Principal Software Engineer, Lead

Job Title Principal Software Engineer, LeadThis role is currently hybrid/remote, with some travel expectedAbout the JobWe are looking for a principal-level engineer to help define a long-horizon technical roadmap in industrial software and adjacent systems. This role is for someone who wants to work on problems that are structurally important, technically non-obvious, and worth years of effort if they work.What You’ll DoDrive high-risk, high-upside technical bets with long-term platform potentialWork with other senior engineers to identify where new abstractions unlock disproportionate valueLead architecture and prototyping in areas such as system modeling, simulation, languages, or developer toolingShape software that can support future manufacturing categories, strategic materials efforts, and distributed operating modelsRaise the technical ambition and quality bar across the organizationRequired QualificationsDeep experience designing and building complex software systemsExceptional architectural judgment and comfort working from first principlesAbility to identify high-leverage technical problems before they are obviousTrack record of leading consequential technical work with incomplete requirementsStrong written and verbal communication with senior technical peersPreferred QualificationsExperience with simulation, modeling, compilers, languages, or formal system abstractionsExperience in industrial, robotics, infrastructure, or other software-for-physical-systems domainsHistory of building foundational technical capabilities, not just product featuresInterest in hard technical problems with multi-year payoffFamiliarity with public-private initiatives, strategic supply-chain programs, or externally supported technical efforts

• Deep experience designing and building complex software systems

• Exceptional architectural judgment and comfort working from first principles

• Ability to identify high-leverage technical problems before they are obvious

• Track record of leading consequential technical work with incomplete requirements

• Strong written and verbal communication with senior technical peers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with simulation, modeling, compilers, languages, or formal system abstractions

• Experience in industrial, robotics, infrastructure, or other software-for-physical-systems domains

• History of building foundational technical capabilities, not just product features

• Interest in hard technical problems with multi-year payoff

• Familiarity with public-private initiatives, strategic supply-chain programs, or externally supported technical efforts