Embedded C Software Engineer - Development in Stevenage

Energy Jobline CVL; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 114,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

World Class Defence Organisation seeks an Embedded C Software Engineer to deliver safety-critical real-time software for missile systems in Stevenage. You will implement and test software across the full lifecycle, working onsite with potential four-day week options and a 37-hour week.

Experience with embedded C/C++, DO-178C/DOORS, LDRA/RAPITA and lab equipment will be essential. The role is for an initial 6-month contract with potential long-term extension and Inside IR35 (Umbrella).

Qualifications

• Ability to debug complex problems and produce required safety documentation.
• Authoring specifications through the full lifecycle: planning, design and test documents.
• Requirements analysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the on-board software for the next missile system; architect, design, implement and test.
• Work across the full software lifecycle in safety-critical real-time environments.

Skills

Debugging complex problems

Documentation for safety

Requirements analysis

Autonomy

Formal requirements capture

Code reviews

Tools

GIT

DOORS

LDRA

RAPITA

CPP Unit

VMWare

Job description

Position Overview

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)

Job Description

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 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 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)