Software Engineering Manager Jobs in Tennessee

Join us in our mission to commercialize fusion energy ️

About Type One Energy

Type One Energy Group is mission-driven to provide sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world. Established in 2019 and venture-backed in 2023, the company is led by a team of globally recognized fusion scientists with a strong track record of building state-of-the-art stellarator fusion machines, together with veteran business leaders experienced in scaling companies and commercializing energy technologies.

If you are searching for the best new ideas and share our vision, join us as a Software Engineering Resource Manager. This is what you need to know:

Location: Knoxville

Salary: Highly Competitive Plus Benefits

Contract: Permanent, full time

Reporting to: Director of Electrical and Software Engineering

Your role in the mission:

Type One Energy is seeking a Software Engineering Resource Manager to oversee, coordinate, and optimize the deployment of software engineering resources across multiple technically complex programs. This role is critical to ensuring that software talent is effectively aligned with project priorities, product roadmaps, and program needs while maintaining the team health, high performance, and sustainable delivery.

The role operates within a matrixed organization, working closely with Engineering Directors, Technical Leads, Project Managers, and cross-functional stakeholders. You will combine people leadership and capacity planning with a strong connection to the technical work. You will participate in architecture and code reviews to maintain visibility into delivery and quality, and you will champion sustainable development practices that protect team health and long-term velocity.

Software Resource Planning & Allocation

• Assign software engineers to project teams based on skills, experience, growth opportunities, technical stack proficiency, and program priorities.
• Balance workloads across development teams to ensure efficient sprint velocity while avoiding burnout or technical debt accumulation.
• Continuously monitor engineering capacity and utilization across active and planned development cycles.
• Forecast future software resource requirements based on the product pipeline, release schedules, and business objectives.
• Work with the Director of Electrical and Software Engineering to resolve resource conflicts and competing priorities across programs.

People Leadership & Performance Management

• Provide direct people leadership to assigned software engineers, DevOps specialists, and data scientists by serving as their manager in a matrixed structure.
• Support employee needs and serve as a point of escalation for team concerns to HR and leadership.
• Conduct regular 1:1s to understand individual motivations, remove blockers, and proactively address performance or engagement issues.
• Facilitate performance management processes, including goal setting, continuous feedback, and career development planning.
• Champion a healthy team culture that values psychological safety, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Capability Development & Talent Growth

• Maintain a deep understanding of the technical skills (languages, frameworks, tools) and development areas of the software team.
• Identify gaps in skill sets required to meet future program needs, and partner with Technical Leads to prioritize them.
• Partner with HR and Engineering leadership to drive recruiting and onboarding of software talent.

Software Quality & Technical Oversight

• Actively mentor junior and mid-career engineers to grow technical depth in software architecture and best practices.
• Ensure that sound software engineering practices (SDLC), documentation standards, and security protocols are consistently followed.
• Participate in code and architecture reviews to ensure the quality, scalability, and integration of software work.
• Promote continuous improvement in development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing tools.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering within complex, high-reliability technical environments.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading multidisciplinary software teams.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and make staffing decisions that balance business urgency with long-term team development.
• Strong interpersonal skills: you build trust quickly, give direct feedback constructively, and advocate for your people.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to forecast resource needs and manage sprint capacity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience serving as a resource manager, "Chapter Lead", or engineering manager in a matrixed engineering organization.
• Expertise in work management tools such as Jira or LiquidPlanner.
• Familiarity with the fusion energy sector, advanced energy, or scientific computing industries.
• Proficiency with modern tech stacks (e.g., Python, C++, Linux, Docker/Kubernetes).
• Experience in industrial controls or process automation.
• Experience with DevOps and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.

We offer:

In addition to a basic salary and yearly bonus, you will also get…

• A hybrid work policy
• Stock options
• Relocation allowance
• Insurance plans
• Retirement options
• And many more great voluntary benefits

Type One Energy applies proven advanced manufacturing methods, modern computational physics and high-field superconducting magnets to develop its optimized stellarator fusion energy system. Our FusionDirect development program pursues the lowest-risk, shortest-schedule path to a fusion power plant over the coming decade, using a partner-intensive and capital-efficient strategy.

Type One Energy is committed to community engagement in the development and deployment of its clean energy technology.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Type One Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity, searching for the best new ideas and remaining open to unique perspectives. Therefore, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment independent of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.