Engineering Team Leader - Motion Control Systems

"Ocado Technology, researching, designing, engineering the next generation of hardware & software solutions through disruptive innovation" Ocado Technology is putting the world's retailers online using the cloud, robotics, AI, and IoT. We develop the innovative hardware and software systems that power Ocado.com, the world's largest online-only grocery retailer as well as the global 'Ocado Smart Platform'. With everything from websites to fully autonomous warehouse that we design in-house, our employees need to be specialists in a wide range of technologies to help drive our business. We champion a value-led culture to get our teams working at their very best and to help create a collaborative working environment that our people love. Core values of Trust, Autonomy, Craftsmanship, Collaboration and Learn Fast help drive our innovative culture . But don't just take our word for it, have a look at what our people are saying about us on Glassdoor. A snippet about the team... The Bot Control Systems (BCS) team focuses on the successful delivery of next generation bot motion control software. We are a team that does what needs to be done, by identifying gaps in our current bot systems and working with talented engineers across our business to prototype and deliver quality products. We are working on niche projects, all contributing to the improvement of our automated warehouses. We are looking for a passionate Team Leader to join our department who would like to work on unique, stretching and innovative projects. How you'll spend your days... * You will proactively manage the day to day running of the team, including carrying regular team meetings and 1:1s with individual team members. * Monitor upcoming work for the team and provide an estimate of future resource requirements and constraints. * Have oversight of the quality and velocity of work produced by the team * Actively contribute to the process of continuous improvement, with regards to self, team and systems; including mentoring and skills development. * Provide the team with appropriate levels of technical support and guidance. * Actively participate in recruitment to the team and to the Bot Control Systems (BCS) Department in general. * Attend regular planning meetings with the Product and Engineering Managers in order to identify goals and manage workload distribution between control systems and Bot Development teams. * Contribute and facilitate as required in team and area work review sessions in which technical and architectural decisions may get discussed. * Participate in change control and version control process as required both for the team developments and to support the BCS Department in general. * Collaborate with other team Leads to share resources as required by variation in workloads within teams. * Ensure that code development standards are adhered to Ocado SDLC guidelines. Working on new projects... * Collaborate with internal and external teams to define and develop control solutions and control architectures for new projects. * Contribute to initial scoping meetings to understand requirements. * Define, agree and help to modify proposed control architecture and scope of work for team and external suppliers. * Provide estimates for time and cost of BCS development effort. * Allocate team resources, provide delivery timelines and manage priorities. * Organise in collaboration with external teams and vendors prototyping testing on new hardware components and control solutions. * Drive the simulation effort for dynamic systems and provide the team with technical steering. * Investigate, justify and resource the development of new control solutions to improve costs / functionality / performance. We'd like to hear from you if you have... * Experience of managing complex technical teams in a fast paced environment * Demonstrable programming ability with in-depth understanding of underpinning techniques. * Confident in developing, testing, commissioning and troubleshooting integrated control solutions in the Material Handling field. * Comfortable with collaborating across team and functions * Proven decision making ability under the pressures of conflicting priorities and multiple work streams * A relevant degree or similar qualification in this field would be preferable You may be asked to perform tasks as required by management deemed as a reasonable request. This job description is a summary of the typical functions of the role, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of possible role responsibilities, tasks and duties and is subject to review. The responsibilities, tasks and duties of the job holder might differ from those outlined in the job description and other duties, as assigned, might form part of the job. What we can offer you... Our employee benefits are designed for you, we care about people and we've ensured we have a wealth of benefits that focus on your well-being. Within our flexible environment we can offer technically stret