What are the responsibilities and job description for the Flight Software Engineer Manager / C++/ On-Site position at Motion Recruitment?
We’re supporting a cutting-edge engineering organization developing complex systems that operate in challenging, high-reliability environments. Their work spans custom hardware, low-level software, autonomous behaviors, and system-orchestration layers that must operate flawlessly under demanding real-time conditions.
They’re looking for a Flight Software Engineering Manager who can lead a small team while still owning major technical components. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys staying close to the codebase, defining architecture, guiding implementation, and ensuring system behavior across multiple subsystems while providing mentorship and direction to engineers.
Required Skills & Experience
Technical Work – ~80%
This is a full-time, onsite role in coastal Southern California
Work Authorization
Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis.
Posted By: Jaclyn Blackwell
They’re looking for a Flight Software Engineering Manager who can lead a small team while still owning major technical components. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys staying close to the codebase, defining architecture, guiding implementation, and ensuring system behavior across multiple subsystems while providing mentorship and direction to engineers.
Required Skills & Experience
- Experience guiding or mentoring engineers working on low-level, embedded, or mission-critical software
- Strong background developing high-reliability systems in modern C
- Hands-on experience with Linux-based embedded systems, RTOS environments, or similar low-level platforms
- Comfort collaborating across hardware, firmware, and systems teams
- Ability to drive architectural decisions while still contributing individually
- Background in robotics, autonomy, sensing systems, or other real-time system domains
- Experience building deterministic or fault-tolerant embedded software
- Familiarity with automated testing pipelines at module, subsystem, and full-system levels
- Strong communication skills and ability to operate cross-functionally
Technical Work – ~80%
- Designing and integrating embedded software
- Contributing to architecture and technical strategy
- Owning subsystem interfaces
- Implementing features that directly impact system behavior and reliability
- Guiding a small software team
- Setting priorities and reviewing technical work
- Ensuring successful delivery across multiple development efforts
- ~$10,000 relocation signing bonus
- Competitive salary
- Equity package
- 3% automatic retirement contribution
- Medical, dental, vision coverage
- Paid family & medical leave
- Flexible/unlimited PTO
- Daily catered lunches
This is a full-time, onsite role in coastal Southern California
Work Authorization
Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis.
Posted By: Jaclyn Blackwell