Software Engineering Manager

Our client is a major defence and aerospace company. Date Posted: 2026-08-06 Country: United Kingdom Location: Harlow, Essex Position Role Type: Onsite Software Engineering Manager (ATMS) Harlow Permanent, full time Hybrid (min 3 days a week on site)

Benefits

£: Competitive salary Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution) 6 times salary 'Life Assurance' with pension 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr) Company bonus scheme (discretionary) Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others Enhanced sick pay Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave Work Culture 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.

Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early! Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role. Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year. Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.

About us We take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence. As a key member of the Engineering Leadership Team, the successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary software engineering team, delivering innovative software solutions and technical expertise to military and civil customers worldwide.

The role is accountable for engineering execution, software architecture governance, delivery performance, capability development, and the strategic direction of software technologies across the business. This position combines software delivery leadership, technical excellence, people development, and strategic capability growth within a complex, safety-critical operational environment.

The successful candidate will have access to a range of professional development opportunities and will play an important role in the continued growth and success of our client's engineering capability. The role is based at our client's Harlow facility and reports directly to the Hea...

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