Director, Software Engineering – Millennium Space Systems

Overview

Director, Software Engineering – Millennium Space Systems, a division of The Boeing Company.

This role leads the software engineering team to deliver high‑quality technical work products, schedules and budgets, while advocating for resources to exceed customer expectations.

• Communicate technical direction, standards, and decisions across engineering teams.
• Set objectives and KPIs aligned with company goals, measure engineering performance across the organization.
• Oversee program‑level schedules, resource balancing, and staffing plans; manage risk and prioritize critical risks.
• Coordinate cross‑functional collaboration with Quality, Safety, Manufacturing, and Program Management teams to enforce commonality of tools, processes and standards.
• Lead process improvement initiatives, manage interview processes, approve tools/software for efficient use across engineering teams.
• Mentor and conduct performance reviews of direct reports; provide regular 1:1 meetings, formal feedback, and raise requests.
• Support talent development, identify growth paths and sponsor cross‑team initiatives to drive innovation.

• Minimum 14 years of experience as an engineering professional, with functional or project management experience in the aerospace defense industry.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field focused on software development.
• 7 years of experience in C and C programming.
• 5 years of experience with Linux in an embedded environment and/or bare‑metal C on a microcontroller.
• 5 years of experience serving as a Project Lead, and/or functional manager in spacecraft development.
• Knowledge of satellite systems and components.
• Demonstrated ability in flight software design and test of spacecraft.
• This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance at post‑start for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. A U.S. Top Secret Clearance Post‑Start is required.

• Background exhibiting the ability to conduct sense‑making of multifaceted challenges through data.
• 5 years of project management experience.
• 5 years of experience crafting and developing strategy plans.

Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k). Pay range:
Level L: $165,750 – $243,750.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. EEO is the law.