Senior Embedded Software Engineering Manager

Position Title:Senior Embedded Software Engineering Manager
Requisition ID: 1848
Position Location:Fairfax VA
Position Reports To:Director Software Engineering
Supervises Others:Yes

At Trident Systems Space Electronic Systems (SES) division we believe in the power of using strong engineering principles to drive innovation and solve complex problems. We foster a culture of rigorous engineering and continuous improvement leveraging the full knowledge of our organization through collaborative product development processes that include design and peer reviews. We combine our expertise in space electronics with right-sized development processes to create innovative high-performance space-based electronic systems that meet our customers evolving needs.

We are a mission partner supporting DoD Intelligence Community and Civil space customers. We develop complex radiation effects mitigated designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.

Position Summary

The Embedded Software Functional Manager leads and develops a team of embedded software engineers supporting multiple programs. The role is responsible for personnel development staffing technical leadership engineering process and successful program execution.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role. In addition to functional management responsibilities the manager may directly contribute to software architecture design development integration and troubleshooting based on program needs.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in embedded and real-time software development and experience leading teams developing complex hardware-integrated systems. Aerospace defense or space experience is desirable but not required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead mentor and develop embedded software engineers and technical leads.
• Recruit hire onboard and retain engineering talent.
• Conduct performance management career development coaching and goal setting.
• Work with program and technical leadership to develop staffing plans and allocate resources across programs.
• Support software estimates schedules proposals and development planning.
• Monitor execution against cost schedule staffing and technical commitments and identify risks early.
• Provide technical leadership for embedded software architecture design development integration and test.
• Contribute directly to software development integration debugging or technical problem solving when needed.
• Participate in requirements architecture design code and release-readiness reviews.
• Establish and improve software engineering practices including requirements traceability configuration management peer reviews testing defect management and release management.
• Promote reusable software automated testing CI/CD static analysis and common development infrastructure.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering Hardware Engineering Verification/Test Cybersecurity DevOps Quality and Program Management.
• Support resolution of complex hardware/software and system integration issues.
• Promote a culture of accountability collaboration technical excellence continuous improvement and predictable execution.
• Maintain sufficient hands-on technical capability to contribute to development efforts evaluate technical approaches mentor engineers and assist with difficult integration and debugging activities.
• Ability to support travel or off-site work as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Software Engineering or related discipline.
• 12 years of related experience with a Bachelors degree OR 10 years for a Graduate degree.
• Experience developing embedded and/or real-time software using C/C with experience in embedded Linux and/or RTOS environments.
• Strong hands-on software development and debugging experience.
• Experience with Hardware/Software Ethernet networking and serial communication interfaces.
• Experience with Hardware/Software and system-level integration.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineers or technical teams.
• Strong understanding of the software lifecycle from requirements through integration and verification.
• Experience planning and estimating software development activities.
• Ability to manage resources and priorities across multiple programs.
• Strong leadership communication organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop technical talent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in relevant technical discipline.
• Previous Engineering Manager Functional Manager Software Lead or Technical Lead experience.
• Experience developing high-reliability or mission-critical embedded systems.
• Experience in aerospace defense space automotive robotics industrial or similar embedded-system environments.
• Experience with structured engineering lifecycle processes and Agile/iterative development.
• Experience supporting proposals staffing plans and engineering cost estimates.
• Experience with ARM-based processors and System-on-Chip architectures.
• Experience with Git automated builds/testing CI/CD and static analysis.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $143000 - $266000

Please Note: Actual compensation offered will be determined based on several factors including but not limited to relevant experience skills education certifications internal equity business considerations and geographic location where applicable.

Benefits

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:

• Health benefits
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Basic life with AD&D
  • Short term disability
  • Long term disability
  • Ancillary (Voluntary life with AD&D accident critical illness hospital and pet)
  • Spending accounts (HSA FSA and DCFSA)
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• 401(k) (including company match)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Leaves (Parental maternity and military)
• Annual discretionary bonus (for eligible roles)

Trident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

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