Mission-Critical Software Engineering Manager

CAE Inc; City of Binghamton (NY); On-site; USD 153,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Work-life balance

Professional development

Recognition

Job summary

CAE in Binghamton, NY seeks a Software Engineering Manager blending strong hands-on engineering with team leadership to deliver high‑fidelity, mission‑critical training systems used by pilots and defense personnel worldwide.

You will work from our Binghamton location, guiding engineers across software for flight simulators and related training solutions while collaborating with hardware, systems, and program management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with hands‑on development in mission critical or realtime systems.
• Minimum of 3–5 years leading teams, mentoring engineers, or serving as a technical lead.
• Strong mastery of realtime/embedded or simulation development experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active DoD Secret clearance and Special Program Access.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Flexibility for occasional overtime, weekend/shift work, and CONUS travel.
• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor software engineers in designing, developing, and maintaining software for flight and mission simulators, ensuring high reliability and performance.
• Modernize and enhance legacy codebases essential to simulator functionality, driving upgrades that improve stability and expand capability.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, systems engineering, and program management stakeholders to align software development with program needs.
• Lead projects using both Waterfall and Agile/Scrum methodologies and contribute to BOEs, IMPs, and IMS planning.
• Troubleshoot complex issues in real‑time or legacy systems to support high stakes pilot training outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Real-time systems

Embedded/simulation

DoD clearance

U.S. citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Atlassian Suite

GitHub/GitLab

Jenkins

Job description

CAE in Binghamton, NY seeks a Software Engineering Manager blending strong hands-on engineering with team leadership to deliver high‑fidelity, mission‑critical training systems used by pilots and defense personnel worldwide.

You will work from our Binghamton location, guiding engineers across software for flight simulators and related training solutions while collaborating with hardware, systems, and program management.