EVONA · 17 hours ago
Head of Vehicle Software (Rockets)
Long Beach, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$200K/yr - $300K/yr
10+ years expEVONA is partnered with a space unicorn seeking a Head of Vehicle Software to lead the software development for next-generation rockets. This senior leadership role involves managing multiple teams across various software domains and ensuring the integration of solutions for vehicle software.
Staffing & Recruiting
Hiring Manager
Sam Stocks
Responsibilities
Own the architecture, development, testing, release, and deployment of all vehicle software
Lead, hire, and mentor multiple teams of senior software engineers and engineering managers
Own simulation and test infrastructure, including hardware-in-the-loop environments
Partner closely with avionics, controls, systems, and ground teams to deliver tightly integrated end-to-end solutions
Build scalable software platforms and processes to support multiple vehicles in parallel across design, test, and launch
Manage 5 distributed teams and circa 50 heads across vehicle software
Qualification
Required
10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in senior leadership roles
3+ years as a manager of managers leading multiple distributed teams
Experience of flight and safety critical software
Experience working on a rocket or spacecraft
A fast moving new space mindset, someone who talks about making improvements in days rather than weeks and months
Experience beyond the large primes in smaller SMEs or start-ups
Company
EVONA
We believe in the evolution of knowledge and the progression of people - it is so core to our business, it's the meaning of our name: EVO - to evolve, ONA - people.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Jack Madley
Co-Founder
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