Head of Engineering Services (aerospace, software projects, York/UK)
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Industry leading verification tools & services Technical resources for industry professionals Head of Engineering Services (aerospace, software projects, York/UK)
Employment type
Full-time
Location
York, UK
What will you love about being the Head of Engineering Services
Rapita Systems is seeking a proactive leader with passion for project management and strategic problem solving to take the role of Head of Engineering Services, leading the delivery of complex technical software projects to aerospace customers around the world.
If you enjoy team leadership, working with people, project management and strategic business planning, then this role is for you. This is an opportunity for you to lead the growth of software engineering services with the Rapita group by delivering customer satisfaction in advanced and complex software services projects.
What You Will Be Doing
Your main responsibility is to own and implement the software engineering services strategy, with the objective to grow and deliver high quality software services to customers in the aerospace and high-integrity systems software industries. You will lead the delivery of various software services based on our leading software verification tooling, multicore timing and safety analysis solutions as well as software V&V and other related services.
Strategic Leadership
Developing, improving and implementing the software services strategy to deliver expert, high quality software services.
Improving the way we work, including process improvement, quality management and driving efficiency.
Coordination of expert engineers across the organization, selection and training of teams and project leads.
Project Management
Leading key technical projects, hands-on project management working with customers.
Resource management and scheduling.
Project Planning And Costing
Building a strong relationship with clients to understand their needs and expectations.
Planning and quoting software services projects, working with the sales team to bring new projects and grow business.
What would make you great at this role?
Demonstrable experience of project management of software projects.
Expertise in project management methodologies.
A strong technical background that helps you to understand the technical customer needs and how we can deliver excellence.
A degree in computer software engineering, IT, electronics or related field.
Excellent communication and customer-facing skills, ability to collaborate with software engineers and managers at all levels.
Effective multitasking abilities, capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously.
You’ll Also Benefit If You Have
Knowledge/experience of aerospace or high integrity software, for example DO-178C, DO-278.
Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Why Join Rapita
You will be working within a strong, friendly team of like-minded people who have a passion for technology and the work they do. We have an innovative ethos and culture, and an open, flexible working environment. Have a look at some of our employee profiles to see for yourself what a great place Rapita is.
Rapita offers flexible working times, 33 days of flexible annual leave (including bank holidays), private pension, cycle to work scheme, Perkbox, team away days, free fruit and drinks, office cycle/car parking and other benefits. Most roles can be done with a hybrid approach of home-working and office working. Our office is based in the lovely city of York, which is a fantastic place to live and work - if you need it, we can help you settle in with a relocation package.
The work we do helps our customers to provide safer and greener flights – we are proud that the technologies we work with contribute to safe and reliable systems. We work with customers who design the latest low-carbon technologies, autonomous vehicles, advanced displays, and pilot support.
Rapita Systems is a specialist in on-target software verification, performance profiling, and timing analysis of real-time embedded systems. Our major customers are in the aerospace (civil and defence) and automotive industries. Further information about the company and its products is available at .
Apply now
Applicants should email their CV and a covering letter to recruitment@rapitasystems.com . Make it clear in your application which role and location (UK, US, Spain) you are applying for. We look forward to hearing from you.
