Manager Software Engineering

About the role

The Software Engineering Manager (EM) at L3Harris ForceX combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical expertise to lead a cross-functional engineering team. The role involves recruiting and developing high-quality talent, maintaining high technical standards, and ensuring projects are staffed and executed within budget constraints.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and develop high-quality talent
• Maintain high technical standards
• Ensure projects are staffed and executed within budget constraints
• Track project health using lifecycle tools
• Review work products
• Provide regular performance feedback
• Contribute directly to engineering tasks and projects as a working manager
• Implement short- and long-term strategic engineering initiatives
• Identify, manage, and mitigate risks
• Ensure technical standards are met across multiple engineering functions
• Balance strategic leadership with tactical execution
• Develop growth plans, talent development, and succession planning
• Provide regular formal and informal performance feedback
• Engage employees to promote a spirit of teamwork and cooperation
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with peers, stakeholders, leaders, and direct reports

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or other relevant degree and a minimum of 9 years relevant work experience
• Advanced degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
• 3 years of experience in a formal management role leading diverse groups of technical resources
• 7 years of experience in engineering roles with a focus on leadership and management
• 7 years of experience with recruiting, sourcing, interviewing, and hiring high-quality talent
• 7 years of experience leading high-performing engineering teams
• 7 years of experience in Agile process and principles supporting iterative design, development, and test
• 7 years of experience in software development and test principles, practices, and processes
• 7 years of experience in working with both existing and emerging technologies
• Advanced knowledge of relevant technologies and software development methodologies
• 7 years of experience with lifecycle tool chains such as Digital.ai Agility, SpiraTest, Jama, and others

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or other relevant degree and a minimum of 9 years relevant work experience
• Advanced degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience
• In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
• 3 years of experience in a formal management role leading diverse groups of technical resources
• 7 years of experience in engineering roles with a focus on leadership and management
• 7 years of experience with recruiting, sourcing, interviewing, and hiring high-quality talent
• 7 years of experience leading high-performing engineering teams
• 7 years of experience in Agile process and principles supporting iterative design, development, and test
• 7 years of experience in software development and test principles, practices, and processes
• 7 years of experience in working with both existing and emerging technologies
• Advanced knowledge of relevant technologies and software development methodologies
• 7 years of experience with lifecycle tool chains such as Digital.ai Agility, SpiraTest, Jama, and others