Director, Software Engineering

📋 Description

• Lead, mentor, and manage the flight software team, fostering high performance.
• Drive strategy for development, integration, and testing of flight software for advanced hypersonic vehicles.
• Oversee architecture and design of flight control systems and ensure safety standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineering, systems engineering, GNC, and flight test, to deliver integrated software solutions.
• Define software development processes and best practices, ensuring timely, high-quality delivery.
• Spearhead verification and validation efforts, including simulation-based testing, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, and flight tests.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in embedded flight software development, with at least 4 years in a leadership or senior technical role.
• Professional experience with real-time embedded systems, flight control software, or mission-critical software development.
• Professional experience in recruiting, developing, and scaling engineering teams, including coaching and mentoring engineers at all levels.
• Experience with aerospace safety standards and regulations (e.g., DO-178C, MIL-STD-498).
• Experience with avionics systems, flight simulation environments, and autonomous vehicle software development.