Embedded C Software Engineer - Development

Tatton Recruitment; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 82,656 - 110,208; Full time

Job summary

World Class Defence Organisation in Stevenage is recruiting an Embedded C Software Engineer for a 6-month contract. The role is onsite with a 4-day week option and a 37-hour week, with overtime paid at time and a quarter.

You will develop software for safety-related real-time missile systems, taking it through the full lifecycle in a hands-on technical capacity.

Qualifications

• Experience developing bare-metal embedded software in C/C++ for safety-critical systems.
• Knowledge of DO-178C level B or higher and safety certification processes.
• Experience with DOORS for requirement capture and traceability.
• Proficiency with LDRA, RAPITA or CPPUnit for unit testing.
• Experience with source control (Git, PVCS, RTC) and configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver onboard software for next-gen missile systems across full development lifecycle.
• Architect, design, implement and test embedded subsystems and modules.
• Produce design and test documentation to meet safety levels.

Skills

Embedded C

C/C++

DO-178C

DOORS

LDRA

RAPITA

CPP Unit

GIT

PVCS

RTC

Bare-metal embedded

SIL4

Tools

VMWare

Job description

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit an Embedded C Software Engineer on an initial 6 month contract.

Rate: £70.00 per hour

Location: Stevenage

Hybrid / Remote working: Onsite - however a 4 day working week (Monday to Thursday) is available.

Contract: 37 Hours per week

Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at 'time and a quarter'

Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)

IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)

We are a world leader in missile and missile systems looking for a highly capable and adaptable Engineers to join our Development Facility in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.

You will be responsible for developing the software through the full lifecycle for safety related real-time systems application software for the next generation of Missile Systems. This is a technical hands-on role working the full software lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for delivering the on-board software for the next generation of Missile Systems. This is a hands-on role and will involve architecting, designing, implementing and testing missile subsystem software

Skillset/experience required

Minimal: (Good)

• Ability to debug complex problems and be able to produce required documentation to achieve the required safety level.
• Authoring Specifications through the full lifecycle: planning, design and test documents.
• Requirements Analysis Experience
• Knowledge of Source Configuration Control Processes (e.g., PVCS, RTC, GIT)
• Working with minimal supervision.
• Experience of working with formal requirements capture tool.
• Significant previous experience of developing bare-metal embedded software using C/C++.

Required: (Better)

• Previous experience of development and verification of embedded software written in C and developed at a high safety integrity level (SIL4 / DO178C Level B or equivalent)
• Specification creation and compliance recording in DOORS.
• Working knowledge of C/C++ for testing special builds and focussed code reviews
• Unit Testing using LDRA, RAPITA or CPP Unit or an equivalent testing tool.
• Understanding of Code Coverage and techniques/strategies used to cover/justify shortfall
• Working in a lab environment with live equipment (PSUs, Scopes, Logic Analysers etc.) conducting system tests.

Desirable: (Best)

• Significant experienced in developing software to DO178C Level B.
• Knowledge of Defence standards and Micro-controller technologies
• Testing on Development Cards with a test environment or bare-metal with special builds
• Experience using test systems
• RAPITA Tool experience.
• Knowledge and use of ALM
• Creation and use of Virtual Machines (VMWare)