Job Title:
SME /Software Team
Leader
Location: Prestwick – Onsite
Salary: £55,498+ depending on skills and experience
What you’ll be doing
Completion of allocated software requirements, detailed design and implementation.
Testing of completed functionality, both at desktop and target hardware level.
Generation of software level safety requirements and hazard
analysis, supporting system certification.
Accurately reporting on progress and providing feedback to team members and
leadership .
Supporting System Test and Integration Activities.
Production of appropriate technical documentation, documenting traceability between design, code and test results.
Participation in peer reviews of
own
and others’ work products.
Robust configuration of completed work.
Management
of a team of software engineers, supporting and promoting professional development.
Helping to define software development strategy within the wider team, discharging workload to ensure delivery to programme, quality and cost
Your skills and experiences
Essential:
A demonstrated STEM degree in a relevant subject
e.g.
Software Engineering.
Expert
knowledge of the software engineering lifecycle with a solid foundation in one of Ada/C/C++/C#
Practical experience of developing embedded software
We are seeking experienced capable software engineers with a
proven
track record
of delivering
complex
software integration programmes and products with experience of delivering to schedule and cost
Experience of
managing
a team is essential
One or more of the following key skills:
– Hardware software integration in a real time embedded environment.
– DO-178, Multi Core Processors and other industry standards.
– Toolset and process specialists.
– Experienced software team
leaders
with experience of delivering change programmes
– Experience in HMI design and graphics Software
eg
VAPS
Desirable
Avionics/Mission systems domain knowledge
Use of Jira to
manage
software tasks or any other task
management
system
General Military aircraft domain knowledge and interest
Benefits
As well as a
competitive
pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Typhoon Displays &
Controls
Software Team
Would you like to write software for the UK’s frontline Eurofighter Typhoon? We currently have a number of vacancies for Software SMEs (Subject Matter Experts)
Software Team
Leaders
at our site in Prestwick.
In this role you will be working on world beating aircraft products, creating
cutting edge
software for our hardware systems and be involved in the entire lifecycle of a product, from design and development to integration. Working closely with systems and test engineers, you will enable the development of
complex
real-world systems that have to perform perfectly every time, as they will be used in real world combat.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder
etc .) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please
speak
to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export
control
restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict
the roles
you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All
applicants
must
as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where
applicants
must
typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for
the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date: 24th October 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for
the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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