Software Development Team Leader

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK: From 11 UK sites, our team of nearly 1,000 people delivers unique capabilities across space, air, land, sea and cyber for military, security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide. L3Harris in Portchester are the maritime industry’s autonomy partner of choice, powering the Royal Navy’s adoption of autonomous surface vehicle technology as well as delivering autonomous capability to UK ports, harbours and offshore energy service providers. We have delivered more than 100 autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) systems.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support

What the role will involve:

• Taking a leading role in the development of all software engineering processes; covering Agile approaches, configuration control, safety related development, improvement and evolution of process and procedure.
• Set clear standards and procedures for the software aspects of project development and delivery, tracking project progress and generating reports to stakeholders.
• Being technical point of contact for other team members.
• Leading design and code reviews.
• Supporting implementation of Change in a controlled manner to cost and schedule.
• Acting as the Software Technical Authority on ASV View 8 project covering resource allocation in Teams, estimation, progress tracking, client liaison on Software Engineering issues, develop initiatives to improve quality and productivity.
• Managing and developing a team of software engineers, fostering great communication between team members and vertically through the organisation.
• Ensure that the team has appropriate technical competencies, skills and behaviours and developing the team to support future growth and technology/product roadmaps.

What you’ll bring:

• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in a Software Engineering role, ideally able to demonstrate being a senior member of the team either leading or supporting other engineers.
• Experienced C++ developer.
• Experience of leading and making improvements to software development methodologies (Agile and/or Waterfall) and processes.
• Experience in configuration control and change processing.
• Experience of leading software engineering development projects through the software lifecycle.
• Experience of marine engineering projects, or those in related industries, would be an advantage, but not essential.
• Knowledge of Autonomous Systems would be advantageous but not essential.

Important to know: Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK. L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.