Embedded Software Engineer - Flexible Hours

Ultra; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus Scheme

Private Medical Cover

25 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays)

Pension Contribution

4 x Life Assurance Cover

Flexible working hours

Cycle to work scheme

Security Clearance Allowance

Job summary

Ultra’s Cyber UK Business Unit is seeking an embedded software engineer to define, design, develop, document and test embedded and application software as part of a team of 5–20 engineers. You will implement software under leadership, apply OO design, and ensure compliance with security and testing standards.

Role requires willingness to obtain SC and DV clearances, a degree in engineering/science, and hands-on C/C++ with embedded Linux.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, mathematical or science-based subject or equivalent experience.
• Experience in embedded product development including bare-metal and RTOS (ThreadX, QNX or Linux).
• Embedded Linux application, kernel and/or driver development.
• C and C++ programming experience.
• Object-Oriented Design and Design Patterns.
• Software testing and design for test.
• Experience with version control, CI and automated tests.

Responsibilities

• Implement software under the direction of the project’s software lead and engineering software lead.
• Design, code, verify, test, document, amend and refactor simple programs/scripts.
• Apply standards and tools to achieve a well-engineered result.
• Manage security of information to comply with government regulations.
• Specify requirements, design, implement and test embedded or application software.
• Apply OO design to enable code reuse and testing framework integration.
• Review system design artefacts to derive software requirements and architecture.
• Design, document, review and maintain software design using RSA and EA.
• Develop knowledge of best practice development processes and language standards (C/C++/Python/C).
• Estimate time/effort for software activities and deliver accordingly.
• Contribute to Software Community of Practice to improve tools and processes.
• SFIA Level 3: monitor progress, identify issues, propose solutions.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded

OO Design

Software Testing

Version Control

CI/CD

Python

JavaScript

Rust

TCP/IP

MISRA

UML/SysML

DOORS RSA EA

Education

Engineering/science degree

Tools

DOORS

RSA

Enterprise Architect

UML

SysML

Job description

Ultra’s Cyber UK Business Unit is seeking an embedded software engineer to define, design, develop, document and test embedded and application software as part of a team of 5–20 engineers. You will implement software under leadership, apply OO design, and ensure compliance with security and testing standards.

Role requires willingness to obtain SC and DV clearances, a degree in engineering/science, and hands-on C/C++ with embedded Linux.