ACARA Jobs
Software Engineering Supervisor (Aerospace DO-178)
Apply- ID: 556593
- Posted: 1/13/2026
- Location: Bothell, WA
- Category: Pro - Engineering
- Job Type: Direct Placement
- Duration: Direct Placement
Description
Acara Solutions has been providing aerospace firms throughout the U.S. with our staffing services for over 65 years. Our Bothell, WA international aerospace client has an onsite direct salaried Software Engineering Supervisor position open. The salary range is from $150K - $170K.
Although an engineer with management experience is ideal, they will consider a candidate that has good experience with DO-178 aviation software design experience along with strong people skills and lead experience, that wants to be promoted into a people management position within 2 years.
80% management, 20% supporting programs. 6-8 direct sw engineer reports.
The Software Engineering Supervisor is a tactical leader responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing the work of software engineers while managing their development and performance. This role focuses on applying software engineering principles and methodologies to design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality software solutions that meet customer requirements and organizational objectives. The Software Engineering Supervisor plays a critical role in driving the successful execution of software projects, fostering collaboration across multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring the delivery of reliable, scalable, and innovative software products in a dynamic development environment.
- Provide leadership to assigned staff, assist the Engineering Manager with staffing allocations, and support hiring and development of a skilled, collaborative, and motivated team in a fast-paced product development and sustaining environment.
- Manage direct reports by organizing work, setting priorities, and providing technical oversight to ensure performance on projects.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align engineering efforts with business goals and ensure standardization of engineering products and processes.
- Create and execute data-driven action plans to improve standard work, performance, and continuous improvement initiatives, including Kaizen and 5S practices.
- Determine resources, tools, and processes needed to support legacy and new development programs while sustaining a safe workplace through adherence to company policies.
- Drive continuous improvement through the implementation of the Company Business System and support other tasks as assigned by management.
- Collaborate with functional groups to achieve product performance, cost targets, and manufacturability while ensuring compliance with company and regulatory guidelines for safety.
- Define, decompose, and manage product and process requirements to support development, sustaining, and R&D efforts.
- Plan, estimate, prioritize, and manage work activities to meet project schedules and budgets, producing accurate designs that meet customer specifications and company requirements for cost, quality, and reliability.
- Apply problem-solving processes and tools to identify root causes and implement corrective actions for technical challenges in product development and sustaining assignments.
- Generate and review technical documentation, including proposals, reports, and procedures, to satisfy customer and program requirements.
- Mentor junior engineers and support Integrated Product Team (IPT) activities in collaboration with technical, operations, quality, and business disciplines.
- Perform analysis of requirements, design, code, and verification outputs to assure compliance to guidelines, procedures, and customer standards.
- Develop and ensure full traceability of customer specification requirements to software code.
- Follow and ensure compliance with Airborne Software guidelines per DO-178.
- Utilize knowledge of requirements management, validation and verification in project tasks.
Job Requirements
Required Skills / Qualifications:
BSCS, BSEE or Bachelor's in Software Engineering (may consider a similar STEM degree)
*Min 5 years of experience in product design, test, or sustaining within aviation or other regulated industry (e.g., medical device) and previous experience as a lead or supervisor.
*Min 2 years of experience with embedded software for aerospace applications per DO-178 guidelines, including software planning, requirements management, code generation, validation and verification. If no DO-178 experience, they will consider a candidate with a fair amount of people supervision experience and train the individual on DO-178. .
*Min 2 years of experience with high level languages such as C/C++ and Assembly language.
*Min 1 year of experience with software simulator, emulator (such as MATLAB with Simulink or SCADE).
*Min 1 year of experience with scripting languages (PERL, VB, ASP, etc.).
This is an ITAR facility - U.S. Person's required
Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.