Ground Software Engineering Manager -Millennium Space Systems

Ground Software Engineering Manager – Millennium Space Systems

Company:
Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), is a fast, agile small satellite company focused on national security space. Our missions have direct impact on global security, like missile warning and Earth observation.

As a Software Engineering Manager for Ground Systems, you will lead the company’s Ground Systems Software Teams, reporting to the Vice President of Ground Systems & Operations and serving as a point of contact for technical, budget and resource allocation issues to meet team members’ needs, customer requirements, and company goals. You will also contribute to mission by leading architecture development, proposals, and execution across our program portfolio.

This position is Level K.

• Conduct interviews and screen interview candidates
• Mentor the team and motivate them to succeed
• Provide new hire reviews and semi-annual performance reviews
• Recommend promotions and raises
• Plan team development and set goals
• Represent the team, advocate for it, and ensure it has proper resources
• Foster Millennium’s commitment to a culture of inclusivity

• Break down and define scope of work
• Staff appropriately for present and future programs
• Allocate staff across programs based on priority
• Track team status toward completing work and regularly evaluate performance

• Work collaboratively with Ground Software, System Engineering, and Program Management to design, implement, and test ground segments
• Coordinate design reuse across programs and tasks with different needs and constraints
• Foster good technical communication and working relationships between the team and other subsystems
• Improve process by simplifying workflows, automating repetitive tasks, and finding smarter ways to work
• Develop and document best practices for producing, testing, and documenting ground architectures, and ensure engineers follow them
• Seek new industry knowledge and techniques to enhance team capabilities

To be considered for this position you will be required to complete an assessment as part of the selection process. Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration.

• Candidates must have at least one year of experience in a leadership role (team leader, temp manager, large scale cross functional project/program management, or formal manager experience) OR have completed the Boeing internal course “Exploring Leadership”
• 4 or more years’ of directly relevant aerospace industry experience
• This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. A final U.S. Top Secret clearance is required post-start.

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 5 or more years’ of experience working on satellite ground/spacecraft systems
• Active Top Secret/SCI A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active.

We deliver a Total Rewards package that includes competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. Eligible employees can enroll in a variety of benefit programs, including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, paid and unpaid time away.

Pay range (Level K): $169,750 - $253,000

Applicants must be U.S. citizens and eligible for a security clearance. This position requires obtaining a U.S. Security Clearance; an interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Millennium is DDTC-registered, ITAR-compliant. The position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. Applicants must be a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 (U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee).

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

This position is not contingent upon program award.

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Boeing is 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.

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