Engineering Manager - Software

ArkeusPort MelbourneOn-siteFull-time4 weeks ago

Arkeus is seeking an Engineering Manager - Software to lead its software engineering function in Port Melbourne, Australia. This senior leadership role requires deep technical expertise in software engineering, experience leading high-performing teams, and a background in complex, real-time, or embedded systems. The role involves building engineering capability, setting standards, and delivering software for AI-powered sensing systems in defence and national security.

What you'll do

Build, lead and develop a high-performing software engineering team.
Establish the structures, standards and engineering practices needed as Arkeus scales.
Recruit, retain, coach and develop exceptional software engineers and technical leaders.
Establish clear career pathways, expectations and technical development across the software discipline.
Create an environment where engineers are empowered to take ownership and solve difficult problems.
Set and maintain strong software engineering standards across architecture, development, testing, integration and deployment.
Provide technical guidance and challenge on significant software architecture and design decisions.
Work with technical leads to ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure and fit for purpose.
Help the organisation make appropriate trade-offs between speed, technical quality, risk and longer-term capability.
Build engineering practices that support both rapid development and reliable delivery.
Partner closely with the Advanced Development Engineering Manager to transition concepts and prototypes into robust software capability.
Work alongside Systems Engineering, Hardware, AI/ML, Computer Vision and Product teams to deliver integrated systems.
Ensure software engineering considerations are embedded early in product and system development.
Help establish clear interfaces, ownership and engineering responsibilities across multidisciplinary teams.
Support the evolution of Arkeus' engineering architecture and technology roadmap.
Lead teams developing software for complex sensing and autonomous systems.
Ensure engineering teams can move effectively from early concepts through development, integration, verification and deployment.
Establish appropriate practices for testing, CI/CD, version control, configuration and release management.
Support software development in environments where performance, reliability, security and real-time operation matter.
Help build software that can move beyond the lab and operate reliably in the field.

What you need

Must-have

Software EngineeringArchitectureTestingCI/CDVersion ControlConfiguration ManagementRelease ManagementEmbedded Linux

Nice-to-have

DefenceAerospaceRoboticsAutonomous SystemsReal-time ComputingEdge ComputingSystems SoftwareSafety-Critical EnvironmentsSecurity-Cleared Environments

Soft skills

LeadershipCommunicationCollaborationCoachingMentoringPragmatismCuriosityAdaptability

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