Job Description
[ABOUT ISTARI DIGITAL]
Istari is a digital engineering software company enabling our customers to turn the physical world into the digital to accomplish their specific mission or business objectives.
Istari was founded with the vision of making open, scalable digital engineering ecosystems a reality – where new technologies and systems are created digitally, free from the real-world constraints of costs and schedules. We are creating the world’s best engineering model sharing platform, allowing our customers to simply and securely integrate their models across different engineering disciplines, organizations, and security levels.
At Istari, we are passionate about our mission of creating the world’s first open and scalable industrial metaverse. Whether our customers are designing prototypes, performing virtual testing, or training AI and autonomy for complex systems, we know that going digital will save them time, resources, and reduce their environmental impact.
While we are a distributed team with most team-members working remotely, we place an emphasis on staying connected and collaborative, prioritizing in-person opportunities to build trust as a team. At Istari, we still believe that trust is best built in-person. To do this, we have an engineering headquarters in Cambridge, MA for focused technical development and several times per year we gather for an off-site that allows us to develop our professional skills and our team relationships.
[VALUES]
At Istari, we live by our values, which include:
- Focus is rewarded. Finish is remembered.
- Facts are friendly. Even when they are not fun.
- Fellowship is fundamental. Make others successful.
Equal Opportunity
Istari is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
We are seeking a Digital Engineering Manager to serve as a key leader within Istari’s Customer Success Digital Engineering organization. This role operates under the Director of Digital Engineering and takes ownership of a portion of day-to-day execution while helping shape strategy, technical direction, and team growth.
You will manage and mentor Solution Software Engineers while remaining deeply engaged in architecture, technical decision-making, and customer-facing problem solving.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical & Program Leadership: Own technical execution for a subset of Digital Engineering initiatives and programs. Contribute thought leadership around the Istari platform, its applications, and required capabilities. Help define product scope and technical approach for new digital engineering capabilities. Review designs, architectures, and implementations to ensure quality, scalability, and alignment with Istari’s platform vision. Serve as a technical escalation point for complex engineering and integration challenges
- Team Leadership & Management: Manage and mentor a team of Solution Software Engineers. Drive execution across multiple concurrent efforts, including planning, prioritization, and delivery. Provide technical coaching, design and code feedback, and career development guidance. Help scale lean, effective team processes as the organization grows.
- Cross-Functional & Customer Engagement: Partner with cross-functional teams to translate customer needs into clear, executable technical plans. Support customer engagements requiring deep digital engineering expertise. Communicate technical tradeoffs effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strategic Support & Direction: Take on delegated responsibilities from the Director of Digital Engineering. Help define standards, best practices, and reusable technical patterns. Identify gaps in tooling, process, and team capabilities and propose improvements. Serve as a thought partner on the future of digital engineering at Istari—enabling engineers to “conduct the orchestra” of tools, not just play a single instrument.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in engineering (aerospace, systems, mechanical, electrical, or similar)
- 3+ years of experience leading or managing technical teams
- Understanding of software fundamentals (APIs, data pipelines, services, integrations)
- Experience working with engineering tools and ecosystems such as: MBSE (e.g., Cameo, SysML), CAD/PLM (e.g., CATIA, Teamcenter, similar), Document and requirements systems, Simulations (FEA, CFD, etc)
- Proven ability to balance hands-on technical work with people leadership
- Excellent communication skills—able to explain complex technical concepts clearly
- Must be a US citizen living within the United States.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in aerospace, defense, or other complex engineered systems
- Exposure to model extraction, automation, and digital thread concepts
- Experience working in product or platform-based environments
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and shaping roles, processes, and scope as the organization evolves
$145,000 - $215,000 a year
This role is critical to scaling Istari’s Digital Engineering capability. You won’t just run a team—you’ll help define how digital engineering is practiced at Istari, enabling engineers to move faster, integrate better, and solve harder problems.
You’ll have real ownership, real influence, and a direct partnership with the Director of Digital Engineering to shape the future of the organization.
BENEFITS
We offer highly competitive benefits, including:
Health and Family
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Employee Premiums are 100% Company Paid
- Life Insurance
- Flexible Work Hours
- Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO) with federal government holidays
Financial
- Competitive Compensation
- 401k
- Company Stock Options
- Home Office Setup Budget
Learning
- Reimbursement for approved trainings and subscriptions
- Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)
Note - some benefits are not available to interns or contractors.
Thank you for your interest in Istari. Expect to hear back from us soon with next steps.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
