Mission Management, Software Engineering Manager

Remote: yes Posted: 2026-09-22

Mission Management, Software Engineering Manager

- Build, develop, and lead the Mission Management engineering team responsible for autonomous satellite operations planning.

- Work with leadership to drive prioritization and planning across Mission Management projects with regards to commercial and program objectives, ensuring engineering efforts stay aligned with business goals, customer commitments, and mission operations.

- Partner with various teams such as flight operations, flight software, ground software, mission planning, systems engineering, product, and program leadership to clarify requirements, align priorities, and maintain a strong end-to-end understanding of system behavior.

- Provide technical direction and architectural guidance for orchestrating constellation activities.

- Establish and continuously improve engineering processes including design reviews, code reviews, testing practices, system and satellite safety considerations, and operational readiness.

- Foster a healthy on-call culture and ensure effective support of live operational systems, including incident response, root‑cause analysis, and long-term corrective actions.

- Drive roadmap planning, resource allocation, and execution across multiple projects, balancing rapid iteration with long‑term reliability and availability.

- Hire, onboard, coach, and evaluate engineers, emphasizing skill development, collaboration, and accountability.

- Perform other leadership tasks as required to ensure the success of the team and mission.

- Support Launch and Early Operations of new satellites.

- Other responsibilities as assigned.

- An effective people manager who is excited to guide, coach, and scale a team.

- A technical leader who can provide clear architectural direction while empowering engineers to make informed decisions and grow their expertise.