Mission Systems Software Engineering Lead

AV; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

AeroVironment is seeking a Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Mission Systems) to lead a large, multi-site team delivering onboard mission systems software for uncrewed aircraft. You will drive strategy, budget, and program commitments and partner with the Software Chief Engineer on technical direction.

The role requires deep embedded/mission systems experience, proven leadership, and collaboration across software, systems, GNC, hardware and test teams to meet milestones.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Experience leading a software team of 15+ engineers and scaling through rapid growth
• Delivery of flight-critical or mission-critical software through full lifecycle
• Experience with modern development tools including CI/CD and Linux environments

Responsibilities

• Manages a large, multi-site group of software engineers with budget planning and staffing
• Drives hiring, onboarding and development to meet program demand
• Shapes mission systems software roadmap with senior engineering leadership
• Plans and directs software projects across programs in an Agile environment
• Ensures software quality through reviews, testing, and disciplined release practices
• Collaborates with systems engineering, GNC, hardware, test and programs teams

Skills

Leadership & mentorship

Team scaling & hiring

Agile software development

Cross-functional collaboration

Embedded systems experience

Risk communication

System/software integration

Education

BSc in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Git/GitLab

CI pipelines

Containerization

Linux environments

Job description

AeroVironment is seeking a Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Mission Systems) to lead a large, multi-site team delivering onboard mission systems software for uncrewed aircraft. You will drive strategy, budget, and program commitments and partner with the Software Chief Engineer on technical direction.

The role requires deep embedded/mission systems experience, proven leadership, and collaboration across software, systems, GNC, hardware and test teams to meet milestones.