Senior Engineering Manager (Civil Aviation)

The role

You will lead the execution of large-scale, mission-critical systems for aviation operations. You will oversee multiple engineering teams across a multi-year roadmap and guide system design and architecture.

What you will do

• Lead the execution of large-scale, mission-critical systems
• Oversee multiple engineering teams across a complex, multi-year roadmap
• Drive execution across parallel workstreams
• Guide architecture and enforce engineering standards
• Ensure consistency across distributed systems
• Lead and develop teams through a high-autonomy management approach
• Set clear expectations and direction
• Establish metrics and feedback loops
• Partner with product, program management, and domain experts to coordinate delivery

Required qualifications

• Strong experience leading large-scale engineering efforts across multiple teams (e.g., 5–7+ teams)
• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-year roadmaps with many interdependent systems and requirements
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and system design, with a focus on reliability, scalability, and fault tolerance
• Experience driving high-availability systems (e.g., 99.99% uptime) and enforcing reliability standards across teams
• At least 2-3+ years of engineering management experience
• Prior experience as a software engineer
• Ability to set structure, align teams, and drive execution across large programs
• Experience coordinating work across multiple parallel workstreams with clear ownership and accountability
• Strong judgment in prioritization, tradeoffs, and delivery under constraints
• High bar for engineering quality, operational excellence, and accountability
• Ability to build trust and lead effectively in a mission-critical environment

Nice to have

• Exposure to geospatial, mapping, navigation, or aviation-related systems
• Experience working in cloud environments and regulated systems (e.g., FedRAMP or similar)

Before you apply

• Employment offers are contingent on ability to timely obtain all required authorizations for contemplated job duties
• ASI works with export-controlled technology and restricted U.S. Government data, including on contracts mandating U.S. immigration status and location restrictions

About the company

ASI is a frontier AI company that orchestrates critical infrastructure and defense assets. The company is headquartered in Boston with offices in Washington, DC, Denver, and Europe.