Your Role
As a Software and Controls Manager, your mission is to ensure the effective development and delivery of optimal abatement & integrated systems control and software solutions that are fully aligned with the strategic objectives of the business and deliver differentiated value to customers, on schedule and within budget. You will report to the Technical Manager.
You will
* Accountable for the end‑to‑end delivery of software for abatement & integrated system products.
* Work collaboratively with e‑Parts Project Managers to ensure clear hardware specifications are provided in line with the project schedule, and offer support as required to enable delivery of e‑Parts on time, to specification, and within budget.
* Accountable for creating, owning, and delivering the software product roadmap for future abatement & integrated system product platforms.
* Present software roadmaps at stakeholder and executive reviews.
* Accountable for alignment of software strategy and deployment across NPI, A&D, ETO and sustaining abatement and integrated system projects.
* Align software and controls processes with other product development teams where applicable and beneficial to the wider business. Ensure processes align with the divisional governance framework.
* Responsible for aligning software strategy and practices with global engineering teams.
* Proactively drive adoption of global software initiatives.
* Provide strong technical leadership, ensuring robust, scalable, and maintainable software solutions.
* Lead, manage, and develop the controls and software engineering team.
* Set clear expectations for delivery ownership, accountability, and performance.
To succeed, you will need
* Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with colleagues across different time‑zones and cultural diversity.
* Excellent communication, coupled with leadership, decision‑making and project management skills.
* Enthusiasm for organization, technology and process changes.
* Ability to encourage, inspire and motivate others, and drive change when required.
* Experience with continuous integration, continuous delivery and automated testing.
* Experience with User Interface design and development (UI/UX).
* Experience with software development management tools, CI/CD build agents and version control systems such as JIRA, Axosoft, Xray, Jenkins, TeamCity, Azure DevOps, SVN and GIT.
* PLC programming – ladder logic, structured text, function blocks.
* Communication protocols – Modbus TCP/RTU, EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP, IO‑Link.
In return, we offer
* Culture of trust and accountability.
* Lifelong learning and career growth.
* Innovation powered by people.
* Comprehensive compensation and benefits.
* Health and well‑being.
Job location
This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on‑site at our office in Bristol, United Kingdom (GB).
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