Simulation Software Engineering Manager 5

At ULA, as a Simulation Software Engineering Manager 5, you will lead a talented, high-performing team of engineers that architect, design, develop, and test simulation software solutions for launch vehicle systems. You will coordinate project schedules, monitor development tasks, and provide & analyze metrics to evaluate process execution and reliability. Operating in an agile environment, you will engage with Product Owners, Technology Architects, Quality Assurance, Automation team members, and External Customers on cross-functional activities. As a member of the Software Engineering leadership team, you will help set the direction of the organization, and provide process ownership and technical leadership. You will participate in strategic activities such as proposal efforts, future planning, and developing software roadmaps.

You are skilled at building strong teams and developing people. You have a passion for leading and driving change. You are motivated by improving systems & processes and seeing reliability processes and seeing reliability & user productivity increase. You naturally break down organizational silos and build partnerships. You provide leadership and clarity to create a shared vision and roadmaps to evolve the capabilities of software simulation systems.

The Simulation Software Engineering Manager 5reports to the All Digital Simulation Senior Manager. They will oversee and direct non-recurring and recurring development activities for integrated vehicle simulation products supporting ULA’s launch vehicle programs.

Key Focus Areas:

• Integration and compatibility of simulation products with Flight Software and Ground Software systems
• Simulation/test environments that provide virtual environments for trajectory optimization, analysis, training, and verification
• Simulation infrastructure and support tools
• Model development, validation, verification, and accreditation (VV&A)
• Co-development activities with external customers/partners on simulation frameworks

Specific Responsibilities Include:

• 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 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 simulation 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 flight software, ground software, and integrated test environments capabilities & roadmaps
• Lead model porting, integration, and VV&A activities across multiple simulation frameworks
• Manage simulation testbed configurations and hardware/software integration

Minimum of 8 years of related work experience, * Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) field from an accredited college or university

• 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, * Advanced degrees
• Combination of software/computer science and other engineering degrees (mechanical, electrical, aerospace)
• Previous leadership experience in simulation or modeling & simulation domains
• Lean-Agile (SAFe, Scrum and XP) program/project management experience
• Earned value management (in an Agile setting)
• Proposal development experience
• Experience working with government agencies (NASA, DoD) and IV&V contractor community
• Full software development lifecycle experience in real-time and faster than real-time simulation environments
• Experience with modern software development practices & tools
• Modeling and simulation domain experience (trajectory analysis, vehicle dynamics, avionics simulation, hardware-in-the-loop)
• Hardware & software integration and test experience
• Software architecture experience
• Flight or ground software development experience
• Software test environment development experience
• Experience with simulation frameworks
• Experience with emulation technologies and virtual testbed development
• 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)
• Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS) and embedded systems
• Knowledge of avionics systems, flight computers, and bus protocols (1553, RS-422)
• Experience with VV&A processes and methodologies
• Experience with co-development and integration with external partners

$147,813.00 - $274,510.00 paid time off, 401(k), We offer our employees competitive pay and benefits including:

• 401(k) match plus an additional employer contribution
• Discretionary annual incentive bonus for eligible employees
• Generous paid time off
• Flexible work environments

Additionally, most salaried ULA team members work a “9/80 schedule,” meaning they enjoy every other Friday off.

Benefits and work schedules may vary for union-represented hourly positions and are described in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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