Embedded Safety-Critical Software Engineer for Autonomy

DCS group; England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

3 days onsite

Job summary

DCS group in Oxfordshire, UK, is seeking a Safety Critical Software Engineer to design and develop embedded software for autonomous platforms. The role focuses on runtime assurance, safety monitoring and certifiable software for highly regulated environments.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to support verification, validation and certification activities, ensuring compliance with safety standards and robust software architectures for next-generation autonomous systems.

Qualifications

• Experience designing safety-critical embedded software for regulated domains.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Ada with real-time constraints.
• Familiarity with DO-178C or similar safety standards and lifecycle processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop safety-critical embedded software for autonomous platforms.
• Develop runtime assurance and safety monitoring components.
• Contribute to high-integrity software for regulated environments.
• Support certifiable autonomous system software architecture and design.

Skills

Embedded software

C/C++

Ada

Real-time systems

DO-178C

ISO 26262

IEC 61508

ROS/ROS2

Model-based development

Safety-critical standards

Tools

ROS

ROS2

MAVLink

PX4

ArduPilot

Job description

DCS group in Oxfordshire, UK, is seeking a Safety Critical Software Engineer to design and develop embedded software for autonomous platforms. The role focuses on runtime assurance, safety monitoring and certifiable software for highly regulated environments.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to support verification, validation and certification activities, ensuring compliance with safety standards and robust software architectures for next-generation autonomous systems.