Manager, Test, Release & Deployment Engineering

Eleven Recruiting • Long Beach, CA

12h • Onsite

About The Position

Eleven Recruiting is seeking a Manager in Test, Release & Deployment Engineering for one of our largest aerospace manufacturing clients located in Long Beach, CA. As Software Manager, you'll lead a high-impact team solving unique engineering challenges—building the processes and tools that allow us to move fast, test thoroughly, and launch with confidence. This is an opportunity to shape a team and practice that doesn't just borrow from industry best practices—it helps define them.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with 2+ years in technical leadership or management roles.
• Strong background in at least one of test automation, CI/CD, DevOps practices, or release engineering in a production software environment.
• Familiarity with systems integration, especially across complex software stacks involving embedded software, flight, or enterprise components.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing software deployed to hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) or real-time testbeds is a strong plus.
• Proven ability to lead teams through ambiguity, set strategic direction, and deliver scalable solutions.
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to work across disciplines, from software to manufacturing.
• Passion for building high-performing teams and coaching engineers in technical and career growth.
• Experience in aerospace, robotics, automotive, or similarly complex embedded systems.
• Knowledge of tools and frameworks like Anaconda, Gitlab, HITL/HIL orchestration, or other simulation and test environments.
• Experience in safety-critical software validation.

Responsibilities

• Build a team from the ground up, pulling in industry standards, developer's lessons learned, and new innovative ideas on how to make vehicle software better.
• Responsible for the testing, release, and deployment of all vehicle software including flight software, embedded software, and ground applications directly responsible for command and control of the rocket.
• Take ownership of, and continually improve, CI/CD pipelines for all vehicle software repos.
• Build commonality across pipelines to ensure consistent testing.
• Translate software requirements and test matrices into test procedures for HITL and HOOTL.
• Execute "run-for-records” on HITL and HOOTL, perform and present data reviews on test results.
• Scale and continuously automate testing efforts from single engine, to stage, to vehicle and launch.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed