Quest Defense

Aerospace Software Team Lead – Scrum Master

Quest Defense

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Cedar Rapids • Iowa • United States

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Salary

💰 $100,000 - $125,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead and manage a team of 5–10 embedded software and test engineers.
  • Own sprint execution, delivery commitments, and technical task coordination.
  • Drive accountability, remove impediments, and maintain schedule predictability.
  • Balance technical risk, program priorities, and resource allocation.
  • Foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture.
  • Serve as Scrum Master for the AVC team.
  • Plan and facilitate sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
  • Maintain and manage Jira boards, metrics, and reporting.
  • Track velocity, burndown, risks, and dependencies.
  • Support continuous process improvement initiatives.
  • Ensure compliance with program-level development processes (e.g., DO-178C alignment where applicable).

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in avionics or embedded software development/testing.
  • Minimum of 2 years leading engineering teams.
  • Working knowledge of real-time embedded systems.
  • Experience in aerospace/defense development environments.
  • Demonstrated experience operating as a Scrum Master in Agile environments.
  • Hands-on experience with Jira for backlog management and reporting.
  • Strong communication and customer-facing skills.
  • U.S. citizenship required.
Benefits
  • Competitive pay, comprehensive medical/dental/life and disability coverage, 401(k) with employer match, professional development support, and a flexible, friendly workplace.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
embedded software developmentembedded software testingreal-time embedded systemsAgile methodologiesScrum Mastersprint planningbacklog groomingmetrics trackingcontinuous process improvementDO-178C compliance
Soft Skills
leadershipteam managementcommunicationcollaborationaccountabilityproblem-solvingrisk managementcustomer-facing skillsschedule predictabilityresource allocation