Software Engineering Manager (Flight Software)

• We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead the 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
• Lead, mentor, and grow a software engineering team responsible for core flight software development
• Define team goals, and technical roadmaps that align with companies 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

Benefits

• 100% health, dental, and vision coverage for employees; 50% coverage for dependents (Concierge Medical offered through One Medical where available)
• Parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
• Generous time off policy
• 401(k) plan through Betterment and equity management through Carta
• Fully stocked kitchen at our HQ and we cater lunch 3 days per week
• Dog-friendly office- Strong technical background in embedded systems (RTOS and/or Linux class typically)
• Significant experience developing in languages such as C++, Python or Rust
• Demonstrated experience building and operating mission-critical products with uptime, reliability, and performance requirements
• 5+ years of software engineering experience and 2+ years of experience managing software engineering team building production systems
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent industry experience
• Strong communication skills and comfort working with cross-functional stakeholders
• Experience defining technical direction and driving execution through a team
• Experience developing in Rust
• We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! I
• Experience in aerospace, robotics or other domains with real-time scheduling, planning, or resource allocation and critical operations
• This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process