Autonomy & Control Software Engineer - Aviation Systems

Thomas Search; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension

Generous holidays

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Armed Forces Covenant recognition

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Thomas Search is seeking a Software Development Engineer (Control & Autonomy) to design, develop and deliver autonomy solutions for military aviation systems. You will own technical work packages, contribute to research and testing, and support integration from concept through live trials in the UK and overseas.

Candidates should have proven C programming (C++, Matlab exposure), systems engineering knowledge, and a background in control or autonomous software.

Qualifications

• Proven C programming experience, ideally C++, within complex or safety-critical systems.
• Knowledge of systems engineering principles.
• Background in control, autonomy or complex software-based systems.
• Experience with modelling, simulation or algorithm development.

Responsibilities

• Applying software & systems engineering principles to the development of control and autonomy solutions
• Leading or contributing to algorithm development for autonomous and decision-support systems
• Developing production-level autonomy software using C, ideally C++, with exposure to Matlab
• Analysing and modelling uncrewed systems within synthetic environments
• Supporting hardware integration, testing and formally assessed trials in the UK and overseas
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and external partners to deliver operational capability

Skills

C programming

C++

Autonomy software

Systems engineering

Modelling/simulation

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Matlab

Job description

Thomas Search is seeking a Software Development Engineer (Control & Autonomy) to design, develop and deliver autonomy solutions for military aviation systems. You will own technical work packages, contribute to research and testing, and support integration from concept through live trials in the UK and overseas.

Candidates should have proven C programming (C++, Matlab exposure), systems engineering knowledge, and a background in control or autonomous software.