£83 Per hour
Inside
Hybrid
Reading
Summary: The role of Software Systems Engineer - Product Owner involves leading process design and integration for military avionics projects. The position requires a senior professional to manage collaboration among teams, partners, and suppliers, ensuring compliance and operational excellence. The contract is for an initial duration of six months, with a hybrid working arrangement based in Reading. Candidates must hold SC clearance and have extensive experience in software engineering within regulated environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and evolve process frameworks and integration models across the software lifecycle
- Translate engineering and business needs into roadmaps, backlogs, and delivery plans
- Define governance, standards, and data models to ensure interoperability, traceability, and compliance
- Lead stakeholder engagement across engineering, manufacturing, services, and suppliers
- Drive continuous improvement, operational excellence, and digital thread connectivity
- Support tooling integration across ALM/PLM ecosystems and CI/CD pipelines
Key Skills:
- Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or similar
- 10+ years' experience in software engineering processes and integration across complex supply chains
- Strong background in aerospace/defence or other regulated, safety-critical environments
- Deep knowledge of software lifecycle frameworks, governance, and certification standards (e.g. DO-178C)
- Hands-on experience integrating ALM/PLM toolchains
- Excellent stakeholder, change, and delivery management skills
Salary (Rate): £83 per hour
City: Reading
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: Hybrid
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Software Systems Engineers x 2 - Product Owners
+ New Product Delivery roles on Military Avionics Projects
+ 6 month initial contracts
+ £83 per hour - Inside IR35
+ Hybrid working from Reading
+ SC Cleared roles
Key Skills:
+ Background in Military Avionic Systems eg. AMPA, FCAS,
+ SC Cleared
Software Systems Engineer - Product Owner
We're looking for a senior Product Owner to lead process design and integration across a complex software engineering environment. You'll own how teams, partners, and suppliers collaborate - building the frameworks, governance, and tooling integration that enable seamless delivery, traceability, and regulatory compliance in a highly regulated, safety-critical domain.
What you'll do
Own and evolve process frameworks and integration models across the software lifecycle
Translate engineering and business needs into roadmaps, backlogs, and delivery plans
Define governance, standards, and data models to ensure interoperability, traceability, and compliance
Lead stakeholder engagement across engineering, manufacturing, services, and suppliers
Drive continuous improvement, operational excellence, and digital thread connectivity
Support tooling integration across ALM/PLM ecosystems and CI/CD pipelines
What you'll bring
Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or similar
10+ years' experience in software engineering processes and integration across complex supply chains
Strong background in aerospace/defence or other regulated, safety-critical environments
Deep knowledge of software lifecycle frameworks, governance, and certification standards (e.g. DO-178C)
Hands-on experience integrating ALM/PLM toolchains
Excellent stakeholder, change, and delivery management skills
Why this role
You'll shape how large-scale, mission-critical software is delivered - setting the standards, designing the frameworks, and building the integration backbone that keeps everything moving, compliant, and resilient.
Software Systems Engineers x 2 - Product Owners
+ New Product Delivery roles on Military Avionics Projects
+ 6 month initial contracts
+ £83 per hour - Inside IR35
+ Hybrid working from Reading
+ SC Cleared roles