Autonomous Maritime Software Integration Engineer

Stark Defence; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

STARK is seeking a Software Integration & Test Engineer to bring together complex software systems for autonomous maritime platforms. You will integrate software components on prototype vessels, configure Linux-based environments, and validate deployments in demanding sea-going tests.

Collaborating across Software, Robotics, Autonomy, Systems and Platform Engineers, you will diagnose issues, develop tooling, and maintain rigorous documentation and version control to ensure reliable releases.

Qualifications

• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline.
• Strong understanding of Linux operating systems and system configuration.
• Experience with scripting (Python, Bash or similar).
• Familiarity with Git or other version control systems.
• Understanding of software engineering principles, software testing and debugging.
• Strong analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail.
• Comfortable working across multiple engineering teams simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and collaborative, hands-on approach.
• Previous experience with software integration, embedded systems or robotics beneficial but not essential.
• Travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Integrate internally developed and third-party software onto autonomous maritime platforms and prototype vessels.
• Configure, deploy and validate software across Linux-based systems.
• Plan and execute system integration and end-to-end testing activities.
• Support sea trials by diagnosing software and system-level issues in collaboration with engineering teams.
• Investigate defects, reproduce issues and coordinate fixes across software disciplines.
• Develop scripts and tooling to improve deployment, testing and system configuration.
• Work closely with Software, Robotics, Autonomy, Systems and Platform Engineers to ensure reliable software releases.
• Maintain high engineering standards, documentation and version control throughout the integration lifecycle.

Skills

Linux

Python scripting

Git

Software testing

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

CI/CD

Embedded systems

Job description

STARK is seeking a Software Integration & Test Engineer to bring together complex software systems for autonomous maritime platforms. You will integrate software components on prototype vessels, configure Linux-based environments, and validate deployments in demanding sea-going tests.

Collaborating across Software, Robotics, Autonomy, Systems and Platform Engineers, you will diagnose issues, develop tooling, and maintain rigorous documentation and version control to ensure reliable releases.