Manager Software Engineer (Minimum $10k Sign-On Bonus)

Job Juncture; Camden (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

US Citizenship required

Relocation Assistance Available

Job summary

Space Mission Systems, Camden, NJ, seeks a Manager Software Engineer to lead a team delivering mission‑critical software across the full lifecycle, including requirements, architecture, design, implementation, integration and test.

You will mentor engineers, support recruiting and performance management, and contribute to proposals and engineering planning in a dynamic, defense‑oriented environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum 9 years of relevant experience; or 13 years if no degree.
• Senior engineering or technical lead experience.
• DoD Secret security clearance.
• RESTful services designed or developed in production.
• Strong cross‑disciplinary communication; proposal and EVMS exposure.
• Experience in Agile or hybrid Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical and task leadership for a software engineering team.
• Lead development of RESTful APIs and service‑based architectures for Java apps.
• Guide deployment on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and RPM packaging.
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews, and architecture discussions.

Skills

Senior engineering leadership

RESTful services design

Agile/hybrid Agile

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

Tools

Java Enterprise

JBoss/WAR deployment

PJSIP/PJMEDIA

Job description

Manager Software Engineer (Minimum $10k Sign-On Bonus)

Salary: $140,000 - $240,000 per year

Location: Camden, NJ

Posted: September 13 2026

Relocation Assistance: Available

Salary Plus Benefits

• US Citizenship required
• Relocation Assistance Available

The company's Space Mission Systems is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead development of mission-critical software, supporting communications and service-based systems. The Software Engineering Manager will collaborate across engineering disciplines, mentor engineers, support recruiting and performance management activities, and contribute technical input to proposal efforts and engineering planning. The selected candidate will guide software development across the full lifecycle including requirements analysis, architecture, design, implementation, integration, and test. This role provides day-to-day technical leadership for a team of software engineers while ensuring delivery of high-quality software aligned with cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives. The successful candidate will also support development and sustainment of VoIP and real-time communications applications utilizing SIP-based call control and frameworks such as PJSIP or PJMEDIA.

Essential Functions:

• Provide day-to-day technical and task leadership for a team of software engineers, ensuring delivery of high-quality software on cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Will lead development of RESTful APIs and service-based architectures and supporting Java enterprise applications deployed as WAR files on JBoss or similar application servers.
• Will guide software deployment and sustainment on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems and supporting RPM-based software packaging and distribution.
• Participate in and lead code reviews, design reviews, and architecture discussions for service-based, VoIP, and application-level software systems.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum 9 years prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Experience in a senior engineering, technical lead, or informal leadership role
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, or integrating RESTful services in a production environment.
• DoD Secret security clearance
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across disciplines and programs.
• Exposure to proposal development, cost estimation, or EVMS-driven program environments.
• Experience working in an Agile or hybrid Agile development environment.