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Orbital’s internal AI software platform is used by our materials scientists, hardware engineers and manufacturing engineers to design and build our products serving critical industries. Powering this software are our world leading AI models in advanced materials, hardware engineering and simulation. As Engineering Manager at Orbital you will own the design and delivery of this software platform, called Curie. An example of a feature you may have to design and deliver is a single context graph across materials, engineering and manufacturing for our AI agents. In this role you will also provide technical leadership and management - setting high engineering standards, driving projects from prototype to production deployment, and managing a software team.
Job Responsibility:
Own engineering of the Curie platform
Architecture: Define and evolve the technical blueprint for Curie
Quality: Establish and enforce rigorous standards for code quality, testing, monitoring, and overall system reliability
Delivery: Drive efficient and predictable delivery of high-quality software features
Build and scale the team
Hiring: Lead the recruitment process for new engineers
Mentoring: Provide guidance, support, and professional development opportunities to the engineering team
Establishing engineering culture as we grow internationally
Requirements:
6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on backend engineering
At least 2 years in a technical leadership or management role
Proven experience shipping and iterating on user-facing products
The ability to move fluently between hands-on engineering and people management
Strong product instincts and the ability to partner closely with product, design and stakeholders
Solid engineering fundamentals with the ability to set high standards for code quality, system architecture and engineering practices across a team
Experience building and growing high-performing engineering teams
Can balance technical depth with strategic thinking
A genuine interest in building software that enables breakthrough scientific and industrial applications
Nice to have:
Previous experience working in an AI/ML environment - familiarity with the workflows, tooling and pace of AI teams
What we offer:
Competitive salary and equity package
Flexible and generous paid time off
Excellent health, dental and vision insurance plan
Regular company off-sites to the USA and beyond
The experience of working in a cutting-edge organisation dedicated to a better future