Embedded Software Engineer — Defence Tech (On-Site)

QinetiQ Group plc; Malvern; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched contribution pension with life

Generous holiday allowance

Health and dental insurance

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant support

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ Group plc in Malvern is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer or Software Engineer to join the OpTech team. You will work on cutting-edge solutions to protect sovereign states, collaborating on complex problems with a multidisciplinary team on-site.

We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds who can demonstrate the required experience and a willingness to learn. The role is 37 hours per week at Malvern, with eDV clearance required.

Qualifications

• Experience in embedded software development.
• Strong programming skills across C/C++ and modern languages.
• Familiarity with unit testing and CI/CD workflows.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible to the Project Design Authority for software development and related software engineering activities.
• Solve technically challenging problems from rapid developments to full scale system developments.
• Apply rigorous engineering practices: analysing, designing, implementing, testing, supporting and maintaining solutions.
• Innovate in the integration of digital hardware technologies to build embedded systems.
• Decompose system into backlog of deliverable User Stories.
• Communicate with stakeholders and customers at all levels, work independently and in teams.
• Develop software across languages including C, C++, Python, Java, or C#.
• Develop and integrate software systems on bare metal and OSS/Commercial OSes.
• Experience with embedded platforms and unit testing & CI/CD tools.
• Work with Linux and Windows environments; use configuration and change management processes.
• Engage in multithreading development and debugging.

Skills

C

C++

Python

Java

C#

Unit testing

CI/CD

Linux

Windows

Embedded software

Multithreading

Tools

Open Source OS

Job description

QinetiQ Group plc in Malvern is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer or Software Engineer to join the OpTech team. You will work on cutting-edge solutions to protect sovereign states, collaborating on complex problems with a multidisciplinary team on-site.

We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds who can demonstrate the required experience and a willingness to learn. The role is 37 hours per week at Malvern, with eDV clearance required.