Hybrid Space Software Test Engineer

MDA Space; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Job summary

MDA Space is seeking a Software Engineer for our Manchester/Stevenage/Harwell offices to help push the boundaries of space technology. You will design and implement on-board software and ground-test software for payloads, working within a talented, collaborative team.

The role emphasizes rigorous design, testing, and documentation, with opportunities to travel to partner sites as required. We offer a hybrid work model, competitive compensation, and a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to derive software designs from requirements.
• Produce Requirements, Architecture, Design and Test documentation.
• Experience in developing C/C++ for Linux-based systems.
• Experience with formal development, test, integration and documentation processes and tools like Git and Jenkins.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop on-board software and ground test software for payloads.
• Committed team player who freely and proactively shares knowledge with others.
• Identify root cause issues, develop test cases and provide robust solutions.
• Estimate resources for end-to-end solutions delivering product-level software.
• Document APIs and code for the validation team and stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel to other MDA/partner locations to assist in delivery.

Skills

C/C++

Linux

Git

Jenkins

Documentation

Software design

Tools

Git

Jenkins

Linux

Job description

MDA Space is seeking a Software Engineer for our Manchester/Stevenage/Harwell offices to help push the boundaries of space technology. You will design and implement on-board software and ground-test software for payloads, working within a talented, collaborative team.

The role emphasizes rigorous design, testing, and documentation, with opportunities to travel to partner sites as required. We offer a hybrid work model, competitive compensation, and a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.