Date Posted:
2026-06-14
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-CA-SAN JOSE-826 ~ 200 Holger Way ~ BLDG 826, Ast
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Security Clearance Type:
TS/SCI with Polygraph
Security Clearance Status:
Active and existing security clearance required after day 1

Applied Signal Technology (AST) is seeking a Software Engineering Manager who strives for excellence and has a passion to be part of a team that strengthens our nation and improves the security of our world. AST provides trusted strategic and tactical SIGINT solutions that secure the interests of the U.S. and its partners. AST's work in areas such as high-capacity broadband communications, signal processing and analysis, tactical SIGINT, and wireless communications continually challenge our extraordinary engineers to resolve problems and make the world a safer place. AST's work environment is passionate, highly collaborative and provides engineers with the freedom to strengthen and expand their skills, explore new and creative ideas, and work closely with our nation's finest service members all while embracing integrity, innovation, and work-life balance.

This is an ONSITE position at the San Jose, CA location.

To learn more about AST, please click the link below.

Applied Signal Technology: WHO WE ARE

The Section Manager reports to the Software Systems/System Development Department Manager and is responsible for first-line management of a group of 8-10 software engineers who have varying levels of experience and multi-domain expertise and support various contracts across all company business divisions.

The successful candidate will manage engineers who are involved with development of deliverable software/systems/products over the entire engineering development lifecycle. Although the section staff will typically work on independent projects, the Section Manager will foster collaboration and cross-pollination of ideas and new technologies within the group. They will also contribute directly to engineering development as a task leader, technical leader, or individual contributor. The Section Manager position responsibilities will occupy ~15% of time performing first-line management of the section staff and ~85% of time directly performing technical development activities.

What You Will Do:

As a Section Manager, you will:

• Plan and track staff's task assignments
• Support staff with career development planning
• Prepare and communicate staff performance evaluations
• Assist with strengthening staff core engineering skills and discipline, and developing staff domain knowledge and expertise
• Assist in planning for and addressing engineering staffing needs
• Assist and support recruiting and interviewing activities
• Assist with ensuring staff compliance with company policies/procedures

As a technical contributor, you will:

• Participate in the requirements, design, development and testing of software to include development of new work products or enhancement of existing applications and systems
• Design, code, test, integrate, and document software solutions
• Participate in internal review of software components and systems
• Collaborate with project managers and other professionals within Engineering
• Follow established development practices and processes to maintain the configuration management of software products
• Participate in the advancement of the software development environment and DevOps practices within Engineering

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of relevant prior experience
  Minimum of 8 years experience developing in modern programming languages (e.g. C++, Java) in a Linux environment
• Minimum of 4 years experience as a software engineering section/front-line manager and/or engineering team leader
• Software/system/product development experience in one of these areas: telecommunications, data communications, wireless communications, communications protocols, networking protocols, and/or digital signal processing.
• Strong emotional intelligence skills (i.e. self-awareness, self-management, empathy, social awareness, relationship management)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Top Secret SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance with polygraph is required after start.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Excellent track record for working effectively and collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment
• Experience with microservices architecture, distributed systems, containerized deployments, and modern cloud technologies
• Experience with RESTful APIs, messaging queue technologies (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc), and/or event-driven systems
• Experience with embedded software development and software/hardware integration.
• Strong knowledge of engineering planning & project management systems, and cost & schedule tracking systems
• Experience working in the Defense industry, the Intelligence Community, or with other U.S. Government agencies
• Experience in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including Agile methods and/or DevOps/DevSecOps
• Ability to effectively interact with internal and external customers at multiple levels
• Coaching, teaching and/or mentoring skills
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance with Poly

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, Virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• Relocation Eligibility - Eligible
• And more!

Learn More & Apply Now!

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions - whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you'll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role. This position is classified as:

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

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As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 118,300 USD - 224,900 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.