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Form of workStep into a world where cutting-edge technology meets unparalleled expertise. Ultra Maritime pioneers delivering multi-mission solutions that protect and empower the naval forces worldwide. With our extensive portfolio of capabilities, our innovations are utilised on naval fleets across our allied navies around the globe.
As the maritime and underwater battlespace evolves, we tirelessly push the boundaries to develop advanced specialist systems that provide our 'five-eyes' Defence customers with an unbeatable warfighting edge. From surface vessels to sub-surface operations and unmanned platforms, we are revolutionizing the way naval missions are executed.
We thrive on collaboration and partnering with our customers to ensure mission success. Our expert solutions encompass an array of game-changing technologies, including state-of-the-art sonar, radar, expendables, signature management, and naval power systems.
Join us in shaping the future of naval warfare and together, we will safeguard the seas and empower navies worldwide!
Flexible Working
At Ultra Maritime, we understand that your personal life is just as important as your professional one. That's why we support and promote flexible working arrangements where possible. Whether you prefer a hybrid model, working remotely, or the structure of being on-site, we will support you as best as we can. Embrace the freedom to shape your work hours according to your needs, whether it's part-time, compressed hours, or a unique arrangement that suits your lifestyle.
Loudwater, Greenford, and Weymouth exclusively offer a 9-day fortnight working pattern, offering extended weekends every other week, granting you more time to pursue your passions. And that's not all - we provide flexible start and finish times.
It's the 'innovating' and 'empowering' values that we ASPIRE to be. We welcome the challenge to work in new ways and have trust in you when getting the job done because we recognise, our business is our people.
Job Description
At Ultra Maritime you will:
- be part of an agile organisation, with the ability to make a real difference
- have the opportunity to be involved in multiple domains and projects, throughout the engineering lifecycle
- work in a dynamic environment, with the ability to make significant personal impact
- have exposure to all functional and business areas, with opportunities to broaden your knowledge
- be in an environment where talent is recognised and promoted, independent of experience
- have the opportunity to work on exciting new product developments
- work for the dominant provider of UK surface ship Anti-Submarine Warfare solutions, with many related export opportunities
Underwater Warfare: this includes working on game changing naval Integrated Sonar System (ISS), hull mounted anti-submarine warfare sonar system, towed array sonar systems, surface ship and submarine torpedo defence and countermeasures, and distributed anti-submarine warfare systems (sonobuoys), including Multi-Static Active (MSA) technologies.
Maritime: this includes new build and modernisation solutions for naval combat systems, combat management systems, electro optical surveillance and tracking, weapon fire control and servo control and signature measurement solutions for both surface and sub-surface platforms.
Land: this includes vision systems and turret servo control and the capability to implement improvements and upgrades across all electronic systems for armoured fighting vehicles.
C2ISR: this includes deployable Air Command and Control and data link systems as well as complex surveillance and security solutions for maritime surface, underwater and land borders.
Through-life Support: solutions are also part of our offering, including contractor logistics support, waterfront support, spares and inventory management, technology refresh of own and third party systems.
Purpose of Role
Ultra Maritime UK has a strong portfolio of in-service products and new development projects focused on the provision of world class sonar systems for anti-submarine warfare. These products make use of advanced signal processing, complex graphical Human Computer Interfaces, and software\hardware interfaces. Over the last few years Ultra has been awarded several contracts to deliver both greenfield and upgraded sonar software applications to a variety of customers around the world. These programs will be resourced using engineers from multiple different global geographic locations and therefore strong software leadership required.
As a result, we have an immediate and ongoing requirement for a Software Engineering Manager with strong skills in establishing and managing software development programs. The applicant will ideally have set up and managed a similar SW program in the past, and also have working knowledge of needs of a typical software development team that utilizes C++, Java and Python and the associated configuration control repositories and build pipelines in a virtualized development environment.
In this role you will be working closely with teams of software developers, mathematicians and physicists who are designing, implementing, and testing sonar system solutions on a variety of programs and from locations across the globe. The Software Engineering Manager is responsible for maintenance of the program budget and schedule and ensuring issues are seen ahead of time and actions put in place before they become a problem.
The role also potentially provides the opportunity to take on a wider leadership role within Ultra including line management of software engineers, and with recruitment into the various software teams. An element of travel to other sites both within and outside the UK may also be required with the role.
Key Responsibilities
- Day to day management of the Software Engineering scope ensuring the development program is on track.
- Compiling reports on progress and managing the budget and estimates to complete.
- Interfacing with internal and external customers as required.
- Fostering a good working relationship with the software team leads and ensuring that the processes are in place to enable them to do their work.
- Working closely with the other subsystem leads to ensure that dependencies are tracked, and issues dealt with promptly.
- Setting up and chairing program reviews at the different stages of the software development lifecycle.
- Understanding of Industry best practice and identifying how it can be integrated into the programs with minimal disruption.
- Contributing to greater alignment on tools and practices across the teams as we look to streamline our development processes.
- Fielding, triaging, and addressing day to day issues from the program teams as they arise.
- Experienced in managing a SW Development team.
- Experienced in coordinating resources from a variety of global locations.
- Experienced in chairing technical meetings with a variety of stakeholders including the customer.
- Experience of gathering and reporting metrics and presenting them at monthly program reviews.
- Knowledge of Agile development processes or similar would be an advantage.
- Knowledge of Azure DevOps or similar would be an advantage.
- Knowledge of a software development language C++, Java or Python would be an advantage.
- Good degree in a STEM subject with some experience of software development either as part of post graduate work or industrial experience.
- Coaching and mentoring of junior staff would be an advantage.
- Capable of UK SC clearance
- Flexible working hours
- 1pm finish on a Friday
- Optional 9 day fortnight
- Hybrid working for certain job roles.
- Casual dress
- 25 days holiday
- Christmas shut down.
- Option to buy or sell holiday.
- Option to purchase private health care, dental, critical illness etc via salary sacrifice.
- Reward hub - discounts at over 200 online stores
- 4 x annual salary life cover
- Pension starting at 5% Employer / 4% Employee. You can select your employee contribution level from 4% to 70% (providing this sacrifice does not cause your salary to drop below the National Minimum Wage/ National Living Wage).
- Annual bonus
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Relocation Support
Attracting high-level talent and people that can add value and expertise, is vital to our success. Attracting and retaining brilliant people is imperative so that's why we search across the UK for talent. We offer financial support to candidates that are considering relocating; this is considered on a case-by-case basis per role and subject to HMRC guidelines.
Nationality Requirements
Candidates must be eligible to obtain the relevant security clearance required for the role, due to the nature of the programmes we deliver for our customers.
Diverse & Inclusive Employer
Ultra Maritime is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity, inclusion, equity and equality. Underpinned by our values, behaviours, and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be your best and authentic self.
We promote a workplace that welcomes people from all backgrounds and cultures; believing that this will increase our diversity of thinking, and ultimately ensure we continue delivering on our commitments to our customers.
We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status and welcome applications from all candidates.
