Senior Project Technical Lead - Systems in Paignton

The Project Technical Lead is responsible for providing technical leadership across assigned projects within the Spirent Communications Product Development team. The role involves leading cross-functional technical teams and collaborating with multiple functions across the organisation to ensure successful project delivery.

The individual will take a leadership role in technical decision-making, providing clear direction and effective communication to stakeholders. This includes facilitating discussions and resolving conflicts that may arise from differing technical or design perspectives during product development.

In addition to technical leadership, the role includes hands-on contribution to project delivery. The Project Technical Lead is expected to maintain a strong understanding of overall system architecture to effectively guide technical decisions across the project, including areas outside their core technical specialism. This role does not include direct line management responsibility.

Spirent is the leading global provider of automated test and assurance solutions for communications networks, cybersecurity, and positioning. We provide innovative products, services, and managed solutions that address the test, assurance, and automation challenges of a new generation of technologies, including 5G, cloud, autonomous vehicles, and beyond.

At Spirent, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to thriving in the ever-changing world of global technology. We embrace a culture where difference is valued and openness, mutual respect, collaboration, and fairness are considered fundamental. Spirent does not tolerate discrimination or offensive behaviour of any kind. We are committed to creating workplaces that genuinely reflect the diversity of the world we serve and an environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic self to work.

Your success is vital to our success, which is why we will support you to perform, grow, and contribute – with the confidence to be yourself. And to support your personal wellbeing, we hope you will love our dedication to creating the right work and life balance experience!

Education and Experience:

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a similar discipline.
• Demonstrable hands-on experience in working within a structured engineering environment that includes Requirements Analysis/Definition, Design/Implementation, Defect Tracking, and Testing.
• Demonstrable experience of project technical leadership.
• Demonstratable business acumen skills.

General:

• Excellent interpersonal communication, problem solving, presentation and analytical skills.
• Team player with highly collaborative and positive attitude.
• Eager to learn new technologies, self-motivated, energetic approach.
• Demonstrable mentoring and training experience.
• Communicates effectively, listens sensitively, adapts communication to audience and fosters effective communication with others.

Technical Experience:

• Experience in handling software engineering delivery, e.g. Waterfall and AGILE methodologies, Continuous Integration and Delivery.
• New Product Introduction experience.
• Knowledge of Project management tools and methods.
• System level design including hard and soft elements.

Initiative and ownership:

• Initiative – steps up and takes action without being asked. Looks for opportunities to make a difference.
• Resourcefulness – adapts to new/difficult situations and devises ways to overcome obstacles.
• Decisive, determined, and persistent – demonstrates both individual and collective ownership.
• Leads by example and results oriented – focus is on getting to the desired outcome.

Additional demonstrable leadership traits:

• Ability to both own and lead multi-disciplinary projects through the Project Realisation Process.
• Consistent approach.
• Exceptional organisational skills.
• Creativity – original/innovative thinker, ability to go beyond traditional approaches.