Engineering Manager, Avionics Recorders

Ring Inc; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Acron Aviation seeks an experienced Engineering Manager for the Recorders product line to lead Systems, Software, and Engineering Project Lead teams delivering flight data and cockpit voice recorders.

You will shape strategy, workforce planning, and budgets while driving certification-friendly practices and continuous improvement, with a focus on collaboration across disciplines and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years engineering experience in aerospace, avionics, defense, or related industries.
• 3+ years of engineering leadership or management experience with direct reports.
• Working knowledge of avionics development lifecycles (ARP-4754A systems and/or DO-178C software practice).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead through influence in a matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Build, develop, and retain high‑performing engineering teams by fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Coach and mentor engineering leaders and individual contributors, helping them achieve their professional goals while growing organizational capability.
• Lead functional governance across systems engineering (ARP-4754A), software engineering (DO-178C), and engineering project leadership.
• Own workforce planning, succession planning, resource allocation, and engineering budgets across three functions.
• Drive program execution: credible estimates, resource‑loaded schedules, risk management, and metrics‑driven management.
• Collaborate with product management, hardware engineering, and other stakeholders to define product requirements and roadmaps.
• Sponsor engineering transformation: model‑based systems engineering, digital thread, and modern development practices compatible with certification.
• Drive continuous improvement and AI adoption within your organization — championing lean practices and AI‑assisted engineering tools as part of how the team works every day.
• Work across product lines, partnering with peer engineering managers to share talent, harmonize practices, and carry lessons learned between organizations.
• Partner closely with senior leaders, program managers, customers, and functional stakeholders to drive successful program outcomes and organizational effectiveness.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Systems engineering

Risk management

Project planning

ARP-4754A/DO-178C knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems, Software, Computer, Electrical, Aerospace, or related engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Management, or MBA

Job description

Acron Aviation seeks an experienced Engineering Manager for the Recorders product line to lead Systems, Software, and Engineering Project Lead teams delivering flight data and cockpit voice recorders.

You will shape strategy, workforce planning, and budgets while driving certification-friendly practices and continuous improvement, with a focus on collaboration across disciplines and stakeholders.