Software Technical Team Lead

Overview

In this role you lead a software team within MBDA’s Embedded Software Department to deliver a naval weapon system software solution. You guide architecture and design to meet safety, security and reliability requirements across the development lifecycle. You work cross-functionally with other engineering disciplines and stakeholders to plan, execute and optimize delivery. This hands-on leadership position combines technical depth with team oversight to drive critical, high-assurance software engineering outcomes. You will contribute to MBDA’s mission of advancing defence capabilities while shaping the technical pathway for your team.

Pay / Benefits

• up to 2,500 company bonus
• pension up to 14% total employer/employee contributions
• overtime opportunities
• flexi leave up to 15 days
• flexible working arrangements
• enhanced parental leave (up to 26 weeks)

Responsibilities

• Provide strong technical leadership to ensure software architecture and design meet safety, security, and reliability requirements before implementation
• Lead and mentor a team of software developers, fostering collaboration and productivity
• Collaborate with the Software Project Leader and stakeholders to define requirements, timelines, and deliverables; ensure tasks and deadlines are met
• Identify and communicate technical risks and debt to the Software Project Leader
• Facilitate effective collaboration and knowledge-sharing across cross-functional teams
• Ensure adherence to software development best practices, QA processes, and coding standards; drive process improvements
• Suggest and implement quality improvements using data and metrics

Key requirements

• Embedded software development experience in C / C++ with knowledge of RTOS
• Experience in low-level software development, FreeRTOS, driver development; ARM Assembler beneficial
• Experience with Rhapsody UML or other model-driven development tools; able to develop/test to requirements and ICDs on host/target
• Experience with IBM Engineering Work Management / Rational Team Concert or similar
• Prior team leadership experience and ability to lead engineers to deliver to project timelines
• Problem-solving mindset with strong analytical and design abilities; capable of producing design documentation
• Proven communication skills with stakeholders including senior management and subject matter experts

• leadership
• collaboration
• effective communication
• C / C++ embedded
• Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
• FreeRTOS

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