Senior Software Engineering Manager

Pay Rate

$140k - $194k (estimate)

A lead defense contractor, that creates and manufactures drones, located in Simi Valley, CA is looking to hire a Senior Software Engineering Manager. This person will be working fully onsite at their office Monday-Friday. The day to day duties of this role comprise of leading embedded software development for STM
32-based systems, including board bring-up, BSP development, pin mapping, and low-level driver implementation (I2C, SPI, CAN, RS-232/485, USB). This person will be required to provide leadership and mentorship to others as a manager. This role is paying between $140,000 - $194,040/year depending on years of experience.

• Lead embedded software development for STM
  32-based systems, including board bring-up, BSP development, pin mapping, and low-level driver implementation (I2C, SPI, CAN, RS-232/485, USB).
• Provide leadership and mentorship to team members as a manager.
• Work fully onsite at the office Monday-Friday.
• Troubleshoot complex hardware/software integration issues, diagnosing signal, timing, electrical, RTOS, and driver-level problems.
• Architect embedded systems from concept through production, defining processor, memory, and performance requirements.
• Translate high-level program requirements into scalable technical solutions; support design reviews, documentation, and customer presentations.
• Manage and execute multiple concurrent projects with minimal oversight, including task planning, technical leadership, and status reporting.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide architectural guidance across multidisciplinary teams.
• Support transition to production, certification activities, and field/flight testing as needed.

• 12–15+ years of experience in C++ embedded software development; minimum of 5+ years of experience in STM
  32, 10+ years of experience in pin-outs and setting up board support packages.
• Extensive hands‑on experience with STM
  32 microcontrollers and board bring‑up (BSP development, pin mapping, hardware configuration).
• Deep understanding of Real‑Time Operating Systems, including scheduling, interrupts, and concurrency.
• Experience developing and debugging low‑level drivers and working with common communication protocols (I2C, SPI, CAN, RS‑232/485, USB).
• Proven ability to troubleshoot hardware/software integration issues using lab equipment.
• Experience leading technical projects, mentoring engineers, and working cross‑functionally.
• Familiarity with embedded Linux, ARM platforms, automated build/test environments, and configuration management tools (preferred).

• FPGA experience.

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Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.