Software Technical Lead

Job description

The opportunity:

The team the Software Technical Lead will be joining are responsible for developing and supporting software packages that utilise Test Equipment hardware to configure, verify and validate the conformance and quality of our UK product range from development, through production and into field test scenarios.

The Software Technical Lead will be part of a multi-disciplined, dynamic, focused and agile team specialising in all aspects of test solution design, including software, hardware, simulation and real-time systems. It is great a place to learn about the company's entire product portfolio, whilst embracing the change to DevOps and other innovative technologies!

Responsibilities;

The Software Technical Lead will build impactful teams and create strong working relations with the multi-disciplined project environments within which we work. This will involve:

• Acting as Software Design Authority by ensuring quality standards are met while giving technical guidance and mentorship to the team.
• Leading, empowering and drawing the best from the team.
• Working with members of the Group to identify potential improvement opportunities and supporting their implementation.
• Maintaining and communicating the current project schedule, coordinating with the team to meet delivery milestones and prioritising as needed.
• Responsibility for the generation of quarterly teamwork load forecasts.
• Liaising directly with both internal and external customers.
• Having an awareness of allocated project budgets and ensuring that they are used efficiently.
• Supporting the creation of project and release documentation.

Desired Experience;

• Ideally qualified to degree-level or equivalent experience in a Physics or Engineering based subject, such as; Electronics, Hardware, Computer Science, Software or Systems Engineering etc.
• Experience in the Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous.
• Able to innovate, and think critically to solve complex software problems

If you feel like you don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to reach out an apply.

Company Details;

The company are a multi-national group, being No 1 in Europe for what they do! With a number of awards and recognitions, with great career progression and opportunities across the business!

It's no wonder, they have been among the winners of the annual Glassdoor Employees' Choice Awards, 2022, and most recently receiving three accreditation gold standard awards with Investors in People!

"Interesting work. Good work-life balance. Employees made to feel valued." Software Engineer, 5 Dec 2022. *Glassdoor review.

"Promotes and believes in a good work/life balance Interesting work on most programmes Encourages internal mobility. Offers good development/training opportunities" Principal Systems Engineer, 19 Dec 2022. *Glassdoor review.

True advocates of ED&I as an Equal Opportunity Employer! With over 10 Networking group's and communities across the business advocating Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Enhanced parental leave: Offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.