Software Engineering Manager

The Senior Software Engineering Manager leads the development, certification, and sustainment of flight-critical embedded software for aircraft power systems and components. This role is accountable for managing DALA-certified software in compliance with RTCA/DO-178 (DAL A/B/C) standards and ensuring delivery of safe, robust, and compliant products for aerospace customers.

This leader will manage a direct team of software engineers in Harleysville, PA, with dotted-line leadership of a global support team in India and collaboration across engineering groups in Wichita, KS; Bothell, WA; and Bangalore, India. Success in this role requires deep technical credibility in safety-critical avionics software, strong people leadership, and disciplined execution in a regulated environment., Technical & Certification Leadership

• Provide technical and organizational leadership for DO-178 DALA-certified software, including planning, execution, reviews, and audits.
• Own software lifecycle compliance from concept through certification, release, and in-service support.

• Ensure development artifacts meet certification needs, including:

• Software Development Plans (SDP), SVP, SCMP, SQAP
• High- and low-level requirements
• Traceability, verification, and configuration baselines

Serve as a technical authority during certification activities with FAA, DERs, and customer audit teams. People & Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop high-performing software engineers, technical leads, and future managers.
• Foster a culture of quality, accountability, and engineering rigor, especially for safety-critical systems.
• Provide functional leadership and work prioritization for a global, dotted-line support team in India.
• Support hiring, onboarding, succession planning, and performance management across locations.

Program & Cross-Functional Execution

• Partner closely with systems engineering, hardware, quality, manufacturing, and program management to deliver integrated power system solutions.
• Translate system-level and certification requirements into executable software plans and schedules.
• Manage staffing, capacity, and technical risk across multiple concurrent programs.
• Escalate and resolve technical, schedule, or certification risks early and decisively.

Technology, Process, & Continuous Improvement

• Establish and maintain best practices for embedded and airborne software development, including coding standards, design reviews, and verification strategy.
• Drive continuous improvement in software development efficiency while maintaining certification integrity.
• Champion disciplined use of requirements management, change control, and defect management tools.
• Mentor teams in modern but cert-appropriate development approaches (e.g., Agile within DO-178 constraints).

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Typically 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience in embedded or real-time systems.
• Significant engineering leadership experience, including people management.
• Demonstrated ownership of DO-178 DALA or DALB software programs, from planning through certification including SAE ARP4754A / ARP4761 guidelines.
• Strong understanding of safety-critical software architecture, verification independence, configuration management, and tool qualification considerations.
• Proven ability to lead multi-site and global engineering teams., * Master’s degree in a relevant technical discipline.
• Experience with aircraft electrical power systems, avionics, or flight-critical control software.
• Prior interaction with FAA, DERs, or certification authorities.

• Familiarity with:

• DOORS or equivalent requirements management tools
• Cybersecurity elements relevant to avionics (e.g., secure boot, encryption, hashing)
• Embedded C/C++, real-time operating systems (RTOS)

Experience operating within matrixed or dotted-line organizational structures.

Key Competencies & Attributes

• Safety-first mindset with uncompromising attention to product quality.
• Strong technical judgment and ability to balance schedule, cost, and certification risk.
• Clear, concise communicator with engineers, executives, and external stakeholders.
• Comfortable making decisions in complex, regulated environments.
• Trusted leader who sets direction, removes obstacles, and develops talent.

• Lead highly specialized teams in a technically challenging, certification-driven environment.
• Access to global expertise across AMETEK businesses while maintaining product ownership.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and long-term career growth., Employee Type: Salaried

Salary Minimum: $160,000

Salary Maximum: $190,000

Incentive: No

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion., AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK is a component of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.