Aerospace Software Project Lead — Embedded Systems

Roman Health Pharmacy LLC; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 133,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA

FSA

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Software Project Engineer II to drive embedded software development for aerospace systems in a startup‑like, fast‑paced environment. You will plan and manage software projects, collaborate with engineers, PMs, customers, and other stakeholders, and help improve the software lifecycle.

The ideal candidate brings 6+ years of software project management and embedded firmware experience, strong communication skills, and familiarity with Agile and V-model processes,

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering.
• A minimum of 6 years of experience required including at least 1 year of embedded software development experience and at least 3 years of software project management.
• Excellent communication skills, especially in tailoring to a target audience.
• Familiarity with board-level hardware design processes as they pertain to software development.
• Knowledgeable on multiple software product lifecycle and management approaches including Agile and V-model.
• Experience project managing firmware development.

Responsibilities

• Create software development plans subject to cost and schedule constraints.
• Lead periodic planning meetings, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
• Communicate project status to a wide variety of technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Represent the software engineering team to programmatic stakeholders.
• Maintain software issue tracking systems and projects such as Jira.
• Prioritize feature development based on varied and sometimes conflicting stakeholder inputs.
• Interface to external parties including customers and vendors.
• Ensure consistent and correct software development lifecycle execution.
• Continuously improve software project execution processes.

Skills

Embedded software development

Software project management

Communication skills

Agile & V-model

Board-level hardware design awareness

Firmware development

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Jira

Requirements management

Configuration management

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Software Project Engineer II to drive embedded software development for aerospace systems in a startup‑like, fast‑paced environment. You will plan and manage software projects, collaborate with engineers, PMs, customers, and other stakeholders, and help improve the software lifecycle.

The ideal candidate brings 6+ years of software project management and embedded firmware experience, strong communication skills, and familiarity with Agile and V-model processes,