Software Engineering Manager 21842
Software Engineering Manager 21842
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Job Title Software Engineering Manager
Job Location Bristol BarrowInFurness OR Portchester UK
Job ID 21842
About this opportunity and L3Harris UK
From 11 UK sites our team of nearly 1000 people delivers unique capabilities across space air land sea and cyber for military security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide.
L3Harris in Bristol/Burgess Hill/Barrow provides warship automation systems through control and simulation solutions that are in service on Albion Class Landing Platform Docks and Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers. More systems are being developed and delivered for Type 26 and Type 31 Frigates.
L3Harris in Portchester are the maritime industrys autonomy partner of choice we are powering the Royal Navys adoption of autonomous surface vehicle technology as well as delivering autonomous capability to UK ports harbours and offshore energy service providers. We have delivered more than 100 autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) systems.
We are looking for an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead mentor and inspire our talented software teams across multiple UK sites within the maritime domain. This is an opportunity to shape the future of software solutions in the industry while putting people leadership at the heart of everything you do.
A few of our employee benefits are:
- Hybrid working where possible Please note the business expectation is to be onsite 60 over a onemonth period.
- Half day finish on a Friday
- 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays) increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
- Private medical insurance with optional family cover
- Pension scheme of up to 7 employer contribution
- Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
- Group income protection
- Flexible optin extras such as a health care cash plan dental insurance gym membership critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support
What the role will involve
The responsibilities of your role will include the following:
- Leading People: Build lead and inspire multidisciplinary software engineering teams across multiple UK sites creating a culture where people feel motivated valued and supported to achieve their best.
- Empowering Growth: Mentor coach and develop your teams.
- Driving Delivery: Oversee the successful delivery of complex software systems ensuring quality efficiency and alignment with stakeholder needs.
- Strategic Workforce Planning: Drive workforce planning and resource management to ensure your teams are optimally placed to deliver highquality engineering outcomes.
- Championing Innovation: Drive the adoption of new tools methodologies and approaches to ensure your teams stay at the forefront of software engineering excellence.
What youll bring
The role requires the following experience and skills:
- Equivalent of Bachelors Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience working on complex engineering projects.
- Proven experience in leading and managing software engineering teams ideally in defense maritime or similarly complex domains.
- A people first leader with a passion for empowering individuals and teams to achieve their potential.
- A strong background in software engineering practices including agile methodologies software lifecycle management and systems integration.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build trust and foster collaboration across diverse teams and stakeholders.
Important to know
Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
