Head of Flight Software Division

Salary: £72,000 – £102,000 per year

Are you an experienced Flight Software Engineer with experience of managing people and projects, and looking for your next career challenge?

Would you like to have a real impact and lead a team of highly passionate and innovative engineers developing next generation of space flight software?

As Head of Space Flight Software, you will focus on leading the flight software development, designing the high-level architecture, reviewing requirements, improving existing software, ensuring documentation is complete and requirements are being met. In addition, as the team leader, you will be

• Supporting and guiding the team from both a technical and people management perspective.
• Coordinating with other teams at both spacecraft sub-system and system level to identify software needs and solutions.
• Support knowledge transfer between global engineering teams and provide technical review inputs to projects across the whole organisation.
• Establishing, developing, and owning the software development methodology and lifecycle for Flight Software,
• Working with the Head of Cyber Security to ensure that security requirements are satisfied and that a Secure Development Lifecycle is implemented.

To be considered for the role of Head of Space Flight Software you will:

• Be educated to MSc / BSc or equivalent in computer science, software engineering or relevant engineering/science discipline.
• Have considerable commercial experience in flight software development for satellites.
• Have experience leading a team, either in a managerial or technical capacity.
• Have experience with embedded systems programming (C/C++).
• Have extensive knowledge of software development methodologies and approaches.
• Have experience in using design using UML.
• Have experience in implementing real-time systems and software solutions on spacecraft missions.
• Have experience in developing and implementing test plans for spacecraft.

Our client is a world leading organisation and an equal opportunity employer who is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity. As a people focussed company, they are supportive with developing careers further. Competitive salary and fantastic range of benefits for the right candidate

Flight Software | Satellite Software | Space Missions | Spacecraft Missions | UML | C++ | Realtime | Real-time | Embedded Systems | Development Methodologies

Bluestream Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer and operates as an Employment Agency for permanent recruitment and as an Employment Business for temporary / contract recruitment.