Engineering ManagerAs an Engineering Manager on the Axion team, you will lead a cross-functional engineering group (software, simulation, integration, UI/UX) to deliver high-impact autonomy toolchain capabilities. You will drive engineering execution, mentor and grow a team of engineers, define technical roadmaps, hold the bar on quality, and collaborate closely with product, operations, hardware/integration teams, and defense customers.Your work will influence the architecture, scalability, performance, and field-readiness of Axion products.At Applied Intuition, you will:Lead, coach, and grow a team of engineers (individual contributors, leads) working on one or more Axion modules (e.g., simulation engine, mission-control UI, hardware integration pipeline)Define and own the technical roadmap for your area: translate product vision into deliverables, ensure alignment with overall Axion strategyDrive software engineering best practices: architecture design, code reviews, CI/CD, test automation, performance/scalability, quality metricsManage project execution: planning sprints/releases, monitoring progress, identifying risks/blockers, ensuring delivery of milestones on time and to qualityWork with product management and UX/design to refine requirements, make trade-offs, and ensure that the engineering roadmap maps to user/customer value and field readinessCollaborate with hardware/integration and operations teams to ensure seamless delivery of autonomy toolchain across simulation, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), live platformsEnsure the team is set up for high-impact: recruiting top talent, setting clear goals, fostering a culture of ownership, iteration, and innovationCommunicate status, risk, and outcomes to senior leadership; escalate as needed; provide engineering input for business decisionsStay abreast of emerging technologies: simulation, autonomy, AI, real-time systems, human-machine interfaces, and help the team apply themWe're looking for someone who has:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (advanced degree preferred)Proven experience (e.g., 3 – 5+ years) in software engineering roles with increasing responsibility, and at least 1 – 2 years in a leadership role (team lead, manager) delivering complex systemsStrong technical background: architecture, design, implementation and delivery of large-scale, high-performance software systems (ideally simulation, real-time, autonomy, robotics, or hardware integration)Experience managing full software development lifecycle: requirements, design, implementation, testing, deployment, maintenanceExperience in mentoring and growing engineering teams: recruiting, performance management, career development, building high-performing teamsExcellent collaboration and communication skills: able to work cross-functionally with product, UX/design, hardware/integration, operations, senior leadershipComfort in a fast-paced, highly-ambiguous environment; ability to make thoughtful trade-offs between speed, quality, and scalabilityUS citizenship. You must already have or be eligible to receive an active US Top Secret security clearance upon onboarding to this roleNice to have:Experience in autonomy, robotics, simulation or unmanned systems (air/land/sea) and tool-chain developmentFamiliarity with multi-domain systems (e.g., air/land/sea/spectrum) and heterogeneous fleets/platformsFamiliarity with real-time systems, sensor fusion, hardware/software integration, HIL/SIL testing, cloud infrastructure, large datasetsDemonstrated ability to lead architecture/design of modular, scalable software systems with high performance constraints