Software Engineering Lead

Job Title: Software Engineering Lead

Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £65,000 dependent on experience plus bonus

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting the Engineering Manager in the delivery of budgeted tasks & bids through the efficient employment and tasking of systems and software engineers
• Proactively task and monitor the engineering team in accordance with BAE Systems’ processes to deliver the contracted deliverables against the agreed schedule
• Preparing/reviewing engineering estimates and schedules
• Forecast the required resource for each task and update the resource management toolset as directed
• Providing support to the appropriate identification of engineering risks and subsequent analysis
• Assisting in the preparation of engineering reports for Governance Meetings
• Deputise for the Engineering Manager as required
• Supporting continuous improvement in engineering capability in terms of people, processes, tools and technology

Your skills and experiences:

• Sound knowledge and experience of software and/or systems engineering principles is essential
• Ability to demonstrate an organised approach to work planning including a commitment to good time management
• Ability to co-operate and co-ordinate activities with other project and teams within Simulation & Training to engender a ‘one team’ approach e.g. to address resource peaks / troughs
• Good knowledge of project management planning tools such as Microsoft Project and resource/forward load planning tools
• Ability to carry out engineering costing: resource and cost estimating
• Ability to motivate the engineering team (especially software engineers) to deliver to budget, to timescale and to the required level of quality and completeness
• Have experience of working with senior level internal stakeholders

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Mimesis™ Product team:

Mimesis™ provides a battlespace simulation of the maritime world; from terrain and seabed to weather and underwater acoustics, accurately modelling the movement and behaviour of ships, submarines and other platforms, and digitally replicating their unique capabilities (sonars, radars, weapons). Our product supports naval training, enables customers to experiment with novel concepts or capabilities, and allows design teams to conduct test and integration of new platform systems and capability upgrades, reducing operational risk.

As a Software Engineering Lead within the Mimesis™ team, you will lead part of a growing team of software engineers in the design and development of new modules and content for the product, working closely with the Product Delivery Lead, Project Engineering Manager and the rest of the product management team to support the delivery of the product to our customers.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 25^th June 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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