Senior Project Engineer & Software Integration Lead

Socket.dev

San Luis Obispo (CA)

On-site

USD 170,000 - 181,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Paid PTO

Paid holidays

Medical insurance

Disability insurance

HSA/FSA options

Critical care plan

Accident care plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Project Engineer, Staff (IV) & Software Integration Lead in San Luis Obispo, CA. You will lead cross-functional engineering workstreams across hardware, software, and systems, ensuring milestone readiness and strong integration across disciplines.

You will own the technical readiness for reviews (CoDR/PDR/CDR/TRR), mentor junior engineers, and drive automation and test readiness across software teams. This role demands structured leadership and proactive coordination.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Technical Management, or related analytical field required.
7–10 years of experience in project engineering, technical program coordination, or engineering operations.
Demonstrated experience running multi-disciplinary engineering activities or subsystem-level coordination.
Aerospace, defense, robotics, or complex hardware/software integration experience highly preferred.
Strong understanding of engineering lifecycles and milestone processes (CoDR, PDR, CDR, TRR).
Ability to read, interpret, and summarize technical documentation across multiple engineering disciplines.
Proficiency with project coordination tools (Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, or similar).
Strong ability to build schedules, track dependencies, and manage integration plans.
Experience coordinating prototype builds, integration activities, or test preparation events.
Excellent communication and facilitation skills—able to bring clarity to complex technical discussions.
High organizational rigor and consistency; able to structure ambiguity and drive alignment.
Strong time management and prioritization across simultaneous workstreams.
Ability to anticipate cross-functional impacts and coordinate proactively.
Positive leadership presence with the ability to mentor junior PEs and influence without authority.

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional coordination for major engineering workstreams or subsystems.
Own milestone readiness: track criteria, organize artifacts, and ensure engineering teams deliver inputs on time.
Drive technical integration across disciplines (EE, ME, SW, Systems, Test), surfacing risks or gaps early.
Build and maintain schedules and integration plans for complex engineering segments.
Run recurring coordination meetings, ensuring structured communication, clear next steps, and documented progress.
Collaborate with systems engineering to maintain requirement alignment, verification progress, and design impact awareness.
Coordinate prototype builds, integration events, and test readiness activities.
Support ECO workflows, change documentation, and cross-team configuration control alignment.
Provide mentorship and guidance to Associate and L2 Project Engineers.
Serve as an execution partner to engineering leadership, offering early insight into progress, constraints, and cross-team needs.
Manage the software quality assurance team, driving priorities and deliverables. Including extending coverage of automated test points.
Assumes all other responsibilities as assigned