PRINCIPAL, TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING

Ever wonder who brings the entertainment to your flights? Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, Wi-Fi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity!

How exciting would it be to be a part of the innovation that goes into creating technology that delights millions of people in an industry that’s here to stay! With our company’s history spanning over 40 years, you will have stability, career growth opportunities, and will work with the brightest minds in the industry. The Director, Engineering will direct the planning and execution of Software Development including research, design, and development of computer software systems in conjunction with hardware engineering and product development. Assigns projects, establishes/monitors work priorities and schedules. Responsible for standard practices, departmental instructions and modifications to policies and procedures to align execution with strategy. Ensures overall budgets, schedules, and performance standards are realistically set and attained. Owns the quality for software features and fixes. Drives the culture in the organization to create a safe environment where engineers can thrive to establish a talent development pipeline. Participates with senior management in developing and owning the implementation of strategic business plans. Participates in the development of corporate and/or organizational policy and authorizes implementation with adherence to compliance goals. Partner with peers and team members to define a technical roadmap, software architecture, design and structure. Research, evaluate, and implement new software technologies, processes, and workflows for productivity gains. Lead continuous improvement efforts within software development and bring best practices to bear throughout the development life cycle.

Establish software development strategy and vision and create a culture of practical execution that translates strategy into effective execution plans.

Manage budget planning and oversight for all software development teams.

Recruit, develop, and partner with team members in support of building a pipeline of top talent and team member career goals.

Drive quality metrics that matter to the customer — field defect rate, seat-level reliability, MTBF impact, MTTR

Lead multiple software engineering teams and managers, with accountability for architecture, execution, quality, and delivery.

Partner effectively with Product, Architecture, Program, Customer, and executive stakeholders, including managing technical trade-offs, risks, and escalations.

Develop, modify and execute company policies that affect immediate operation(s) and may also have company-wide effect.

Select and monitor vendor support for departments to ensure state-of-the-art applications and equipment.

Strong experience with AWS cloud systems, distributed architectures, APIs/microservices, databases, security, scalability, and production operations.

Own end-to-end software delivery from requirements and architecture through development, integration, validation, release, and operational support.

Drive engineering excellence through CI/CD, automation, observability, reliability, test strategy, and secure software development practices.

Strong systems integration background, ideally across cloud, networking, hardware/edge systems, and third-party platforms.

Foster a work environment that is innovative and fast and delivers high-quality software products.

Interface with other business units to help establish common tools, workflows, best practices, and standards to promote concurrent engineering.

Establish proper interfaces for exchange of data between departments, business units, and vendors.

In addition, this role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives.

BS in Engineering required.

• 10 years of software engineering experience.
• Must possess a solid background in relevant engineering discipline.
• Agile software development and DevOps skills preferred.
• Proven ability to drive organizational transformation to support business strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to drive ownership and accountability in delivering quality product on time to customers.
• Proven experience operating at a senior level software engineering position with broad range of responsibilities.
• Proficient with mainstream PC desktop applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, VISIO, Project).
• We are proud to offer our employees a highly competitive, comprehensive and flexible benefits program.
• Exempt Salaried employees receive flexible paid time off. This means that there is no fixed number, range, or limit to the amount of Personal and Vacation Days that may be taken for exempt employees. Non-exempt hourly employees accrue 14 vacation days per year + 7 sick days + 3 personal days. All employees receive 11 company paid holidays per year. For operational positions that are expected to work on holidays, we provide additional compensation for hours worked.
• Health Insurance: Medical insurance offerings from Aetna and Kaiser (CA &HI). Options for Employee Only, Employee + Spouse/Domestic Partner, Employee + Children, or Family. Dental PPO and DMO options & Vision insurance through EyeMed or VSP.
• Washington residents only are eligible for: Washington’s Family and Medical Leave program and Washington’s Paid Sick Leave program.
• Wellness Program, Counseling services, FSA & HSA, Life Insurance for employee, spouse and child, AD&D Insurance, Long-term and Short-term disability, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Dependent Care FLSA, Education Assistance, Commuter Program, Employee Purchase Program, Service Award Program.

All applicants are subject to Company policies, third party customer and worksite requirements, and government requirements, regarding vaccination and/or testing for COVID-19. Where permitted by applicable law, applicants may be required to be fully vaccinated with an authorized COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment, unless they are eligible for and obtain an exemption based on a reasonable accommodation because of a disability or a sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance. While the Company strongly encourages COVID-19 vaccinations, it may require vaccination and/or testing for positions in which third party customer, worksite, or government requirements apply, in accordance with applicable law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law or company policy. Pre-employment drug testing is required for safety sensitive positions or as may otherwise be required by contract or law.