Head of Software

Morgan McKinley (South West) • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire • Posted June 22, 2026

About the Role

Head of Software

About the Business

Our client is an industry-leading engineering and strategic technology consultancy dedicated to creating advanced, sustainable, and safer technologies. Operating across a highly diverse portfolio-ranging from defence and communications to cutting-edge healthcare-they pride themselves on an adaptive, inclusive, and collaborative culture where integrity and collective success drive everything they do.

The Role

Our client is searching for a technically astute leader to take the helm of their multidisciplinary software engineering department. Reporting directly to the executive engineering leadership, the successful candidate will oversee a talented group of engineers working across embedded systems, DSP, FPGA, and AI/ML.

This is not a hands-on coding role; instead, it is a pivotal leadership position centered around people development, process refinement, and strategic commercial enablement. The individual will take ...