Software Design Manager

Software Design Manager – Cardiff – £60,000 - £75,000 DOE plus excellent benefits

Our client a leading Global provider of innovative and high-quality medical equipment is looking to recruit a Software Design Manager for their prestigious site based in Cardiff. The Software Design Manager will play an integral role in managing a small team of embedded and system software engineers. Working on new and maintaining existing product development in a multi-discipline team environment.

Salary: £60,000 - £75,000 DOE plus excellent benefits.

Location: Cardiff

Software Design Manager Responsibilities:

• Carry out engineering activities in accordance with company QA procedures and to meet regulatory regimes such as Medical Device Regulation (EU), ISO13485 (Int), FDA CFR820 (USA) and appropriate standards including IEC 60601, IEC 62304, ISO 14971.
• Management of resources providing motivation, supervision and guidance of software engineering staff.
• Ensure adherence to current software design controls & processes.
• Collaborate with Engineers to create Software development plans, Software Specifications, Software Architecture Specifications & be responsible for the upkeep of all Software Design documentation.
• Project management, including the generation of regular progress reports.
• Advise on and implement appropriate tools for software development and maintenance.

The successful candidate:

• Qualified to degree level in software engineering or equivalent with a proven track record of managing a small software team.
• Experience in a medical software design or Aerospace software design environment or similar highly regulated environment.
• Experience of embedded & application development environment.
• Experience in a variety of programming languages.
• Software version control and configuration management, e.g. Azure DevOps.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies.
• Familiar with requirements capture and maintenance tools.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Software Design Manager who is looking to join a well-established organisation and become part of a truly first-rate Facility in the Cardiff area.