Role : Engineering Manager

Employment Type : Full Time

Work Experience : 8 - 12+ years of relevant experience (including 3+ years in engineering leadership)

Education : Bachelor's / Master's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Role Description

We are looking for an Engineering Manager - Ground Software Systems to lead the development of scalable, reliable, and mission-critical ground software platforms that power satellite operations.

You will lead a 12+ member engineering team across frontend, backend, DevOps, and infrastructure, delivering ground software across multiple satellite programmes including internal commercial missions and customer-supplied missions that support: Mission Operations Software, Acquisition Planning, Flight Dynamics, and Payload Data Processing.

This role requires a strong combination of technical leadership, product thinking, and people leadership, with ownership of delivery, architecture, team growth, and execution excellence.

You will work closely with mission engineering, operations, product,



and commercial teams to translate complex mission needs into robust software systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineering Leadership & Delivery :
• Own end-to-end delivery of ground software systems, including planning, execution, and release timelines.
• Define engineering roadmaps aligned with mission, product, and business priorities.
• Provide accurate estimates, timelines, and risk assessments to stakeholders.
• Ensure high standards of code quality, reliability, scalability, and system performance.
• Drive engineering execution with a solid focus on accountability, predictability, and velocity.
• Support program execution, reviews, and stakeholder communication.
• Team Management & Development :
• Lead and manage a cross-functional team (10 - 12 engineers) across frontend, backend, DevOps, and infrastructure.
• Hire, mentor, and develop engineers across experience levels.
• Demonstrate a servant leadership mi

📌 Pixxel - Engineering Manager - Ground Software Systems (Bengaluru)
🏢 Pixxel
📍 Bengaluru