Software Project Lead
// Role Summary
Lead the development and delivery of software for test equipment across MBDA UK's product portfolio, ensuring robust and timely testing of missile systems. This role is ideal for a passionate individual with a proven software development background, particularly in C.
// Key Responsibilities
- Software Project Lead role in a critical phase of MBDA UK's transformation.
- Responsible for developing and supporting software for test equipment.
- Requires proven software development history, ideally in C.
- Focus on building high-performing, multi-disciplined teams.
- Opportunity for paid overtime, flexi leave, and enhanced parental leave.
- Based in Stevenage with potential for relocation assistance.
// Role Specification
About the Role
This is a phenomenal opportunity to be at the heart of an exciting phase of transforming the way we develop and deliver software to facilitate testing across the whole of the MBDA UK product portfolio. Join us as a Software Project Lead and take our technology and your career into new territories.
The Opportunity
Test Equipment (TE) Software Resource and Capability UK deliver the MBDA UK software test capability in partnership with our colleagues in Electronic Design, the Test Centre of Excellence and other areas of Software Engineering. We facilitate robust and timely test of missile systems and ensure MBDA continues to provide a decisive military capability for our home nations and their allies.
The Department is responsible for developing and supporting software packages that utilise Test Equipment hardware to configure, verify and validate the conformance and quality of our MBDA UK product range from development, through production and into field test scenarios. We're 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 a great place to learn about the company's entire product portfolio!
What we're looking for from you
We're looking for someone who is passionate about building high performing teams. As you'll also be acting as design authority for the software your team is creating, it is essential you have a proven history in software development, ideally working at a low level using the C language. You'll also have the ability to create strong working relationships with the multi-disciplined software project environments within which we work.
What we can offer you
- Company Bonus: Up to £2,500 or 21% of salary (Depending on Grade)
- Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
- Overtime: Opportunity for paid overtime (Depending on Grade)
- Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days (Depending on Grade)
- Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.
- 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.
- Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more.