Software Engineering Lead

Actalent • Redondo Beach, CA • 10h ago

Job Title: Software Engineering LeadJob Description

Join a pioneering team where you will have the opportunity to work on revolutionary systems that impact lives around the world today and for generations to come. This on-site position at Redondo Beach, CA, with 50% travel to Woodland Hills, CA, involves managing the execution, development, integration, and delivery of the Navigation Payload system for the Space Development Agency portfolio of programs.

Responsibilities

Direct a team of engineers and coordinate with stakeholders from different sectors and divisions.

Effectively drive program execution toward software delivery schedule.

Leverage software development best practices to address the needs of the effort, such as configuration management and unit testing.

Guide process improvement, focusing on configuration management and code quality practices, optimizing task assignments, and documenting the technical baseline and architecture.

Decompose requirements and report status and metrics to program leadership.

Design, develop, document, test, and debug applications software and systems containing logical and mathematical solutions.

Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and hardware engineers in planning, designing, developing, and utilizing electronic data processing systems for product software.

Determine system and user needs, analyze system capabilities to resolve problems regarding program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls.

Ensure software standards are met.

Design and execute tests to ensure the software's functionality, performance, and reliability.

Essential Skills

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related STEM degree with 12 years of software development experience OR Master's Degree with 10 years of experience OR Ph.D. with 8 years of experience.

Prior management experience directing a team of software engineers and effectively driving program execution toward software delivery schedule.

Experience guiding process improvement, configuration management, and code quality practices.

Experience with VxWorks and Workbench.

Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming.

Corporate experience in a full-time role requiring cross-collaboration with engineering teams.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Experience in Agile processes and Atlassian Tool Suite (Jira, BitBucket, etc.).

Familiarity with the technical baseline of Pointing, Navigation, Timing (PNT), and Global Positioning System (GPS).

Experience across various life cycle phases including software systems architecture development, requirements definition and analysis, object-oriented development, code and unit test, system integration, and test.

Secret Clearance.

Work Environment

This position requires on-site work at Redondo Beach, CA, with 50% travel to Woodland Hills, CA. The role involves working in a lab environment, collaborating with a large team of talented engineers from various disciplines. The work shift is the 1st Shift 9/80A, and the position does not offer telecommuting options.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Redondo Beach, California.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $105.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Redondo Beach,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 12, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.

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