Release Manager, Air Defense

The role

You will define and manage major software releases for safety and mission-critical systems. This role involves translating requirements into release plans and managing deployment to test and evaluation teams.

What you will do

• Work with System Engineers and Product teams to translate software requirements into release plans and deliverables.
• Ensure timely delivery of software releases artifacts and supporting documentation.
• Continuously improve processes in support of release and quality improvement.
• Manage and coordinate the deployment of development releases to test and evaluation teams.
• Implement and manage automated testing and deployment processes in a CI/CD environment.
• Utilize Git and CI automations to execute nightly and automated builds and system checks.
• Define and develop software-in-the-loop (SITL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) tests.

Required qualifications

• Experience owning a software release process.
• Experience with software build automation tooling such as GitHub, CircleCI, and other DevOps relevant tools.
• Proven track record of managing the deployment of production software and interacting with CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong coding skills and a background in applying automated test coverage infrastructure (on-device and in the cloud).
• Past experience in at least one of C++, Rust, or Go.
• Proficiency in Python and Bash / Command Line scripting.
• Familiarity with the Department of Defense (DoD) ecosystem for the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Ability to present strategic, technical, and operational updates to stakeholders at all levels.
• U.S. Person status is required.
• Must be eligible to obtain and hold a US DoD Security Clearance.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with Nix/NixOS.
• Proven experience in an Engineering role, demonstrating leadership and innovation.
• Experience with both edge and cloud deployments.
• Experience implementing automated testing frameworks in SITL and HITL environments.
• Experience in Agile methodologies.
• Experience with Unix/Linux tools for performance analysis and debugging problems (e.g., valgrind, perf).
• Solid understanding of systems software (kernel, device drivers, system calls).
• Experience working with networked sensor modules via Ethernet/CAN/Serial and using interface specifications or protocols to collect and analyze data.
• Ability to travel up to 25% time.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

Before you apply

• U.S. Person status is required to access export-controlled data.
• Must be eligible to obtain and hold a US DoD Security Clearance.
• Consent to pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening.

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The Air Defense team develops, tests, deploys, and sustains the Anduril Air Defense Family of Systems.