts
• Experience working in product or platform-based environments
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and shaping roles, processes, and scope as the organization evolves