Software Engineering Manager III at General Atomics
Kaysville, UT
$114,270–$208,605from the description
Jul 22, 2026
Kaysville, UT
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A management role overseeing a software systems engineering team focused on embedded controls and testing software for aerospace and military programs. The position covers the full project lifecycle — from requirements and architecture through development, certification, and integration — while managing personnel, budgets, schedules, and compliance with standards such as DO-178 and ARP4754. Prior experience with aircraft braking systems and controls is specifically required.
Senior level · 11+ years · Ogden-Clearfield, UT · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $166,288 (middle half $135,281–$186,023). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The title carries no seniority level word, so the title states no level; however, the 11+ years requirement and full people-management scope (subordinate managers, budget, hiring, proposals) support a Senior band classification.
The clearance is listed as 'Desired' in the posting metadata but the qualifications section states 'Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Security Clearance is required' — treated as a hard gate at the Secret level.
Degree requirement: the JD lists Bachelor's/Master's/PhD but explicitly accepts 'equivalent experience in lieu of education,' so no minimum degree is hard-gated.
Aircraft braking systems domain knowledge is explicitly called out as a must-have ('Must have experience with aircraft braking systems and controls').
'Requirements management tools' and 'software verification testing tools' are stated as required but no specific product names beyond Jira are given; Jira is captured separately as the one named tool.
The alt SOC (15-1252) is noted because the role retains significant hands-on technical oversight of software architecture and development, though the primary framing is clearly people/program management.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): embedded controls software development.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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