Software Development Manager, Project Leo

Job description

Have you wanted an opportunity to lead an embedded software team in an advanced satellite broadband telecom service?

The Leo Customer Terminals Software teams build and maintain the core software that powers the customer terminals on the Leo network. The team is highly cross functional and is responsible for low level device drivers, secure manufacturing, MAC and PHY interactions, data plane, control plane and network communications. The team traverses the entire OSI model and works across L1-L7 layers.

This role is for a software development manager in Leo who will be responsible for driving roadmap, requirements and technical design across embedded SW components. You will work with your customers, partners to refine requirements, understand constraints, hiring & growing your team and iteratively delivering value to our customers.

Key job responsibilities

- Work with our peer teams and customers to design suitable software systems and interfaces.

- Develop a strategic plan for the growth of the team, both from a software services and organization perspective.

- Hire & Develop a diverse team of software engineers.

- Aid in the design of mission critical systems in Project Leo.

- Collaborate with your fellow team members to form a strong foundation for a software organization in Project Leo

- Help on-board and mentor new team members.

Export Control Requirement

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

About the team

Project Leo is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Leo will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.