Senior Software Engineering Manager NAM

Cubic Transportation Systems; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 212,000 - 238,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Cubic Transportation Systems in San Diego, CA seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to oversee software development programs, ensuring conformance with plans, policies, budgets, and schedules. The role leads Software Development Supervisors and Managers to achieve milestones across multiple projects.

The candidate will coach staff, set objectives, manage resources, and drive design, development and test activities to deliver high-quality transportation software solutions.

Qualifications

• 16+ years in a software engineering role with SDLC knowledge.
• BS in electrical engineering, CS or related field or equivalent with 8+ years as Engineering Manager.
• Proven leadership of teams and projects to meet milestones and control costs.

Responsibilities

• Lead Software Development Supervisors/Managers and their teams to hit milestones across multiple projects.
• Assign projects and prepare staff for higher levels of responsibility.
• Review resource plans and ensure alignment across the group.
• Coach and mentor team members to improve performance.
• Manage recruitment activities, performance reviews, timesheets, and leave requests.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure design and testing meet quality standards.

Skills

Leadership

SDLC

Budgeting

Mentoring

Decision making

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Job description

Job Summary

The Senior Engineering Manager oversees software engineering projects ensuring conformance with plans, policies, procedures, budgets, and schedules. Establishes and interprets plans, objectives, policies and procedures. Take overall responsibility for device software development across a group of projects and effectively manage the Software Development Supervisors and Software Managers to ensure that the group meets the milestones and objectives of the projects undertaken. This position typically works under limited supervision and direction. Incumbents of this position will regularly exercise discretionary and substantial decision-making authority

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Working in collaboration with the Software Development Supervisors/Managers and their teams to ensure that the group is aligned to achieve the required milestones and objectives of the projects undertaken
• Assigns projects to software managers and prepares personnel to take on progressively higher levels of responsibility in the Department
• Review and ensure resource plans are appropriate across multiple projects within the group
• Responsible for assigning roles, responsibilities and the day-to-day management of the team
• Coach and mentor team members to continually improve their performance.
• Manage recruitment activities, annual performance reviews, timesheet approval and holiday requests
• Collaborate and share technical expertise within the department and other departments as required
• Analyze and contribute to system and subsystem requirements specifications and design definitions
• Ensure that design, development and test of applications and programs support the company’s products
• Ensure that design, development and test software programs follow established quality standards and in accordance with CTS engineering procedures including coding, unit testing and software configuration control.
• Complete high- and low-level detailed software design specifications, storyboards and interface specifications
• Responsible for cost and schedule performance of all sub-cost center activities
• Prepares or assists in the preparation of the departmental budget
• Provide support of products through conception to product delivery including problem solving, defect maintenance and support to customer services
• Prepare reports, manuals, procedures and status reports
• Supports the bids and proposal and customer variation requests
• Keeps abreast of improvements and developments within software engineering techniques
• Comply with Cubic’s Quality Management System
• Comply with Cubic Occupational Health, Safety and Environment policies and procedures.
• Comply with security in accordance with established policies and procedures of the organization
• Other duties as requested

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Comply with Cubic’s Quality Management System
• Comply with Cubic Occupational Health, Safety and Environment policies and procedures
• Comply with security in accordance with established policies and procedures of the organizations
• Comply with Cubic Human Resources Procedures
• Other duties as requested

Minimum Job Requirements

• Minimum 16 years of experience in a Software Engineering role with a strong understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, computer science or relation field or equivalent professional experience or combination of both plus a minimum of 8 years of related experience as Engineering Manager.
• A proven track record of leading teams and projects successfully to meet required milestones and objectives including setting objectives, performance management, development, and cost controls
• Result orientated and capable of delegating responsibility to Software Development Supervisors to lead a project including developing concepts, objectives, resource requirements and cost controls
• An experienced software engineer with a proven track record of specification, design and development of software
• Up to date knowledge of software engineering, programming language and technologies
• Effective decision maker with the ability to consider the impact and take accountability for decisions made
• Proven track record of problem solving and effective resolution.
• With the ability to define test schedules and data requirements
• Able to prepare reports, manuals, procedures and status reports
• Desirable to have Previous experience of Cubic products
• Desirable to have Experience of working with transportation technology or other similar industry
• Self-motivated, pragmatic with the ability to motivate and lead others to achieve individual and shared goals
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a willingness to share knowledge, coach and collaborate effectively with individuals and other departments
• Strong organization and planning skills with the ability to handle multiple projects and undertake new tasks quickly
• Diligent, with attention to detail.
• Able to solve problems and find effective and timely resolutions
• Ability to travel, may need to work occasionally at other company sites

Worker Type

Employee

Cubic Pay Range

$211,700.00 - $237,700.00 + benefits.

Benefits

• All regular, full-time and part-time employees (working an average of 20 hours per week) are eligible for benefits that are effective on the first day of employment.
• medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid disability (company continues full pay and benefits for up to six weeks), life insurance options, critical illness and accident coverages, Flexible Spending Accounts, a pre-paid legal plan, travel accident insurance, an award-winning well-being program which includes an employer-funded lifestyle spending account, up to six weeks of paid parental leave, and a 401k Retirement Plan with a company match.
• Employees can also take advantage of backup childcare, pet care, pet insurance, virtual tutoring, and a tuition reimbursement program.
• Many locations follow a 9/80 work schedule with time-off policies to help encourage employees to take time for rest and relaxation.
• Full-time salaried employees are eligible to participate in Cubic’s flexible time-off arrangement.
• Part-time and hourly employees accrue paid time-off (PTO)/Sick leave at a rate of 5.23 hours bi-weekly.
• Lastly, Cubic provides its employees 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

Company Overview

Cubic creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation that make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities that help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global challenges through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Cubic is dedicated to providing a comprehensive employee benefits program.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer. We are committed to ensuring a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, military or veteran status, and any other basis protected by applicable law.

For more information on Equal Employment please visit: http://www.cubic.com/Careers/Applicant-Help. To learn more, visit Cubic.com. Follow us on LinkedIn!