Software Engineering Manager, Flight Software Verified today
About the role
You will lead the software engineering team responsible for building the platform that operates the flight and payload systems for on-orbit satellites. This team owns the core software, services, and tools that implement core flight operations including communications, telemetry, power management, sensor and payload operation and system orchestration.
In this role, you will develop the people, processes, and technical direction needed to deliver scalable, reliable systems that convert customer intent into safe and efficient on-orbit operations. You will collaborate closely with customers, ground platform and mission operations, to implement solutions that are robust, flexible, scalable and easy to integrate with.
This position is hybrid and requires working on-site in our San Jose, CA office three days per week.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow a software engineering team responsible for core flight software development
- Define team goals and technical roadmaps that align with company priorities
- Ensure reliability, scalability, and performance of mission-critical services operating in production
- Work with cross-functional stakeholders to translate mission needs into clear requirements and technical specifications
- Drive engineering best practices including design reviews, code quality, testing, and observability
- Manage team capacity, staffing, and growth, including hiring, coaching, and performance development
- Promote a culture of technical ownership, continuous improvement, and pragmatic delivery
Qualifications
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent industry experience
- 5+ years of software engineering experience and 2+ years of experience managing software engineering teams building production systems
- Significant experience developing in languages such as C++, Python or Rust
- Strong technical background in embedded systems (RTOS and/or Linux class typically)
- Demonstrated experience building and operating mission-critical products with uptime, reliability, and performance requirements
- Experience defining technical direction and driving execution through a team
- Strong communication skills and comfort working with cross-functional stakeholders
Nice to have
- Experience in aerospace, robotics or other domains with real-time scheduling, planning, or resource allocation and critical operations
- Experience developing in Rust
Compensation
Salary range: $210,000 - $234,000, plus equity grant and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k, short and long term disability and life insurance, three weeks paid vacation, 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time, and paid parental leave. Final compensation determined based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.
ITAR/Export Control
This position requires access to export controlled information. Applicant must either be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee), eligible to access export controlled information without authorization, or eligible and reasonably likely to obtain required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency.