Software Engineer
Job in
Whiteley, Hampshire County, PO15, England, UK
Listing for:
NATS
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-02-15
Job specializations:
-
Software Development
Software Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 62278 - 83038 GBP Yearly
GBP
62278.00
83038.00
YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
NATS is the UK's leading air navigation service provider, handling over 2.4 million flights each year. We provide air traffic control services from two control centres and at airports around the UK. We also provide a wide range of commercial products and solutions internationally. Our people are at the heart of our purpose to advance aviation and keep the skies safe.
Salary: £62,278.99 - £83,038.65
Closing Date: 25/2/2026
Please include a cover letter with your application.
Job Purpose/Overview
Manage or work on work packages concerned with the development and maintenance of software components and systems / sub-systems in order to contribute to the development and support of NATS systems.
Other Duties Include
Analysis design and implementation of changes to software components, in accordance with customer requirements, budget and schedule.Management of and responsibility for work packages involving the development and delivery of software in accordance with performance, quality, budget and schedule requirements.3rd and 4th line support for NATS software systems, requiring a responsive and flexible approach to ensure a high utilisation of these systems.Contribute to proposals by assisting with activities such as requirements capture, risk analysis, prototyping, and the production of written proposals and Feasibility & Options reports.Supervision and guidance of engineers assigned to the Job Holder's work package.Production and maintenance of documentation covering the full development lifecycle including software assurance documentation when developing assurance level 4 software.Provision of expertise and knowledge in the rapidly changing field of commercial software and systems used by NATS systems.
8. Ensure that the processes and tools used in the development of software systems are efficient and effective.Autonomy
Works unsupervised referring to Work Package Lead to review progress weekly.Within the resource limits agreed with the Software Engineering Practice Manager for the job holder's work package, the job holder is responsible for utilising the available resources to deliver the work package outputs into the project.Responsible for guiding and supervising junior staff assigned to the Job Holder's work package.Junior software engineering staff refer to the Job Holder for: i). Technical guidance on solutions. ii). Direction in terms of their contribution to the Job Holder's work package.When the Work Package Lead has agreed the job holders proposals to technical solutions, the job holder has freedom and responsibility to implement them.Job Scope
The Job Holder reports to a Software Engineering Manager / Senior Software Engineer. The Software Engineering Practice Manager can appoint the job holder to manage a discrete work package.The job holder can also have expertise in a particular technical field, (e.g. programming languages, software packages) and can be called upon to provide technical advice in their field to customers and other Service staff as appropriate.The job holder works in a team led by a Software Engineering Manager or a Senior Software Engineer and is responsible for the close supervision of staff assigned to work on their work package.The job holder is responsible for designing and implementing changes to systems / sub-systems and the development and maintenance of software components allocated to the job holder in the form of work packages.The job holder is responsible for estimation of the resources and schedule associated with the execution of a work package.Highlighting any risks or dependencies associated with a work package.Providing technical guidance and direction to junior software engineering staff.Delivering the outputs of a work package in accordance with the project's requirements for the performance, budget and schedule of the work package outputs.Needs to respond, at short notice, to requests for specialist support, requiring rapid analysis of the situation and guidance to ensure high utilisation of NATS systems and facilities.Essential Skills and Experience
As a minimum, a HNC (or equivalent level 4 or SCQF level 7 qualification) in a computing, engineering,…
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