Senior Manager Software Engineering

Oversees software engineering projects ensuring conformance with plans, policies, procedures, budgets and schedules. Establishes and interprets plans, objectives, policies and procedures. Takes overall responsibility for device software development across a group of projects and effectively manages Software Development Supervisors and Software Managers to ensure the group meets project milestones and objectives. This position typically works under limited supervision and direction, regularly exercising discretionary and substantial decision-making authority.

Must Have

• Lead software engineering projects and teams successfully
• Manage Software Development Supervisors and Managers
• Ensure projects meet required milestones and objectives
• Assign roles and manage day-to-day team activities
• Coach and mentor team members
• Review and ensure appropriate resource plans
• Analyze and contribute to system and subsystem requirements specifications and design definitions
• Ensure design, development, and test of applications and programs
• Follow established quality standards and engineering procedures (coding, unit testing, software configuration control)
• Complete high- and low-level detailed software design specifications, storyboards, and interface specifications
• Responsible for cost and schedule performance of sub-cost center activities
• Prepare or assist in departmental budget preparation
• Provide product support from conception to delivery (problem solving, defect maintenance, customer services)
• Prepare reports, manuals, procedures, and status reports
• Support bids, proposals, and customer variation requests
• Minimum ten years of related experience
• Proven track record of leading teams and projects successfully
• Result-oriented and capable of delegating responsibility
• Experienced software engineer with proven track record in specification, design, and development of software
• Up-to-date knowledge of software engineering programming language and technologies
• Effective decision maker with accountability
• Proven track record of problem solving and effective resolution
• Ability to define test schedules and data requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with willingness to share knowledge, coach, and collaborate
• Strong organization and planning skills with ability to handle multiple projects and undertake new tasks quickly
• Diligent, with attention to detail

Good to Have

• Previous experience of Cubic products
• Experience of working with transportation technology or other similar industry

Senior Manager Software Engineering

Business Unit:

Cubic Transportation Systems

Company Details:

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Job Details:

Job Summary: Oversees software engineering projects ensuring conformance with plans, policies, procedures, budgets and schedules. Establishes and interprets plans, objectives, policies and procedures. Take overall responsibility for device software development across a group of projects and effectively manage the Software Development Supervisors and Software Managers to ensure that the group meets the milestones and objectives of the projects undertaken. This position typically works under limited supervision and direction. Incumbents of this position will regularly exercise discretionary and substantial decision-making authority

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Working in collaboration with the Software Development Supervisors/Managers and their teams to ensure that the group is aligned to achieve the required milestones and objectives of the projects undertaken

Assigns projects to software managers and prepares personnel to take on progressively higher levels of responsibility in the Department

Review and ensure resource plans are appropriate across multiple projects within the group

Responsible for assigning roles, responsibilities and the day to day management of the team

Coach and mentor team members to continually improve their performance. Manage recruitment activities, annual performance reviews, timesheet approval and holiday requests

Collaborate and share technical expertise within the department and other departments as required

Analyse and contribute to system and subsystem requirements specifications and design definitions

Ensure that design, development and test of applications and programs support the company’s products

Ensure that design, development and test software programs follow established quality standards and in accordance with CTS engineering procedures including coding, unit testing and software configuration control

Complete high- and low-level detailed software design specifications, storyboards and interface specifications

Responsible for cost and schedule performance of all sub-cost center activities

Prepares or assists in the preparation of the departmental budget

Provide support of products through conception to product delivery including problem solving, defect maintenance and support to customer services

Prepare reports, manuals, procedures and status reports

Supports the bids and proposal and customer variation requests

Keeps abreast of improvements and developments within software engineering techniques

Comply with Cubic’s Quality Management System

Comply with Cubic Occupational Health, Safety and Environment policies and procedures.

Comply with security in accordance with established policies and procedures of the organisation

Other duties as requested

General Duties and Responsibilities:

Comply with Cubic’s Quality Management System

Comply with Cubic Occupational Health, Safety and Environment policies and procedures

Comply with security in accordance with established policies and procedures of the organisations

Comply with Cubic Human Resources Procedures

Other duties as requested

Minimum Job Requirements:

Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, computer science or relation field or equivalent professional experience or combination of both plus minimum of ten years of related experience

A proven track record of leading teams and projects successfully to meet required milestones and objectives including setting objectives, performance management, development, and cost controls

Result orientated and capable of delegating responsibility to Software Development Supervisors to lead a project including developing concepts, objectives, resource requirements and cost controls

An experienced software engineer with a proven track record of specification, design and development of software

Up to date knowledge of software engineering programming language and technologies

Effective decision maker with the ability to consider the impact and take accountability for decisions made

Proven track record of problem solving and effective resolution. With the ability to define test schedules and data requirements

Able to prepare reports, manuals, procedures and status reports

Desirable to have Previous experience of Cubic products

Desirable to have Experience of working with transportation technology or other similar industry

Self-motivated, pragmatic with the ability motivate and lead others to achieve individual and shared goals

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels

Excellent interpersonal skills with a willingness to share knowledge, coach and collaborate effectively with individuals and other departments

Strong organisation and planning skills with the ability to handle multiple projects and undertake new tasks quickly

Diligent, with attention to detail. Able to problem solve and find effective and timely resolutions

Ability to travel, may need to work occasionally at other company sites

The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to busines