Lead Software Engineer - Underwater Robotics & Systems

Saab; Fareham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab UK, part of the global Saab group, is seeking a Software Lead for its Seaeye Underwater Robotics business in Fareham. You will design and implement software solutions for underwater robotics, leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex projects for subsea vehicles and robotic functions.

Reporting to the Software Manager, you will drive architecture, ensure safety concepts, and interface with customers to deliver high-quality software content for Saab products.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a senior engineer in software-intensive projects.
• Engineering degree in a relevant discipline.
• Broad understanding of software from embedded to applications.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary software teams.
• Ability to develop software architecture for complex systems from scratch.
• Strong knowledge of safety concepts and design, and a system-level view.
• Ability to interface directly with customers and act as a technical authority.
• Capable of estimating work content and planning team load.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of subsea software projects and robotics functions.
• Bind inputs from software and engineering disciplines to deliver software content.
• Mentor junior engineers and oversee resource and budget usage.
• Develop system-level requirements and derive lower-level specs.
• Ensure software quality and compliance with industry standards.

Skills

Senior Engineer

Engineering Degree

Software Architecture

Team Leadership

Requirements Derivation

Safety Concepts

Customer Interface

Software Quality

Mentoring Engineers

Resource & Budget Mgmt

Education

Engineering Degree

Tools

C++

Javascript

Python

XML

JSON

HTML

CSS

Web Backend Servers

Web Sockets

Docker

TCP/UDP

SQL

Dev Tools

Cyber Security

DDS

Messaging Queues

Qt

Job description

Saab UK, part of the global Saab group, is seeking a Software Lead for its Seaeye Underwater Robotics business in Fareham. You will design and implement software solutions for underwater robotics, leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex projects for subsea vehicles and robotic functions.

Reporting to the Software Manager, you will drive architecture, ensure safety concepts, and interface with customers to deliver high-quality software content for Saab products.