The Ranger Group ยท 5 hours ago
Director of Software Engineering-Aerospace (US Citizen Required)
Niles, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
10+ years expThe Ranger Group is a nationally recognized Engineering Solutions firm supporting industry-leading organizations in Aerospace & Defense, Medical Devices, Electronics, and Advanced Industrial Manufacturing. They are seeking a Director of Software Engineering for a major Aerospace OEM, responsible for overseeing certification-driven software development for flight-critical systems.
ConsultingIndustrial EngineeringManufacturing
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Overseeing certification-driven software development for flight-critical systems
Own the strategic and operational leadership of software engineering across multiple programs
Ensuring technical excellence, certification readiness, team performance, and delivery against safety-critical requirements
Serve as a key interface with the FAA, DERs, systems teams, and executive program leadership
Qualification
Required
Deep DO-178C expertise, including leadership of programs up to DAL-A certification
10+ years of progressive leadership experience, including recent responsibility at the Director (or higher) level managing large, multi-disciplinary teams of 50+ engineers
Proven track record guiding embedded, real-time, flight-critical, safety-critical, or mission-critical software development programs
Strong technical foundation: Electrical Engineering with CS minor, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science with embedded systems focus
Demonstrated success partnering cross-functionally across Systems, Hardware, Test, Quality, and Program Management
Experience operating in a highly regulated, certification-driven engineering environment
Company
The Ranger Group
Ranger Group is an industrial engineering company that has expertise in various sectors such as aerospace, defense, energy, and electronics.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase