Group Head - Software Systems

Role & responsibilities

We are seeking an accomplished Software Technology Leader to provide technical and

organizational leadership for the development of advanced embedded, real-time and

mission-critical software systems for land defence platforms.

Core Technical Expertise

Strong expertise in most of the following: Embedded Software | RTOS/VxWorks |

Embedded Linux | C/C++ | Qt/QML | Software Architecture | BSP & Device Drivers |

Middleware | Distributed Real-Time Systems | Multithreading | Real-Time Networking |

Hardware/Software Integration | Mission-Critical Software

Domain Experience

Experience in land defence, aerospace, automotive, robotics or other high-reliability

domains is preferred. Direct experience with armoured/artillery/air-defence platforms,

weapon systems, gun/turret control, stabilization, mission computers, vehicle

management systems, unmanned platforms, operator consoles or military communication

systems will be strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical vision, architecture and engineering leadership for embedded,

platform, real-time and application software across defence programmes.

• Act as the senior technical authority for software architecture, design decisions,

technology roadmaps, engineering standards and reusable platforms.

• Lead architecture/design reviews covering requirements, functional decomposition,

software partitioning, interfaces, performance, determinism, cybersecurity,

reliability and V&V.

• Drive development of VxWorks/RTOS and Embedded Linux solutions, including

BSPs, device drivers, HALs, middleware, system services and application software.

• Provide technical direction on C/C++, multithreading, scheduling, IPC,

synchronization, interrupt handling, memory management, fault recovery and real-

time performance optimization.

• Lead architecture and development of Qt/Qt Quick/QML-based HMI, operator

consoles, mission displays, diagnostics and health-monitoring applications.

• Define scalable software architectures spanning bare-metal, RTOS, Linux,

application processors, mission computers, vehicle control units and distributed

computing nodes.

• Lead distributed real-time and networked systems involving Ethernet, CAN/CAN-FD,

MIL-STD-1553 or equivalent military interfaces, with focus on latency, bandwidth,

determinism, synchronization and fault tolerance.

• Drive software engineering excellence through coding standards, design patterns,

configuration management, CI/CD, automated testing, static analysis, code

coverage, SIL/HIL and debugging/profiling practices.

• Work closely with systems engineering, electronics, controls, vehicle integration,

weapons, mechanical and platform teams to resolve complex system-level technical

issues.

• Provide technical leadership in customer reviews, programme reviews, system

integration and qualification activities.

• Build and lead a strong software organization; mentor architects and senior

engineers, establish competency frameworks, succession plans and technical career

paths.