Software Engineering Supervisor

Westinghouse Electric Company; Västerås kommun; Hybrid; SEK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible pay opportunities via Benefit

ATF & ITP pension

ASB Insurance

Counseling program

Referral program

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company in Västerås, Sweden, is seeking a Software Engineering Supervisor to balance hands-on coding with team leadership. You will stay close to the code while enabling the team to deliver safe, reliable software for nuclear engineering applications.

You will report to the Manager Software and Methods, work in a hybrid office setting, and collaborate with software, methods, project managers and users to translate engineering needs into dependable software solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in CS, software engineering, engineering physics or similar technical field.
• 5+ years of software development experience, preferably in scientific or engineering software.
• Leadership experience, with or without direct reports.
• Knowledge in software architecture, version control, testing, code review, documentation and controlled software lifecycle practices.
• Proficiency in programming environments.
• Full professional proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Personnel responsibility for the Swedish-based software development team.
• Coach employees in technical and professional development.
• Support recruitment, performance-management activities, workload planning and communication within the organisation.
• Develop, maintain, review and quality-assure software used in nuclear engineering applications.
• Contribute across the software lifecycle.
• Coordinate with engineers, methods developers, project managers, product owners and users to convert engineering needs into dependable software solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Software architecture

C/C++

Python

English proficiency

Version control

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

C/C++

FORTRAN

Python

Linux

Job description

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At Westinghouse Electric Company, we are pioneers in nuclear technology and our technology is the basis for nearly half of the world's commercial nuclear power plants in operation. Today, we are also building several new reactors that contribute to more fossil-free energy. Globally, we have over 10,000 employees in 19 countries, of which 1,000 are at our Swedish workplaces in Västerås and Täby. Our Swedish operations were founded in 1969 and supply nuclear fuel as well as products and services in automation, maintenance, testing and decommissioning for customers around the world. Read more about us www.westinghousenuclear.com .

Welcome to our department for Software and Methods. We develop, qualify and sustain software and methods that support nuclear fuel design, reactor analysis and safe, efficient reactor operation. Our software portfolio includes established engineering codes as well as modern applications and AI-enabled solutions used internally and in customer projects worldwide.

About the role:

As a Software Engineering Supervisor you will work and spend time equally on technical tasks and management activities. You will remain close to the code and engineering work while creating the conditions for the team to delivery safely, consistently and effectively.

You will report to our Manager Software and Methods and be located at our office in Västerås. You will have a hybrid work schedule. We do encourage our managers to be on site with the team as much as possible.

Key Responsibilities:

• Personnel responsibility for the Swedish based software development team.
• Coach employees in technical and professional development.
• Support recruitment, performance-management activities, workload planning and communicate with the organisation within the scope of the role.
• Develop, maintain, review and quality-assure software use in nuclear engineering applications.
• Contribute across the software lifecycle.
• Coordinate with engineers, methods developers, project managers, product owners and users to convert engineering needs into dependable software solutions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master degree in computer science, software engineering, engineering physics, nuclear engineering or similar technical field.
• 5+ years experience in software development, preferable involving scientific, numerical or engineering software.
• Leadership experience, with our without direct reports. For example. experience from roles such as tech lead, project management or similar.
• Knowledge in software architecture, version control, testing, code review, documentation and controlled software lifecycle practices.
• Proficiency in programming environment.
• Full professional proficiency in English.

Meritorious:

• Experience in the nuclear field.
• Experience with software qualification, safety-related or regulated software, audits or corrective-action processes.
• Good proficiency in Swedish

At Westinghouse we use a variety of older and newer codes such as C/C++, FORTRAN, Python, scripting languages and Linux-based development. It is important that you master a few of our codes that we develop within the group.

Security clearance is carried out as part of the recruitment process.

This role belongs to the union agreement Teknikavtalet.

Union representatives:

Unionen: Maria Gunnarsson, [phone], [e-mail]

We offer

At Westinghouse, we offer an inspiring work environment in a high-tech industry. You will be a part of a network of global experts from several different areas and we offer great opportunities for competence development and career growth, both in Sweden and abroad. As a member of our team, you will work together with engaged colleagues and be a part of an environment that is both challenging and supportive. Many of our positions are based in activity-based environments which enables a flexible workplace.

At Westinghouse, we have a strong safety culture.

Westinghouse is an employer that treats everyone equally.

Some of the benefits employees in the Sweden can expect:

• Flexible pay opportunities via our Benefit portal
• Work hour reduction (ATF) and occupational pension (ITP)
• ASB Insurance: compensation for the cost of health care, dental care hearing aids, glasses and more
• Employee Assistance Program: confidential counseling and resources for employees, eligible dependents, and household members
• Employee Referral Program, potential for employees to earn a monetary award for referring other qualified candidates to Westinghouse

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