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Sierra Space
Sierra Space
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
ConsultingLogisticsManufacturing
Sierra Space is a commercial space technology company working across spacecraft manufacturing, space infrastructure, and related engineering solutions. Its portfolio includes Dream Chaser spaceplanes, commercial space station development, advanced propulsion and rocket engine technologies, solar power systems, and environmental systems designed to support human spaceflight in microgravity. The company also delivers space systems and mission solutions for customers pursuing more capable and sustainable operations beyond Earth.
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Software Engineering Manager, Aerospace and Defense

Lead software teams building mission-critical aerospace and defense systems at Sierra Space. Manage delivery, engineering standards, budgets, and technical quality.

USUnited StatesCOColorado
$167,209 – $229,911 / year
On-siteFull-timeMiddleSeniorEnglish RequiredEngineering Manager
AWSCloudCyber SecurityDockerKubernetesMongoDBMySQLPostgresPythonReact

Description

  • Lead software engineering teams building mission-critical software for aerospace and defense programs.
  • Supervise, mentor, set performance expectations for, and review software engineers.
  • Turn functional plans into operational plans and establish development, testing, and deployment procedures.
  • Adapt Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or DevOps practices to aerospace software projects.
  • Manage the software development lifecycle, version control, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Ensure adherence to aerospace software, quality, cybersecurity, and organizational standards.
  • Oversee development budgets, resource planning, and investments in engineering tools.
  • Improve code quality, performance, maintainability, and reliability for mission-critical systems.
  • Lead organizational changes involving engineering methods, tools, and workflows.
  • Explain technical concepts, project progress, risks, and trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Promote collaboration, innovation, accountability, and disciplined engineering practices.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • Several years of relevant software engineering experience, including substantial technical or leadership experience.
  • Broad knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and DevOps practices.
  • Experience managing software development lifecycles, version control systems, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Working knowledge of aerospace software standards, including DO-178B/C, NASA-STD-7150.2, NASA-STD-8739, RTCA/DO-278, and The Aerospace Corporation’s ToR-2011/2023.
  • Working knowledge of quality standards such as AS9100, ISO, and CMMI.
  • Ability to turn software engineering plans into operational plans.
  • Experience managing multiple software engineering teams and directly supervising engineers.
  • Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
  • U.S. citizenship is required for employment involving an active U.S. security clearance.
  • Preferred: Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and aerospace or defense compliance requirements.
  • Preferred: Python and React experience.
  • Preferred: Python FastAPI experience.
  • Preferred: JIRA and Confluence experience.
  • Preferred: Experience with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket.
  • Preferred: AWS and cloud-native development experience.
  • Preferred: Docker and Kubernetes experience.
  • Preferred: Experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.

Benefits

  • 401(k) plan with a 150% match on contributions up to 6%.
  • Medical coverage options.
  • Dental coverage options.
  • Vision coverage options.
  • Life insurance.
  • Three weeks of paid time off.
  • Personal and professional development opportunities.
  • Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.

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