Senior Software Engineering Lead for IRAD & Hardware

AeroVironment, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K matching

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. seeks a Senior Manager, Software Engineering to lead a multidisciplinary software organization responsible for backend architecture, UI/UX, QA, and software integration for the Titan RF CUAS product.

The role establishes software processes, management practices, and engineering discipline to support a fast-paced, growing organization. The candidate will work with the Chief Engineer to execute software IRAD projects and partner with cross-functional hardware and software teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years managing software engineering teams.
• Experience integrating software into hardware-based products.
• Experience working cross-functionally with mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, systems, quality, and software teams.
• Experience executing IRAD, prototype, or new product development projects.

Responsibilities

• Manages a multi-disciplinary group of software engineers, including staffing, training, performance evaluation and career development.
• Attracts and retains high caliber staff and provides mentorship.
• Establish and improve Agile development processes using Jira, including scope, scheduling, resourcing, prioritizing, sprint execution, reporting, and retrospectives.
• Define and implement software development standards, coding practices, documentation, and engineering metrics.
• Establish unit testing, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and quality gates.
• Lead software release management, including configuration management, versioning, release readiness, deployment, and rollback processes.
• Champions software quality through design reviews, requirements-based testing, code coverage, and disciplined branching and release practices Oversee backend architecture, UI/UX development, QA, and system-level software integration.
• Partner with the Chief Engineer to shape SW road-map, plan and execute software IRAD projects from concept through prototype, integration, verification, and production transition.
• Drive resolution of software integration issues, technical risks, dependencies, and defects.
• Communicate project status, risks, resource needs, and technical decisions to senior leadership.

Skills

People leadership

Agile processes

Jira

Software engineering management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Version control (Git)

Release management tools

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. seeks a Senior Manager, Software Engineering to lead a multidisciplinary software organization responsible for backend architecture, UI/UX, QA, and software integration for the Titan RF CUAS product.

The role establishes software processes, management practices, and engineering discipline to support a fast-paced, growing organization. The candidate will work with the Chief Engineer to execute software IRAD projects and partner with cross-functional hardware and software teams