Hands-On Mission Systems Lead for Fire Control

Singularity Defense Corp.; Gardena (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Singularity Defense Corp. in Gardena, CA, seeks a Mission Systems Manager to lead the Fire Control System and mission software capabilities. You will manage a small team while doing hands-on development, writing production code, and shaping software architecture for a high‑impact defense system.

The role emphasizes ownership of system integration with sensors, controllers, and interceptor platforms, plus real-time, secure software practices and end-to-end testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a technical field.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering, distributed systems experience.
• Proficient in C++ and Linux production software.
• Experience leading small engineering teams and mentoring engineers.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small Mission Systems team with technical direction and performance management.
• Contribute to design, implementation, testing, and debugging of production mission software with hands-on work.
• Own architecture, development, integration, and delivery of the Fire Control System.
• Develop software for radar and sensor integration, track processing, mission execution.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Linux development

Nix/NixOS

Job description

Singularity Defense Corp. in Gardena, CA, seeks a Mission Systems Manager to lead the Fire Control System and mission software capabilities. You will manage a small team while doing hands-on development, writing production code, and shaping software architecture for a high‑impact defense system.

The role emphasizes ownership of system integration with sensors, controllers, and interceptor platforms, plus real-time, secure software practices and end-to-end testing.