Senior Engineering Manager

About the role

This role drives execution on a complex, multi-year roadmap for mission-critical aviation systems.

Software engineers turn product ideas into working code. Engineers work in small teams, review each other's work, and ship in small batches. Most teams follow agile practices such as sprints and daily standups. Engineers also write tests, fix bugs, and improve performance. The field values clear communication as much as technical skill. Engineers spend part of every week on planning, code review, and debugging, not just writing new code. The ability to explain a technical decision in plain words separates strong engineers from the rest.

Key facts

What you'll do

This enforces architecture standards and consistency.

• Architecture decisions are shaped and engineering standards are enforced so distributed systems remain reliable, scalable, and fault-tolerant.
• High-availability targets, such as 99.99% uptime, are established and reliability standards are upheld across teams. This sustains safe air traffic management.

This enables integrated and actionable aviation insights.

• Multi-year roadmaps stay on track through coordinated work across parallel streams with clear ownership and accountability. This manages interdependent systems and requirements.
• Prioritization and tradeoffs are judged carefully to balance scope, risk, and timelines under constraints. This maintains operational excellence.
• Engineering quality, operational excellence, and accountability are upheld at a high standard. This preserves mission-critical performance.
• Precision and reliability are applied in mission-critical contexts so aviation and emerging air mobility perform safely. This sustains safety and user outcomes.
• Geospatial, mapping, navigation, and aviation-related context guides technical decisions to meet domain-specific needs. This aligns solutions with operational realities.
• Cloud environments and regulated systems are used to address compliance and operational requirements, such as FedRAMP.

Requirements

• Large-scale engineering efforts across multiple teams, for example 5 7+ teams, are led.
• Complex, multi-year roadmaps with many interdependent systems and requirements are managed.
• Distributed systems and system design focused on reliability, scalability, and fault tolerance are demonstrated deeply.
• High-availability systems, such as 99.99% uptime, are driven and reliability standards are enforced.
• At least 2-3+ years of engineering management experience, with prior experience as a software engineer, is brought.
• Structure is set, teams are aligned, and execution is driven across large programs.
• Work across multiple parallel workstreams is coordinated with clear ownership and accountability.
• Strong judgment is exercised in prioritization, tradeoffs, and delivery under constraints.
• A high standard for engineering quality, operational excellence, and accountability is maintained.
• Trust is built and effective leadership is applied in mission-critical environments.

Practical notes

• Employment offers depend on timely U.S. authorizations for required duties.
• The role involves export-controlled technology and restricted U.S. Government data.
• Typical interview steps

Hiring for engineering roles usually starts with a recruiter screen, followed by one or two technical rounds. Candidates often solve a coding problem, discuss past projects, and answer system design questions. Some loops include a take-home task. Final rounds typically cover team fit and give candidates a chance to ask questions. Interviewers look for how you break down an unfamiliar problem, not just whether you reach the answer. Practicing a few problems aloud and reviewing your own past projects are the best preparation.

Good to know

Work in aviation and critical infrastructure domains such as defense, energy, and national airspace.

Use cloud environments and design for reliability, scalability, and fault tolerance in regulated systems.

geospatial, mapping, navigation, and aviation-related context to guide technical solutions.

Focus on high-availability targets and strict compliance in safety-critical environments.