Mission-Critical Software Engineering Manager – Defense & Simulation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Work-life balance

Professional development

Recognition and advancement

Job summary

CAE USA Inc. in Binghamton, NY seeks a Software Engineering Manager to blend hands-on engineering with team leadership to deliver high-fidelity flight and mission simulators used by pilots and defense personnel worldwide.

You will lead a skilled team, modernize legacy systems, and collaborate across hardware, systems engineering, and program management to meet demanding training goals and DoD security requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience in mission critical or real-time systems.
• 3–5 years leading teams or serving as a technical lead.
• Strong mastery of real-time/embedded or simulation development.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
• Willingness to travel CONUS; security compliance is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor software engineers in designing, developing, and maintaining software for flight and mission simulators.
• Modernize legacy codebases to improve stability and expand capabilities.
• Collaborate with hardware, systems engineering, and program management stakeholders.
• Lead projects using Waterfall and Agile/Scrum methodologies; contribute to BOEs, IMPs, IMS planning.
• Troubleshoot complex issues in real-time or legacy systems to support pilot training outcomes.
• Create and maintain a productive, growth-focused team environment.
• Coach and develop engineers for performance and career progression.
• Define roles and guide adoption of best engineering practices and tools.
• Support proposals, staffing plans, hiring evaluations, and communications.

Skills

Real-time/embedded sim dev

Software engineering

Team leadership

Mentoring engineers

Security clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Eng

Tools

Atlassian suite

GitHub/GitLab

Jenkins

Change control systems

Job description

CAE USA Inc. in Binghamton, NY seeks a Software Engineering Manager to blend hands-on engineering with team leadership to deliver high-fidelity flight and mission simulators used by pilots and defense personnel worldwide.

You will lead a skilled team, modernize legacy systems, and collaborate across hardware, systems engineering, and program management to meet demanding training goals and DoD security requirements.