🚀 MANAGER, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

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Job Title

MANAGER, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Location

Job Type

Full-Time

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Travel

Up to 25%

Security Clearance

Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance

Job Description

About LSI

LSI is an employee-owned company that employs dynamic teams of professionals – people with the finest technical expertise, a level of passionate creativity, and a truly visionary outlook who deliver innovative training solutions that exceed our customers’ expectations. Everyone at LSI has a personal stake in our success. LSI has over 400 training support experts, engineers, and craftsmen on staff who develop state-of-the-art high-fidelity training devices, complex computer-based, highly interactive distributed learning products, and comprehensive, dynamic technical publications. LSI employee-owners collaborate to deliver training products and services for a myriad of programs and customers, using leading-edge technology and proven processes.

Mission

Our mission is to prepare our military and allies to be battle-ready through cutting-edge training products and services.

Vision

Our vision is to be the premier provider of military training solutions, renowned for our innovation and excellence. Through employee-ownership and teamwork, we will shape a future where every military service member is equipped to succeed in their mission.

ESOP Sustainability

We do everything within our control to meet project budgets and schedules, so our ESOP prospers.

Take Ownership

Each Employee-Owner takesownership at the individual level for their words, actions, and results. Individual ownership breeds accountability. Accountability breeds trust. When we hold ourselves accountable and trust our fellow employee-owners to do the same, we realize success.

Clear Communication

We project confidence in our communication using unambiguous language and providing clear purpose and direction.

Pursuit of Excellence

We aggressively pursue continuous improvement both as teams and individual employee-owners. We strive to get better every day. There is no room for mediocrity.

Pride in Our Work

We know the value of our work and are proudof what we produce.

Customer Focus

Customers are both internal and external and we strive to give both our best efforts.

Assume Positive Intent

Assume others are well-intentioned in their actions and seek additional information about the circumstances to help solve problems. Assuming positive intent in all interactions is the key to building strong teams and working together to solve problems.

One Voice

Every Employee-Owner is expected to speak up if they have an idea for improvement or if they disagree with a potential course of action. Once a decision is made, the entire team commits to it and movesforward with one voice.

General Summary

The Software Engineering Manager manages and supervises software production team personnel performing the analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation, presentation, and revision of new and/or modified products. Provides design input and generates prototypes for new software architectures and products.

Essential Job Functions

• Oversee and help develop the software architecture, standards, and documentation of LSI software products and prototypes. Review code and delegate others to review code for compliance to standards and efficiency. Maintain consistency among similar projects and functionality.
• Designate a software lead for each assigned project to help -coordinate daily software task assignments and ensure good communication with managers and stakeholders. Conduct regular status meetings with production team members. Consistently recognize and acknowledge the contributions of team members.
• Identify issues regarding potential schedule, budget and manpower conflicts and provide inputs to the Program Manager. Make recommendations to improve schedule, budget and manpower, to resolve unforeseen challenges.
• Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) when required to establish a software project development structure.
• Translate Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) into an MS Project IMS and provide a structured format to gather work activities. Identify and explore task interdependencies with the Program Manager and key stakeholders.
• Ensure all deliverables developed within the division are routed through the complete QA review process. Ensure materials produced are in accordance with standards specified by the contract delivery order.
• Required to assist in the preparation of various proposal efforts within the company, including the development of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and WBS. Possess a thorough understanding of LSl's software products. May need to communicate with customers to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions and opportunities.
• Handle financial management and financial tracking.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Safely handles government furnished equipment and materials.

Job Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must possess excellent software engineering skills with good judgement on software architecture and design factors.
• Ability to develop work estimates for various software development projects.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Must demonstrate good judgment, problem solving skills, devotion to quality, and team building skills.
• Ability to manage and lead a team of Software Engineers, providing goals, direction, daily tasking and recurring feedback to team members.
• Ability to coordinate with other Simulation Managers, SMEs and Graphics Specialists for software integration and testing.
• Ability to travel on short notice as the job requires. Normally travel will be less than 25% and will not be longer that one week in duration.
• Knowledge of interviewing and hiring rules and regulations and the skill to review resumes, interview candidates and select effective employees is preferred.
• Knowledge of quality processes and ability to implement the LSI quality policy.
• Must possess excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point and Visio).
• Ability to deliver well-constructed, polished presentations and briefings for clients and team members.
• Ability to manage client expectations and coordinate with clients and staff to establish firm expectation alignments.
• Ability to analyze and interpret instructions and standards and develop work instructions.
• Understands and interprets contract and Task Order language and can develop schedules to implement the tasking.
• Familiar with financial management including budgeting, resource planning, financial reporting, and trends analysis.
• Develop financial management skills including budgeting, resource planning, financial reporting, and trends analysis.
• Capable of operating standard office equipment, such as personal computers, e-mail accounts, telephones, copiers, scanners and facsimile machines and other required audio/visual equipment.
• Must be able to obtain a security clearance if required by the contract.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a computer or engineering major or equivalent.
• Advanced degree in computer or engineering major preferred.
• Three (3) years progressive experience in a programming or engineering field.

Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets.

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