Job Title: Software Engineering Lead
Location: Portsmouth Broad Oak. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary: Up to £65,000 dependent on experience plus bonus

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES:

• Sound knowledge and experience of software and/or systems engineering principles is essential
• Ability to demonstrate an organised approach to work planning including a commitment to good time management
• Ability to co-operate and co-ordinate activities with other project and teams within Simulation & Training to engender a ‘one team’ approach e.g. to address resource peaks / troughs
• Good knowledge of project management planning tools such as Microsoft Project and resource/forward load planning tools
• Ability to carry out engineering costing: resource and cost estimating
• Ability to motivate the engineering team (especially software engineers) to deliver to budget, to timescale and to the required level of quality and completeness
• Have experience of working with senior level internal stakeholders

• Supporting the Engineering Manager in the delivery of budgeted tasks & bids through the efficient employment and tasking of systems and software engineers
• Proactively task and monitor the engineering team in accordance with BAE Systems’ processes to deliver the contracted deliverables against the agreed schedule
• Preparing/reviewing engineering estimates and schedules
• Forecast the required resource for each task and update the resource management toolset as directed
• Providing support to the appropriate identification of engineering risks and subsequent analysis
• Assisting in the preparation of engineering reports for Governance Meetings
• Deputise for the Engineering Manager as required
• Supporting continuous improvement in engineering capability in terms of people, processes, tools and technology