Embedded Software Test Engineer

Free-Work; South Oxfordshire; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Ada training

Formal methods exposure

Technical ownership

Job summary

Free-Work is seeking an Embedded Software Test Engineer in Witney, Oxfordshire, to join a hybrid team with three days on-site per week. You will define verification strategies for safety-critical embedded software and develop verification plans, test frameworks and certification evidence.

The role requires software V&V in regulated environments, knowledge of embedded systems and real-time software. DO-178C, DAL A/B experience is beneficial but not essential.

Qualifications

• Software verification and validation experience within a safety-critical or regulated environment.
• Experience with requirements-based testing, traceability and compliance documentation.
• Knowledge of embedded systems and real-time software.
• DO-178C, DAL A/B, aerospace experience beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Define verification strategies for safety-critical embedded software and systems
• Develop test frameworks, verification plans and certification evidence
• Deliver requirements-based V&V, traceability and compliance documentation
• Conduct integration, system and qualification testing using advanced verification techniques

Skills

Software V&V experience

Safety-critical environment

Embedded systems

Requirements-based testing

Traceability & compliance

Job description

Embedded Software Test Engineer

Witney, Oxfordshire

Hybrid - 3 days a week on-site (Commutable from Oxford, Carterton, Burford, Chipping Norton, Faringdon, Abingdon, Swindon and Cirencester)

£50,000 - £60,000 + Hybrid Working + SPARK Ada Training + Formal Methods Exposure + Technical Ownership

Are you an Embedded Software Test Engineer or Software Verification Engineer from a safety-critical or regulated environment looking to work on technology that will enable safe, certified autonomous flight?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing specialist autonomy-assurance business, where you will help shape the verification of embedded software used across flight-critical control, runtime safety and mission-assurance systems.

Founded to solve one of the biggest barriers to autonomous-system adoption the company works alongside major aerospace, defence and autonomy organisations. It is now expanding rapidly as demand grows across autonomous aviation, drones and next-generation vehicles.

In this role, you will define verification strategies, develop test frameworks and conduct requirements-based verification and validation. You will also produce traceable certification evidence and apply advanced techniques including automated testing, fuzz testing, fault injection and Monte Carlo simulation.

This role would suit someone with software V&V experience gained within aerospace, defence, automotive, rail, medical devices or another regulated engineering environment. Direct DO-178C, DAL A/B and aerospace experience would be beneficial but is not essential.

The Role:

• Define verification strategies for safety-critical embedded software and systems
• Develop test frameworks, verification plans and certification evidence
• Deliver requirements-based V&V, traceability and compliance documentation
• Conduct integration, system and qualification testing using advanced verification techniques

The Person:

• Software verification and validation experience within a safety-critical or regulated environment
• Experience with requirements-based testing, traceability and compliance documentation
• Knowledge of embedded systems and real-time software
• DO-178C, DAL A/B, formal methods or aerospace experience beneficial but not essential

Hybrid working with a minimum of three days per week onsite in Witney, normally Tuesday to Thursday. Candidates must be eligable for SC Clearance.

Reference Number: BBBH280345

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.