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Job Description

Job Title: Head of Software Engineering – Embedded & Product Development

Remote-based - Southampton

Salary: £80,000 to £85,000 basic + benefits

This role is to manage a small team of 4 Software Engineers, 3 of whom are embedded, and one is a Mobile/Apps developer.

They are happy for this person to be based anywhere in England and work predominantly remotely. They are also happy for this person to come to the office regularly if they prefer.

You will need a strong embedded software/Micros development background. This will mainly be a management-oriented role, but with a team of 4 people, you will be immersed in all of the technical elements of the software projects. You must have remained very technical and be able to evaluate/structure software architecture, drive design review meetings, challenge engineers in design reviews etc. You will not be expected to write any code/individually contribute at that level. But I believe you could do it, if you so wished, on some projects.

A senior leadership opportunity is available for an experienced Head of Software / Software Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing software function within an advanced engineering and product development environment.

You will lead software strategy, software lifecycle processes, and delivery across multiple product programmes within a multidisciplinary R&D setting.

You will play a key role in shaping software architecture, development standards, and long-term capability growth across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities - Head of Software Engineering – Embedded & Product Development

Lead and manage a software engineering team delivering embedded, PC and mobile software solutions

Define and implement software development lifecycle processes and best practices

Drive software architecture, detailed design, implementation standards, verification and validation

Provide technical leadership across firmware and OS-based systems

Support the delivery of complex engineering products from concept through to production

Conduct and lead detailed technical and design reviews

Develop team capability, skills and resource planning

Contribute hands-on technical input within project teams where required

Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams and external stakeholders

Head of Software Engineering – Embedded & Product Development - Candidate Profile

Proven experience as a Head of Software, Software Manager, or Software Engineering Lead

Strong background in embedded systems and firmware development

Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering or product development teams

Track record of building and developing high-performing technical teams

Strong knowledge of full product development lifecycle

Experience delivering technically complex products into production

Confident in reviewing software architecture and detailed design

This is a great opportunity to join an exciting, rapidly expanding electronic instrumentation company that is investing heavily in R&D. If you have any specific questions about this role, please contact me on 01582 350052

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