Engineering Lead

5 days ago


Preston, United Kingdom BAE Systems Full time

Job title: Engineering Lead - FTI Software Toolsets

Location: Warton - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: £54,793-£60,326 (dependent on skills and experience)

What you'll be doing:

  • Managing a team of software developers working across the full software development life-cycle
  • Managing the support, maintenance and upgrade of in-house developed Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI) software toolsets
  • Managing the team's future workload and priorities
  • Helping to develop a strategy for FTI software toolset capability
  • Be the point of contact for FTI software toolsets with internal and external stakeholders, e.g. Flight Test Engineering
  • Champion software development best practice and adherence to departmental processes

Your skills and experiences:

  • Hold a degree in an Engineering or STEM subject (or equivalent relevant experience)
  • Experience of leading / managing a team, and the ability to foster a collaborative team culture
  • Ability to problem solve within complex systems
  • A Systems Thinker who actively seeks continuous improvement opportunities
  • Experience of using to tools to process and manipulate large data sets
  • Experience of software programming languages and databases, e.g. C++, Java, Oracle, SQL, etc.

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.

Software Group - Flight Test Instrumentation team:

The Software Group within the Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI) team plays a pivotal role in developing and supporting critical software products that enable successful flight test engineering. This group is responsible for both creating in-house software tools and managing upgrades to ensure that the team can handle current and future projects efficiently. Their focus is not only on meeting current software development needs but also on planning and organising workloads to address upcoming priorities and challenges in the fast-evolving aerospace sector

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: 11th December 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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