Software Management Lead

Job Description

Job Title: Software Management Lead

Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Filton, Manchester, Broadoak or Weymouth. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Negotiable dependent on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide subject matter expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders on Software Engineering and Software Engineering Lifecycles
• Mentor and coach junior software engineers and develop awareness within the Platform Complex Systems team on all aspects of software development
•  Ensuring the proposed design for software is captured within the requirements management tools and modelling environment at an appropriate level of design maturity
• Be able to participate and chair (if needed) design and phase reviews for different stages of the product engineering lifecycle and provide accurate progress reporting to support
• Support the management and assurance of the software being developed by liaising with internal and external stakeholders such as inter-business teams, MOD & Industrial partners

Your skills and experiences: 

Essential

• Broad knowledge and experience of multiple software lifecycle phases and product domains
• Experience developing solutions to meet complex technical requirements in a highly regulated industry/environment
• Computing/Software Engineering Degree or equivalent qualification and experience
• Be able to work autonomously with the ability to carry out complex technical analyses and investigations; they can prepare complex software specifications, designs, implementations or test suites

Desirable

• Obtained or capable of obtaining relevant Professional Registration (CEng)
• Have a good understanding of software measurements, metrics and continuous improvement techniques (e.g CMMI)

Benefits: 

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Platform Complex Systems team: 

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a team working on complex electrical and electronic systems which are key to the Submarines operation. You will get the opportunity to work with market leading suppliers, in-house SME’s and get visibility of the broader programme.

In this role, you will be responsible for delivering the software engineering solutions for Platform Complex Systems that make the UK Royal Navy Submarines truly world class, ensuring that we deliver an effective Royal Navy capability and a platform that ensures the safety of its crew. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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, rewards integrity, and merit and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation. 

Closing Date: 9th July 2024

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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