Job Description

Veterans Encouraged to Apply: Detroit Defense proudly supports those who have served. We welcome applicants with military experience, including those transitioning to civilian careers. Your leadership, adaptability, and mission-focused mindset are valued here. Detroit Defense is a 4x recipient of the Hire Vets Gold Medallion Award.

Detroit Defense is seeking an experienced Software Project Manager with a strong digital engineering background to lead development efforts for embedded, safety-related software products. This Software Project Manager role will drive project execution across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring compliance with industry standards and the successful delivery of high-reliability systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of embedded software projects in compliance with model-based Digital Engineering practices.
• Coordinate development of safety-related software implemented in C/C++ within Linux POSIX and FACE Extended Safety Profile environments.
• Manage cross-functional teams including systems engineering, embedded software, test, and quality.
• Oversee configuration management, CI/CD pipelines, issue tracking, and documentation using GitLab and Jira.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define scope, requirements, schedules, and budgets.
• Identify program risks and lead mitigation planning
• Ensure adherence to software lifecycle processes, safety requirements, and customer standards.
• Facilitate technical discussions, design reviews, and progress reporting.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, EE, or related field from an accredited college or university.
• Must be able to obtain a US Secret Security Clearance.
• A minimum of five years of proven experience managing complex embedded software or safety-critical development programs.
• Technical understanding of C, C++, and C#.
• Hands-on experience with GitLab, Jira, and structured software development processes
• Familiarity with Linux, POSIX environments, and real-time or safety-certified architectures.
• Familiarity with model-based engineering, including SySML and UML methods.
• PMP and/or PMI-ACP Certification (Highly Recommended)

Detroit Defense offers an impressive compensation and benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits
• Company Paid Life and AD&D
• Company Paid Short Term and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending & HSA Accounts
• Legal & ID Shield Services
• 401k with Company Match
• Paid holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

Why Detroit Defense:
At Detroit Defense, we deliver mission-critical solutions that enhance national security, protect the warfighter, and enable readiness through innovation, technical excellence, and end-to-end lifecycle support.

Remaining steadfast in our core values of Trustworthy, Mission Driven, Creative, and Agile we are a complex systems integrator for the U.S. Government, Detroit Defense provides solutions to meet the technical and programmatic challenges faced by our customers. Our proven success in multi-domain cross-platform system-of-systems integration results in fielded capability for warfighters. From R&D to production, fielding, and sustainment, Detroit Defense provides services and solutions to Empower Those That protect Us.

Detroit Defense is a proud recipient of the Hire Vets Gold Medallion Award since 2022.

Detroit Defense is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity or gender expression), age, mental or physical disability, creed, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, genetic trait or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.