Acron Aviation designs, engineers, and manufactures certified avionics systems that support safety-critical flight operations across commercial and military aviation. Within Avionics, the Surveillance product line develops and sustains systems that enable aircraft awareness, collision avoidance, and airspace interoperability. Our portfolio includes TCAS, Mode S transponders, ADS-B, and integrated surveillance solutions deployed across commercial, military, and rotorcraft platforms. This work is performed in highly regulated environments and demands deep expertise across systems, hardware, software, and RF throughout the full product lifecycle.
As an Sr. Software Engineering Functional Lead, you are in a dual-role lead position, involving both front-line people leadership of a team of avionics software engineers and supporting performance of individual productive work of software engineers on a program. Acron Aviation is seeking a top-notch influencer, motivator, and leader who can grow, guide and coordinate a team of software engineers while advancing their own career as a software engineering lead for engineering development projects. The applicant will be the primary focal serving as the interface to the engineering project lead and program management team while also interacting with other engineering functions on projects involving mechanical, electrical, and systems engineering in planning, designing, manufacturing, and testing of avionics Transponders, RF and Sensor-based systems.
The Software Engineering Functional Lead owns the technical execution and quality of software deliverables within their domain, while partnering with Project Leads on schedule, integration, and cross‑functional coordination.
Essential Functions:
Accountable for software engineering tasks for Surveillance development projects in a dynamic environment. This will include coordination with offshore engineers with our partner suppliers.
Partner with Product Owners, Project Leads, and Systems Engineering to manage priorities, dependencies, and commitments
Actively remove impediments and drive predictable execution aligned with program milestones
Track and communicate delivery metrics (e.g., plan vs actuals, throughput, risk burndown)
Reviews outputs and provides direction on process compliance aspects
Makes moderate to substantial improvements to processes, systems, and solutions. Plans and establishes goals and objectives for a team with direct impact on the short-term operational results for the department.
Influence and drive incorporation of Artificial Intelligence and increase the utilization of automation tools, methodologies in the existing software engineering development environment, processes and lifecycle artifacts seeking:
Measurable outcomes (cycle time, quality, compliance)
Guardrails for DO‑178 / safety-critical contexts
Explains, interprets, and gains cooperation on policies, practices, and processes to others within the organization.
Basic Qualifications:
U.S. citizen
BS Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent fields required
6+ years of experience developing real time embedded software
Minimum of 2 years’ experience leading a technical team
Requires practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects, tactics, and employees within a team
Previous experience with DO-178 development is highly desired
Experience developing with C programming language a plus
Knowledge of engineering design standards for commercial aviation industry
Good written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and team-working skills required
Action oriented, results driven, high energy, self-starter, innovative with new approaches to design work, influential with peers and demonstrate critical thinking skills to drive to root cause
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with Real Time Operating Systems such as Green Hills, VxWorks or CentOS.
Experience with C++, Python, Visual Basic, Pascal
Linux
Experience with Configuration Management and Change Control Tools (such as Git, Bitbucket, ClearCase, Subversion, ClearQuest)
Experience with Requirement Management tools such as DOORS
Experience with Agile software development lifecycle
Experience with emerging AI tools, including prompt engineering and introducing these concepts into existing rigorous safety critical software development environments
Experience with DevOps concepts and implementations, especially with Continuous Integration and Continuous Testing aspects
Experience with Jenkins is a plus
Experience managing software engineers with a servant leadership mindset
Additional Information
Equal Opportunity Statement
Acron Aviation is proud to be an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to treating all employees and applicants with respect and dignity and to maintaining a workplace free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Additional Information:
Acron Aviation maintains a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where allowed by law. Acron Aviation is an E-Verify employer.
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