Senior Software Delivery Leader — Space Systems (Coimbra)

Neuraspace; Coimbra; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Neuraspace in Coimbra, Portugal, seeks a Head of Software Engineering - Delivery & Operations to lead the software engineering organisation, owning planning, staffing, and capacity across teams and aligning priorities with mission-critical delivery.

The role requires significant software engineering experience on complex systems and proven leadership of multiple teams, with space-domain knowledge (satellite operations) as a plus. Munich or Coimbra offers senior leadership exposure.

Qualifications

• Significant software engineering experience on complex systems.
• Demonstrated leadership of multiple teams or workstreams.
• Disciplined planning and capacity management.
• Professional space-sector experience with satellite operations is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead Neuraspace's software engineering organisation across teams.
• Own planning, sequencing, staffing and capacity.
• Manage cross-team dependencies and priorities.
• Mentor engineering managers and team leads.
• Turn ambitious technical priorities into predictable, high-quality delivery of mission-critical software.

Skills

Leadership

Software architecture

Delivery planning

Cross-team coordination

Mentoring

Job description

Neuraspace in Coimbra, Portugal, seeks a Head of Software Engineering - Delivery & Operations to lead the software engineering organisation, owning planning, staffing, and capacity across teams and aligning priorities with mission-critical delivery.

The role requires significant software engineering experience on complex systems and proven leadership of multiple teams, with space-domain knowledge (satellite operations) as a plus. Munich or Coimbra offers senior leadership exposure.