Manager, Test, Release & Deployment Engineering

As Software Manager youll lead a high-impact team solving unique engineering challengesbuilding the processes and tools that allow us to move fast test thoroughly and launch with confidence. This is an opportunity to shape a team and practice that doesnt just borrow from industry best practicesit helps define them.

Responsibilities:

• Build a team from the ground up pulling in industry standards developers lessons learned and new innovative ideas on how to make vehicle software better.
• Responsible for the testing release and deployment of all vehicle software including flight software embedded software and ground applications directly responsible for command and control of the rocket.
• Take ownership of and continually improve CI/CD pipelines for all vehicle software repos.
• Build commonality across pipelines to ensure consistent testing.
• Translate software requirements and test matrices into test procedures for HITL and HOOTL.
• Execute run-for-records on HITL and HOOTL perform and present data reviews on test results.
• Scale and continuously automate testing efforts from single engine to stage to vehicle and launch.

Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in software engineering with 2 years in technical leadership or management roles.
• Strong background in at least one of test automation CI/CD DevOps practices or release engineering in a production software environment.
• Familiarity with systems integration especially across complex software stacks involving embedded software flight or enterprise components.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing software deployed to hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) or real-time testbeds is a strong plus.
• Proven ability to lead teams through ambiguity set strategic direction and deliver scalable solutions.
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to work across disciplines from software to manufacturing.
• Passion for building high-performing teams and coaching engineers in technical and career growth.
• Experience in aerospace robotics automotive or similarly complex embedded systems.
• Knowledge of tools and frameworks like Anaconda Gitlab HITL/HIL orchestration or other simulation and test environments.
• Experience in safety-critical software validation.