Senior Software Lead, Underwater Robotics

Saab; Fareham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab is seeking a Software Lead for its Seaeye Underwater Robotics business in Fareham to design and implement software for subsea vehicles. The role requires leading multidisciplinary teams, delivering complex software projects, and upholding software quality and cyber security.

You will work across embedded and application software, interact with customers, and drive architectural decisions. This is a senior, hands-on leadership position based in Fareham.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Senior Engineer.
• Degree in a relevant Engineering Discipline.
• Broad understanding of software from embedded to applications.
• Leading multi-disciplinary software teams.
• Ability to develop a software architecture for complex systems from scratch.
• Sound understanding of modern software methods and technologies.
• Ability to interface directly with customers.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers.
• Ability to manage resources and budgets.
• Appreciation of Cyber Security and its impact on design.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of projects and oversee multidisciplinary teams for subsea software.
• Bind inputs from software and engineering disciplines to deliver complete software content for Saab products.
• Report to the Software Manager and ensure timely, quality outcomes across technical domains.

Skills

Senior Engineer

Software Architecture

Team Leadership

C++

Python

Embedded Software

Customer interfacing

Software Quality

Cyber Security

Windows/Linux

Education

Engineering Degree

Tools

Docker

Qt

Visual Studio

Web technologies

DDS

ActiveMQ/RabbitMQ

WebSockets

XML

JSON

SQL

Wireshark

Job description

Saab is seeking a Software Lead for its Seaeye Underwater Robotics business in Fareham to design and implement software for subsea vehicles. The role requires leading multidisciplinary teams, delivering complex software projects, and upholding software quality and cyber security.

You will work across embedded and application software, interact with customers, and drive architectural decisions. This is a senior, hands-on leadership position based in Fareham.