✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Software Engineering Manager, Vertical Lift

at Boeing

📍 USA - Mesa, AZ Unknown 💰 $160K – $217K USD / year Posted March 21, 2026
Salary $160K – $217K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience lead
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

This role involves leading a software engineering team in aerospace, managing full lifecycle development for military and commercial platforms, including modeling, simulation, and testing.

  • Lead software engineers through full lifecycle development
  • Manage team staffing and personnel development
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams
  • Support process improvements
  • Oversee technical issues and project status

Environment includes aerospace platforms like Apache and V-22, with focus on mission, vehicle, and flight control software, modeling, simulation, and test development.

The ideal candidate is a senior-level software engineering manager with extensive experience leading full lifecycle software development teams in aerospace or defense environments. They possess strong leadership, project management, and technical skills, with a focus on aerospace platforms and military systems.

Full lifecycle software developmentTeam leadershipProject managementSoftware integrationPersonnel development
Modeling and simulationTest developmentAerospace platformsMilitary and commercial platforms
None explicitly listed
Software DevelopmentFull Lifecycle Software DevelopmentModeling and SimulationTest DevelopmentSoftware IntegrationTeam LeadershipProject ManagementPersonnel Development
Software DevelopmentFull Lifecycle Software DevelopmentModeling and SimulationTest DevelopmentSoftware IntegrationTeam LeadershipProject ManagementPersonnel Development
LeadershipTeam ManagementCollaborationInnovationCommunicationProblem-solvingCustomer Engagement
Industry Aerospace
Job Function Lead and manage aerospace software development teams for military and commercial platforms
Role Subtype Software Engineering Manager
Tech Domains None explicitly listed
Software EngineeringFull lifecycle software developmentModeling and simulationTest developmentSoftware integrationTeam leadershipProject managementPersonnel developmentAerospaceMilitary platformsCommercial platformsApache Weapons and SightsV-22 Flight ControlsSoftware development engineersSoftware and test developmentsoftware developmentteam leadershipproject managementsoftware integrationmodeling and simulationtest developmentaerospacemilitary platformscommercial platformsfull lifecycle

Lack of leadership experience in aerospace or defense, No experience with full lifecycle software development, No team management background

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