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Criteria such as the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.\nYour Challenge:\nLead enterprise-level software architecture, design strategy, and long-term platform planning to support complex product and system initiatives (25%).\n\nDirect development, integration, testing, and optimization of advanced software solutions while ensuring alignment with functional, performance, security, and reliability requirements (20%).\n\nIdentify and resolve system-wide software risks, drive modernization, automation, and tooling improvements, and guide adoption of new technologies and engineering frameworks (20%).\n\nOversee cross-functional collaboration with hardware, systems, and product teams to translate program objectives into technical roadmaps and cohesive implementation plans (20%).\n\nMentor senior technical staff, support customer and regulatory engagements, and inform organizational strategy with forward-looking software engineering insight (15%).\n\nWhat You Bring:\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.\n\nMinimum 8-12 years of software engineering experience with leadership responsibility across large programs or enterprise platforms.\n\nRecognized subject matter expert in software architecture, systems integration, design patterns, and large-scale application development.\n\nDemonstrated success resolving complex technical challenges across distributed systems, embedded platforms, or multi-layered software environments.\n\nStrong fluency in modern programming languages, software development methodologies, and lifecycle management practices.\n\nExperience defining software engineering strategy, technical standards, roadmaps, and organizational improvements.\n\nExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including executive-level and customer-facing interactions.\n\nKnowledge of regulatory, cybersecurity, safety, or compliance standards relevant to software-intensive systems.\n\nProven mentor and coach to senior and lead-level software engineers.\n\nHigh degree of professional maturity, accountability, and business acumen.\n\nExperience with Fortran (not required).\n\nExperience in Nuclear and or Fossil Fuel industries preferred.\n\nWho We Are\nOur Values\nEnvironmental, Social and Governance\nWSC, a business of Curtiss-Wright, is a technology driven company with engineering simulation as its core competence. 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