Software Engineering Manager

Software Engineering Manager – Thales UK

Location: Cheadle, United Kingdom

Employment type: Full‑time

Seniority level: Not applicable

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing and Defence and Space Manufacturing

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Overview

Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems. We research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well‑being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part‑time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Some travel to client sites and occasionally other Thales UK sites may be required. Therefore, flexibility to travel and work at other locations is desirable.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

• Ensure relevant department/product/project management plans are kept up to date and the correct level of governance is executed for the products/projects.
• Ensure development is performed in accordance with these plans.
• Liaise with Project Customers as required.
• Plan, coordinate and monitor the performance of the work, identify and manage risks during all the work package lifecycle until the closure.
• Deliver work package to timescales and budget ensuring any scope changes are identified and managed.
• Capture and monitor metrics appropriate to each stage of the project/product lifecycle, and enact plans to continuously improve the project/product development.
• Review Engineering Forward Load with SWEM and Head of SW Delivery.
• Contribute to bid activities regarding estimates, project scheduling and bid gate review inputs.
• Proactive in expanding your professional knowledge; seeking opportunities both within and outside of Thales to develop your professional knowledge in software, engineering and management.
• Develop necessary skills and experience through training (on the job, classroom, e‑learning), mentoring and feedback.
• Encourage innovation of ideas as common practice encouraging new technology and techniques.
• Provide support to less experienced members of the team, ensuring they are performing to the correct procedures and are not struggling in their work.
• Lead by example and utilise the Thales Leadership model to create a high‑performing culture and coaching environment.

Experience

• Background in Software Engineering and experience of the Software Development Lifecycle
• Knowledge and proven application of engineering project delivery and processes across the full project lifecycle with cognisance of commercial impacts
• Knowledge and experience of agile methodologies and practices
• Experience of configuration control and change management
• Experience of requirements management, software design and development
• Experience of Integration and Verification activities
• Experience of risk management
• Experience of bid management and estimation techniques
• Good understanding of current trends in software engineering development techniques and technologies
• Experience in the use of industry standard software engineering toolset

Beneficial

• Substantial and proven experience in a SW Delivery role that includes the management of deliveries from multiple integrated SW Development and Integration, Verification, Validation and Qualification teams.
• Experience of managing multi‑million‑pound SW Work packages
• Experience of multi‑site/multi country development within a complex stakeholder environment
• Experience of SW sub‑contract management
• Experience in specific management toolsets – Atlassian Jira, Windchill PLM

Qualifications

• Degree‑qualified or equivalent.

Values & Behaviours

• Think Big
• Make It Happen
• Together

Security Clearance

Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance – United Kingdom Security Vetting – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

What we can offer

• Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00pm
• Pension Scheme
• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Life Cover
• Progression and Development Opportunities
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers

Equal Opportunity

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.

Recruitment Support

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier‑free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro‑diverse applicants or those with a disability or long‑term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid‑senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.