Engineering Manager

Role Overview
Hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a team of 5-8 flight software engineers responsible for the embedded software running on a large, high-resolution Earth-observation satellite constellation. Reports to the Director of Software Engineering.Core Responsibilities

• Direct management, mentoring, and growth of the flight software team
• Own the full development lifecycle of safety-critical, space-qualified flight software
• Drive architecture and technical roadmap for real-time embedded systems
• Ensure reliability, fault tolerance, radiation hardening, and performance in orbit
• Partner with hardware, ADCS, payload, and ground-segment teams
• Enforce rigorous processes (code reviews, CI/CD, testing, MISRA/DO-178C compliance)
• Hands-on coding and debugging when needed (primarily C/C++, some Python)

Required Experience

• 8+ years in software engineering, with 3+ years in embedded/flight software for space or aerospace
• 3+ years managing or technically leading embedded/software teams
• Deep expertise in RTOS (FreeRTOS, RTEMS, VxWorks, etc.), bare-metal C/C++, and low-level drivers
• Proven work on satellite flight software (ADCS, C&DH, payload interfaces, TT&C, etc.)
• Familiarity with radiation effects, SEU/SEL mitigation, CCSDS, and space-grade testing
• Experience shipping flight code that has flown successfully

Nice-to-Have

• Small-sat or CubeSat mission experience
• Secure boot, encryption, or space-cybersecurity implementations
• ML on-orbit or advanced autonomy features
• Orbital mechanics or simulation experience

Compensation & Benefits

• Base: $180k - $250k (flexible based on experience)
• Meaningful equity
• Full medical/dental/vision (100% premiums covered)
• 401(k) match, unlimited PTO, hybrid schedule
• Relocation assistance available