We are currently recruiting for a Software Systems Design Manager to work for a large Aerospace organization based in Portsmouth.

The primary task of the SSD Manager is to manage the software team within the group and including subcontracted software staff seconded for projects requirements to provide Software Systems designs to achieve the Test System performance to meet the requirements of the Test System delivery to cost & schedule.

Regular reporting is required to internal customers as well as the line management with liaison with Project Team Leaders (PTL) and Project Managers. This includes progress reporting on the Software System designs.


Qualification and Skills
10 years minimum theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the design and implementation of Software for Automated Test Systems
Minimum Degree or equivalent in an Engineering or Science subject
Good interpersonal and team skills

Work Experience
Principal software architect with experience in managing a software technical team
System architecture and methodology application experience

Test System Automation application experience and System Simulation application experience
Authority and expertise in design of software for systems using
1. System Applications Simulators, OCOE, SCOE, PTS, STTE, EGSE
2. Measurement applications Microwave, RF, Digital, DC and analogue Instrumentation
3. Interface Applications Schemas, XML, MRD
4. HCI GUI, Mimics, Logs, Reports
5. Control application Sequencers Teststand
6. Bus Analysers 1553
7. Database applications SQL, FOST

Expertise in software architectural and detailed design at Systems level for DUT measurement validation
Expertise in software architectural and detailed design at Systems level for DUT control and simulation
Expertise in the design and implementation of software systems interfacing
Authority of software in terms of use and applications for the purposes of system design implementation
Expert knowledge of operating systems environments & software installation
Expert in software network management in industry standard computer interfaces
Experience of carrying out System integration from component to system level
Working experience of CE approval, & Safety standards and their implementation
Analysis of equipment, sub-system, and system specifications and propose software solutions
Design and develop test software solutions for units, sub-systems and systems
Knowledge of ATE systems design to meet time to test and mean time for repair requirements
Generate software schematics and layouts for Systems
Specify and select software languages and packages that provides best in class commercial Test environment for a sustainable environment
Debug software and hardware control system solutions solving problems and highlighting functional gaps
Define system flow and functional optimisation, generate spec, provide verification package
Ability to Evaluate project feasibility in terms of estimates to system complexity needs scaling the size, costs, labour and leadership requirements
Support Bid proposals and requirements role out Assist in demonstrations of system software and performance capability
Derive design solutions to meet customer needs as well as travel to support customers




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