United Launch Alliance (ULA) · 6 hours ago
Software Engineer Leader 5
Centennial, CO, US, 80112
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$148K/yr - $275K/yr
8+ years expUnited Launch Alliance (ULA) is the world's most experienced and reliable space launch company. They are seeking a Software Engineer Leader to lead a high-performing software development team responsible for workflow automation and engineering configuration management applications.
AerospaceSpace TravelTransportation
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Direct responsibility for program execution, cost & schedule, including earned value
Coordinate with other functional disciplines to resolve technical and programmatic risks, issues and challenges
Build partnerships with customers, suppliers, consultants, partners, and internal/external stakeholders
Ensure software development that is compliant with processes, procedures & requirements
Reinforce & mature Scaled Agile (SAFe) best practices, principles & processes
Participate in and guide agile ceremonies such as program increment planning, system demos, and design reviews
Develop and maintain a team of engineers who establish requirements, develop and integrate software and data products and take them through testing and deployment
Hiring, performance management and career growth for team
Along with other software leaders, shape the evolution of software tools, flight software, ground software, and integrated test environments capabilities & roadmaps
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Software, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics
Minimum of 8 years of related work experience
Prior experience managing people or managing programs/projects
Proven ability to lead across organizational boundaries and as part of cross-functional teams
Experience with task planning/budgeting and project/program management
Interpersonal skills (collaboration, motivation, coaching and conflict resolution)
Excellent communication, interpersonal and facilitation skills
Experience and ability to drive strong team culture
Ability to grow and motivate employees
Self-starter with effective decision making ability and can work with minimal direction
Preferred
Advanced degrees
Combination of software/computer science and other engineering degrees (mechanical, electrical, aerospace)
Previous leadership experience
Lean-Agile (SAFe, Scrum and XP) program/project management experience
Earned value management (in an Agile setting)
Proposal development experience
Experience working with the IV&V contractor community
Full software development lifecycle experience in hard real-time and faster than real-time setting
Experience with modern software development practices & tools
Modeling and simulation domain experience
Hardware & software integration and test experience
Software architecture experience
Flight or ground software development experience
Software test environment development experience
Cybersecurity for software or test environments experience
Strong understanding of cybersecurity policies, practices, and procedures
C++, Python, Linux Experience
Experience with development and execution in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)
Benefits
401(k) match plus an additional employer contribution
Discretionary annual incentive bonus for eligible employees
Generous paid time off
Flexible work environments
9/80 schedule
Company
United Launch Alliance (ULA)
All rockets are not created equal.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$63.25MKey Investors
NASAUnited States Space Force
2023-07-25Grant· $25M
2021-09-24Grant· $24.35M
2018-08-11Grant· $13.9M
Leadership Team
Madeleine Bronstein
Chief of Staff to the President and CEO
Tory Bruno
President & CEO
Recent News
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