Lead Software Engineer

Job Description

Lead Software Engineer Skip to content Go to main navigation Go to language selector Saab Global Home About Products Newsroom Investors Sustainability Career Job opportunities Lead Software Engineer All Support More Saab Global Search Freetext Close Saab Global Press releases 28 August 2026 Gripen F completes its first flight 28 August 2026 Saab receives order for RBS 70 NG from Finland 27 August 2026 Saab signs long-term agreement for camouflage systems with the Netherlands 22 August 2026 Saab showcases full-scale uncrewed aircraft concept Close Our global presence Competing in the international market, requires a strong global presence. We continue to strengthen our presence in key markets, develop innovative solutions and acquire companies in prioritised areas. Saab's products are sold to over 100 countries and we currently operate in over 30 countries. Markets Saab Global Australia (en) Belgium (nl) Belgium (fr) Brasil (pt) Bulgaria (bg) Canada (en) Canada (fr) Colombia (es) Croatia (hr) Czech Republic (cs) Denmark (en) Deutschland (de) España (es) Estonia (et) Finland (fi) Finland (sv) France (fr) Hungary (hu) India (en) Ireland (en) Italia (it) Japan (en) Japan (ja) Korea (ko) Latvia (lv) Lithuania (lt) Nederland (nl) Norway (en) Österreich (de) Philippines (en) Poland (pl) Portugal (pt) Romania (ro) Saab EU & NATO Affairs (en) Schweiz (de) Suisse (fr) Singapore (en) Slovakia (en) Slovenia (sl) South Africa (en) Sverige (sv) Thailand (en) Ukraine (uk) United Arab Emirates (en) United Kingdom (en) United States (en) Ελλάδα (el) Close Find Congratulations, you won! Lead Software Engineer Fareham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Closing date: 29 September 2026 Apply for this job! Introduction Saab UK is part of Scandinavia’s largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training. What you will be part of Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world. Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations. The Role: This role is part of our Saab Seaeye Underwater Robotics Business in Fareham. To design and implement software solutions for underwater robotics applications in line with the company’s business needs through innovation, creativity and professionalism. Able to demonstrate expertise and experience in software used on industrial/vehicle/vessel systems. Reporting to the Software Manager the Software Lead role involves taking responsibility for the delivery of projects and leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver technically complex software projects for subsea vehicles and associated robotic functions. Typically requiring input from several differing software and engineering disciplines and supporting functions the software lead is able to bind these inputs together to successfully deliver the software content for Saab products. Qualifications and Skills: Required skills: A minimum of 7 years' experience as a Senior Engineer. A Degree in a relevant Engineering Discipline. Broad understanding of software from embedded though to applications Leading multi-disciplined teams of software engineers Able to develop a software architecture for complex systems from scratch Sound understanding of modern software methods and technologies Able to maintain a system level approach and not get lost in the detail Able to develop system level requirements and derive lower level requirements to achieve these Sound understanding of safety concepts and design Able to interface directly with customers Able to act as a technical authority Able to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders Able to estimate work content and duration Able to plan work loading for teams ensuring no team member is overloaded Able to develop and instigate processes to ensure industry best practice is achieved Able to ensure appropriate levels of Software Quality are achieved for projects Able to mentor and develop junior engineers Ability to delegate tasks Able to manage resources and budgets Pr