Embedded Software Engineering Manager Level 2 (AHT)

Description

The company's Defense Systems group is hiring an Embedded Software Engineering Manager Level 2 in Northridge, CA, supporting advanced programs including AARGM ER and the SiAW programs.

The role is 100% onsite. Telecommuting is not possible.

Clearance type: Secret. An active U.S. Government Secret clearance is required to start, and U.S. citizenship is required.

Relocation assistance may be available. Travel is 10% of the time.

About 20% of the time goes to managing people; the other 80% is funded hands-on technical work as a strong contributor on a software team for one or more advanced weapons programs.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise and manage embedded software staff.
• Give objective-driven direction to direct reports, using software engineering guidelines and general company policies.
• Handle daily communication, performance reviews and feedback, career counseling, professional development, and recognition and rewards.
• Resolve personnel issues and manage staff.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a STEM field (science, technology, engineering, math, or a related technical area) with 8+ years of software experience, or a master's degree in a STEM field with 6+ years of software experience.
• Experience in requirements analysis, modeling and simulation, embedded software development, and verification and validation at subsystem and system level.
• Strong technical problem solving: decomposing problems, root cause analysis, developing and implementing solutions, and monitoring control accounts.
• Deep knowledge of embedded software engineering and software development life cycles, and the ability to build those practices into daily engineering work.
• Software development experience in C++, C, Python, or another language.
• Familiarity with Cameo, Atlassian tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence, Crucible, Bamboo), and DOORS.
• Experience carrying out action plans based on metrics or root cause and corrective action findings.
• Ability to build strong partnerships that keep adjacent disciplines and program management leadership tightly coordinated.
• Optional: demonstrated excellence in a technical leadership or management role leading 15+ team members.
• Optional: proven experience leading technically diverse teams of 15-25 engineers.
• Optional: experience with Earned Value Management.
• Optional: working knowledge of staffing, engineering metrics, and training resources, processes, and tools.
• Optional: experience with cyber security requirements or related program protection enhancements.
• Optional: experience writing system and subsystem specifications, including verification methods.
• Optional: experience with test automation tools and frameworks.
• Optional: experience building and maintaining a DevOps continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline and its tools.
• Optional: familiarity with Foreign Military Sales.
• Optional: excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Optional: strong interpersonal skills.

Conditions

Primary level base salary range: $161,000.00 - $241,700.00. This is a general guideline; the actual offer depends on factors such as the scope of the role and the candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions.

Schedule: 9/80, with every other Friday off.

The company is an equal opportunity employer.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date and may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• May be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
• Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and let employees share in company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid company holidays, and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and personal business.