Mission Systems Manager

The posting, as Singularity Defense wrote it

Singularity is an aerospace and defense startup headquartered in Gardena, CA. Our founding team hails from SpaceX, Anduril, and Lockheed Martin, and we are backed by Joint Staff-level military leadership and several Silicon Valley firms. Our first product is a low-cost air defense system built for immediate deployment worldwide. With a world-class business development and leadership team already in place, we are well positioned to capitalize on already overwhelming demand.

About the Role
We are seeking a Mission Systems Manager to lead the development of our Fire Control System (FCS) and associated mission software capabilities.
The Mission Systems team owns the software connecting sensors, command and control systems, operators, and interceptor platforms into an integrated air defense capability. This includes radar and sensor integration, track processing, engagement management, mission execution, ground control software, and interoperability with external systems.
You will lead a small team of software engineers while remaining deeply involved in hands-on development. This role is expected to dedicate at least 50% of its time to technical work , including writing production code, designing software architectures, debugging complex systems, and supporting integration and testing.
We are looking for an experienced software engineer who enjoys building systems, solving challenging technical problems, and mentoring other engineers. This is an opportunity to take ownership of a critical software capability while helping grow the team and shape its technical direction.
Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of Mission Systems engineers, including technical direction, hiring, professional development, and performance management.
• Contribute directly to the design, implementation, testing, and debugging of production mission software, with at least 50% of time dedicated to hands-on technical work.
• Own the architecture, development, integration, and delivery of the Fire Control System and associated mission software, including ground control applications, mission management, and engagement management.
• Develop software for radar and sensor integration, track processing, target management, and mission execution.
• Design and implement reliable, real-time and distributed software architectures connecting sensors, ground computing systems, operators, and interceptor platforms.
• Develop and integrate communication interfaces, networking protocols, messaging systems, APIs, and data exchange mechanisms.
• Integrate with external command and control systems, military networks, third-party sensors, and customer-provided equipment.
• Ensure reliable operation under challenging network and operational conditions, including intermittent connectivity, degraded communications, and disconnected environments.
• Develop and deploy software on Linux-based computing platforms, including reproducible builds, configuration management

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operability standards and interfaces such as Link 16, Cursor on Target (CoT), or related tactical data exchange protocols.

• Experience integrating with military command and control architectures, tactical networks, or government-provided systems.
• Experience with distributed systems operating in degraded or disconnected network environments.
• Familiarity with software and network security, including authentication, authorization, cryptographic communications, and vulnerability management.
• Experience with Nix, NixOS, reproducible builds, or declarative system configuration.
• Experience with operator-facing applications, graphical user interfaces, or human-machine interfaces for complex technical systems.
• Experience developing simulation environments, automated integration tests, or software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing infrastructure.
• Experience with CI/CD, software release management, and configuration control.
• Experience supporting system integration events, customer demonstrations, field testing, or operational deployments.
• Experience leading small engineering teams in a startup or rapidly evolving engineering organization.

What Success Looks Like

• The Fire Control System reliably integrates sensors, operators, command and control systems, and interceptor platforms.
• The manager makes substantial direct technical contributions while effectively leading and developing the team.
• Mission software supports new sensors, external interfaces, and operational configurations without extensive rework.
• Distributed mission software operates reliably across deployed computing platforms and challenging network environments.
• Software builds and deployments are reproducible, tested, secure, and configuration-controlled.
• Mission Systems software is delivered predictably in support of integration events, field testing, and customer demonstrations.
• The team demonstrates strong technical ownership, engineering quality, and consistent execution.