Senior Software Engineer — Enterprise Operating System
$197,529–$276,540 year
On-siteHuntsville, Alabama, United States
Job Summary
Own the product vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for a new enterprise operating system spanning MRP, production scheduling, engineering, repair, service, and customer data. Serve as the voice of the customer by engaging manufacturing operators, engineers, supply chain, and program stakeholders to capture needs and translate them into clear, prioritized product requirements. Recruit, grow, and mentor a cross-functional team of product managers, engineers, and analysts while driving architectural trade-offs and defining success metrics like schedule adherence and data accuracy. Lead change management to ensure the platform becomes the trusted single source of truth across the enterprise, with travel expected up to 15% of the time.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Industrial/Systems Engineering, or a related technical field
- 8+ years of relevant experience in software product management, business systems, or technical product leadership, including hands-on delivery of complex enterprise software
- Demonstrated experience leading the development, implementation, or ownership of MRP/ERP, MES, or PLM systems in a manufacturing or engineering environment
- Proven ability to gather requirements and translate business processes (BOMs, routings, scheduling, production planning, inventory, repair/service workflows) into system requirements
- Strong stakeholder-management, communication, and cross-functional influencing skills across all organizational levels
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or Business Administration
- 10+ years of relevant experience in software product management, business systems, or technical product leadership, including hands-on delivery of complex enterprise software
- Experience in aerospace, defense, or high value/complex manufacturing environments
- Hands-on experience building or standing up a greenfield / net-new enterprise platform (vs. configuring off-the-shelf software)
- Technical fluency with data and integration concepts (SQL, APIs, relational databases, system interoperability)
- Familiarity with common enterprise platforms (SAP, Oracle, Siemens Teamcenter, or similar) and with agile product development and lifecycle management
- Experience mentoring and developing product managers or analysts
- Relevant certifications such as PMP, CPIM, Certified Product Manager, or vendor-specific ERP credentials
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