Manager, Software Engineering Engineering Huntsville, AL

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do. L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security. Job Title: Manager, Software Engineering Job Code: 41678 Job Location: Huntsville, AL Job Schedule: 9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off   Job Description: L3Harris’ Missile Solutions segment, a major aerospace corporation responsible for the design, manufacture and operation of a number of critical US space and defense products, is seeking a Manager for a full-time position in the Software Engineering department in Huntsville, Alabama. The Software Engineering Manager provides technical and functional leadership for software programs and is responsible for overseeing software engineering execution across the full development lifecycle, including planning, development, integration, verification, and delivery of required software work products.  This role requires demonstrated experience with software engineering lifecycle practices for human-rated or safety-critical systems, along with the ability to provide technical oversight, support employee development, and lead software process improvement efforts. Essential Job Functions (Including % of Time for Each) Technical Direct Support to Programs (60%) - Provide direct technical leadership and support to software programs across the software development lifecycle.  Partner with program and functional management to coordinate project plans, schedules, software work products, and execution activities.  Contribute directly to software projects in both technical and leadership capacities.  Support business proposal efforts by preparing, reviewing, or assessing technical inputs related to cost estimating and project scheduling using organizational metrics and relevant historical data.  Coordinate test support planning with cross-functional leadership as required to meet program objectives. Functional Management Responsibilities (20%) - Perform functional management responsibilities for assigned software engineering personnel and work scope.  Responsibilities include program staffing, employee skill development, career development, coaching and mentoring, performance evaluations, salary planning, work prioritization, and technical oversight of employee work products.  Support execution of software engineering training plans to ensure employee development and workforce readiness. Software Process Improvement and Organizational Maturity (20%) - Support software process improvement initiatives by analyzing software metrics, identifying process gaps, developing and evaluating improvement options, refining metric definitions and collection methods, and assessing industry tools and resources.  Contributes to activities that strengthen the growth, effectiveness, and maturity of the software engineering organization, including promoting established software engineering best practices and process discipline, and driving achievement and sustainment of Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 3 or higher.

Requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, systems engineering, or a related discipline, along with a minimum of 9 years of progressively responsible experience in software development across the full development lifecycle,