Engineering Jobs in Santa Ana, CA

Software Engineering Lead

Our new global headquarters is conveniently located in Irvine, CA near John Wayne Airport in the Park Place development. For our onsite and hybrid employees you will be able to enjoy amenities such as access to many restaurants and shops, running trails, a fitness deck, outdoor seating, dry cleaning, car wash, free garage parking, car charging stations, shuttle service for train commuters, outdoor games like bocce, horseshoes, gaming tables, pickle ball, and basketball. For more information on Park Place visit

About Us

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, WiFi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity! 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. And we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that will help our organization thrive! We seek diversity in many areas such as background, culture, gender, ways of thinking, skills and more.

Responsibilities

Leads engineering teams in the design, development, integration, and testing of IFE software systems, applying SAFe Agile practices to deliver scalable and aviation compliant solutions. Incorporates AI/ML technologies to enhance personalization, predictive capabilities, and system efficiency across IFE platforms.

What You Will Be Doing

Software Engineering Lead engineering teams in the research, design, development, integration, and testing of In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) software systems and platforms. Apply SAFe Agile principles to drive iterative development, continuous integration, predictability, and engineering excellence. Provide technical leadership across software design, development, coding, debugging, and implementation for new and existing products. Ensure adherence to industry standard engineering concepts, methodologies, and development practices. Support requirements development based on specifications, user inputs, system behaviors, and preliminary design concepts. Evaluate and introduce new technologies to enhance product capability, reduce cost, and meet environmental and regulatory constraints. Architect and integrate AI/ML technologies to enhance personalization, predictive analytics, system intelligence, and operational efficiency across IFE platforms. Drive problem solving activities and ensure solutions meet design intent, performance expectations, and qualification requirements. Management Hire, train, develop and appraise direct staff. Anticipates financial needs, quantifies budget to support project planning, and manages budget per forecast and schedules.

Qualifications

What we are looking for: 4 year degree, preferably in Engineering, Computer Science, or other Technical Degree. 5+ years of experience in software engineering or 9+ years of relevant software experience in lieu of a 4 year degree. 5+ years supervisory, team lead, or project leader experience. Cabin avionics and In-flight entertainment experience highly preferred. Working knowledge of designing, development, coding, testing, debugging and implementing technical projects for the fabrication, modification and evaluation of new or existing software solutions or products. Proficient with commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the Software Engineering field. Proficient in designing and developing requirements from specifications, oral instructions, or preliminary sketches. Agile software development and DevOps skills preferred. Ability to facilitate organizational transformation to support business strategy. Demonstrated ability to drive ownership and accountability in delivering quality products on time to customers. Ability to develop and implement test methods and procedures. Ability to work in a diverse, fast paced, ever changing environment. Demonstrated leadership, people and team building skills. Ability to effectively resolve staff issues as they arise. Excellent written and verbal skills with proactive attitude. Ability to effectively communicate between several departments within the global organization. Outstanding communication skills and demonstrated ability in developing and delivering complex business and technical presentations for senior management. Ability to introduce new technologies to improve cost, environmental and other product requirement constraints. Problem solving and troubleshooting skills required to meet design and qualification requirements. Ability to receive assignments in the form of objectives and determines how to use resources to meet schedules and goals. Proven ability to direct and coordinate staff in developing solutions to technical problems that require extensive investigation and clarification. Recommends changes to policies and establishes procedures that affect immediate organization(s). Works on issues of diverse scope where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of current business trends. Ability to travel both domestically and Internationally up to 15% of time.

What We Offer

At Panasonic Avionics Corporation we realize the most important aspects in leading our industry are the bright minds behind everything we do. We are proud to offer our employees a highly competitive, comprehensive and flexible benefits program. Paid time off: Exempt Salaried employees receive unlimited PTO. 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. Accrual rate increases with tenure. All employees receive 11 company paid holidays per year plus a paid company-wide shut down in the U.S. between Christmas and New Year. 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. 401K with 50% match on up to 8% contribution, full vested from day 1. Other offerings include: 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.

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