Software Group Lead - Real Time Software

MBDA S.A.S.; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organization in the UK is seeking a team lead for their software engineering group. You will manage a multidisciplinary team focusing on Embedded and Real Time Software projects for missile systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development and excellent leadership skills. This role offers a competitive salary around £80,000, a hybrid work schedule, and various benefits including a performance-based company bonus and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Company Bonus: up to 27% of base salary

Car Allowance: £300 per month

Pension: up to 14% contribution

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Facilities: subsidised meals, free car parking

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team in a technological environment.
• Strong understanding of software development processes.
• Ability to manage and develop a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Foster growth and collaborate with multi-functional teams.
• Interface effectively with technical and non-technical collaborators.
• Support and develop a team of software engineers.

Skills

Team leadership

Software development

Communication skills

Mentorship

Job description

If you have experience leading a team in an advanced technological environment, and a background in software development, then we would like to talk to you. The most important thing we look for is the ability to lead and encourage others; passionate about people - and keen to get to know your team and understand what motivates them!, The ability to manage and develop a multidisciplinary team, ensuring effective allocation of resources to meet project timelines and quality standards whilst providing mentorship and technical guidance to team members.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

• Capable of fostering growth and collaborating with multi‑functional teams to achieve project objectives within schedule and budget constraints.
• A strong understanding of software development processes, including requirements analysis, design, and testing.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to interface effectively with technical and non‑technical collaborators on progress, risks, and mitigations.
• Experience in defence is not essential, and indeed many of our people joined us from automotive, aerospace and consumer electronics.

This role will give you the opportunity to shape, support and develop a team of software engineers working on several different Embedded / Real Time Software projects. The team specifies, designs, builds, tests and delivers the software that transforms a collection of electronic parts into a highly capable missile system. Our team develop software for Flight Computers on many different missiles, some of which have elevated safety integrity levels.

Engineering is at the heart of our business; there is opportunity to both develop your core leadership skills, and gain a wider experience of complex embedded systems. Working alongside a multi‑discipline engineering team, you will be a key part of a supportive and growing software engineering team as your career expands with us.

MBDA is committed to upskilling people through both formal training and practical experience. We are a friendly, highly capable team, producing software that makes a difference. The Real Time / Embedded software department is a multi‑disciplined team of over 100 people in the UK, working on a diverse range of products that use some exciting technologies. MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations.

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

Salary: Circa £80,000 depending on experience. Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3 to 4 days per week on‑site, due to workload classification. Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

Benefits

• Company Bonus: bonus of up to 27 % of base salary.
• Car Allowance: £300 per month.
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14 %.
• Flexible working: we welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, with enhancements available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
• Facilities: fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more.