Software Segment Lead - Staff Software Engineer

Description

The role is a Software Segment Lead / Staff Software Engineer in the company Aeronautics Systems, based on site in San Diego, CA or Palmdale, CA.

You need to be a self-starter who has worked within an Integrated Product Team setup.

Relocation assistance may be available.

A Top Secret clearance is required before you start.

Travel is 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Give collaborative technical leadership that moves data solutions forward and keeps them evolving across several programs, contracts and operating units, including where requirements clash.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for acquiring, harmonizing, processing, storing, analyzing and distributing data in many formats, technologies and network or distribution protocols.
• Turn raw sensor and telemetry feeds into information that mission-critical decisions can rely on.
• Lead the technical side and act as lead architect across every product lifecycle phase, with an immediate focus on off-site storage and extensible data distribution.
• Set enterprise-level strategy and help the mission set grow, with a focus on turning raw data into usable information.
• Advise senior leaders on analytics value and on aligning the roadmap.
• Work with end users and customer teams so solutions fit real needs and reflect their direct feedback.
• Own requirements and design for capabilities and products, and act as the main contact for reach-back support.
• Help manage risk and proactively identify enhancements driven by opportunity.
• Break the solution backlog into pieces, rank epics and user stories, approve feature completion, and set the Definition of Done.
• Lead knowledge sharing and management across acquisition, analysis and distribution disciplines.
• Create and enforce data standards that keep data consistent, high quality and interoperable.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a STEM field plus 12 years of related engineering experience, or a master's degree in STEM plus 10 years, or a PhD in STEM plus 8 years.
• Proven experience as a technical project lead and Product Owner responsible for the outcome of what gets built.
• Working knowledge of communications technology and of data acquisition, storage, processing and analysis, including big data problems and their solutions.
• General understanding of network protocols and data distribution strategies.
• Ability to keep up with developments where data science and technology meet.
• Experience bringing cross-functional teams together to build solid data infrastructure.
• An active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance, with a background investigation in the past 5 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
• Ability to obtain and keep initial Special Access Program (SAP) access through a Program Access Request (PAR). The SAP PAR must be approved before employment starts, within a time frame the company sets based on its business needs.
• Ability to obtain and keep later SAP PARs after starting, as needed to fully support the statement of work.
• Preferred: current program access to the applicable program.
• Preferred: an active U.S. Government Top Secret SCI clearance, with a background investigation in the past 5 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
• Preferred: skill at defining, motivating and driving change across several contracts or business areas, balancing end-user mission support with business value.
• Preferred: advanced technical knowledge of data science and data architecture.
• Preferred: proven understanding of statistics, structured and unstructured data analysis, predictive modeling and data visualization, plus a good command of emerging methods such as Artificial Intelligence.
• Preferred: recognized experience as a thought leader and innovator in building new tools, methods and problem-solving approaches.

Conditions

Full-time, on-site work at the facility. Remote, hybrid and telework are not available for this role.

Travel of up to 25% may be required.

The base salary range is $177,000.00 to $265,600.00. The company sets offers based on the scope of the role and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and may be shorter or longer depending on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Depending on the role, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus on top of 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 for vacation or personal business.