Second Order Effects · 11 hours ago
Software Engineering Manager
Redmond, Washington, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$157K/yr - $194K/yr
7+ years expSecond Order Effects (SOE) is an engineering consulting firm that specializes in electrical, electromechanical, and embedded systems. As a Software Engineering Manager, you will lead and support the software engineering team, ensuring high-quality solutions while mentoring engineers and fostering professional growth.
AerospaceElectronicsHardware
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Shape the Software Engineering (SW) team across both offices by being accountable for their engineering decisions, output, and outcomes
Ensure the success of projects in multiple industries by partnering with Business Development to define technical scope, execution expectations and success criteria
Manage, mentor, and resource the SW team, helping them develop personal goals that align with the business strategy, build their skills, and advance professionally
Set clear performance expectations for the team and effectively resource members to multiple concurrent projects and efforts
Leverage technical expertise in mentoring and supporting ongoing software development efforts while balancing personnel management priorities
Establish standards, processes, and best practices that promote and measure consistency, efficiency, and excellence in software and embedded design and execution
Collaborate with senior leadership to define opportunities for growth within the Software engineering team, both in skills and capabilities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Science, Physics, Systems Engineering, or related field)
7+ years in an software engineering and hardware development role for aerospace, industrial automation, and/or robotics, especially for tightly coupled systems
5+ years of progressively impactful software engineering leadership roles
Previous experience in both a people management and engineering design leadership role
Aptitude for cross functional community building and collaboration with mechanical, electrical, systems and test engineers to improve the output of the software engineering team
Expertise in successfully executing end-to-end embedded system design from requirements generation through software bring-up
Proven hands-on experience designing and implementing software development processes (SDLC, SecDevOps, CI/CD) including evaluating, selecting, and configuring supporting toolchains and infrastructure to establish scalable development workflows
Strong communication skills; ability to synthesize and communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders
Ability to evaluate and manage project risk, including scope creep, remediating missing critical requirements, and ensuring that technical challenges are sufficiently addressed
Applicant must be willing to work 40 hours a week on-site at either our Redmond, Washington facility or our El Segundo, California facility
Applicant must be eligible to work on export controlled projects
Applicant must be willing to travel monthly to the other office
Preferred
Master's degree (Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Science, Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, Physics, or related field)
Experience in startup, tech, or consulting environments, managing multiple responsibilities simultaneously
Experience with client interaction for a complex technical product or service
Demonstrated experience leading software lifecycle development, including utilizing tools such as jira to manage sprints
Demonstrated experience in navigating ambiguous situations and delivery of difficult information to senior leadership, employees and clients
Benefits
Flexible work hours and work from home policy
100% employer-paid health insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision) for employees + 50% dependent coverage
Unlimited paid time off policy, 11x paid company holidays, 12x paid sick days
401(k) retirement account and employer matching (Safe Harbor 4%)
Generous paid parental leave
Relocation assistance available if 50+ miles away from the office
Daily catered lunches, snacks, and accessible kitchen
Company
Second Order Effects
We are an engineering research and development firm specializing in custom electronics and end-to-end electronic systems.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Dennis Fong
CEO, Co-Founder
Augustine Liu
Chief Operations Officer
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