Principal Software Engineer

Eaton Group; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global collaboration

Career progression

Learning opportunities

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Eaton Group is seeking an experienced Principal Software Engineer to join our engineering function in Cheltenham. You will derive requirements, craft software architecture, and develop test specifications across platforms from microcontrollers to multi-processor systems.

You will participate in all phases of the full software development lifecycle and work on challenging aerospace-grade projects. The role emphasizes real-time safety-critical embedded development in C/C++, DO-178C DAL B/A, and

Qualifications

• Experience with aerospace systems or similar high-reliability domains.
• Familiarity with other safety-critical standards (e.g., ARP4754, ARINC 653, DO-254, DO-248).
• Understanding of hardware/software integration and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing.
• High proficiency in C and C++ and cross compiling and debugging on embedded targets.
• Experience in working to DO-178C DAL B/A
• Proficiency in real-time software design and RTOS concepts.
• CI/CD workflow. Experience with Git, Containerised development environments, CI/CD
• Familiarity with debugging tools, hardware interfaces, and safety analysis techniques.

Responsibilities

• Requirements definition, design, development, and verification for a variety of integrity levels, from safety critical to proof of concept.
• Coding to internal coding standards and ensuring high quality robust solutions.
• Conduct design and code reviews to maintain high-quality standards.
• Debugging in embedded environments.

Skills

C/C++

RTOS concepts

Embedded systems

DO-178C DAL B/A

HIL testing

Tools

Git

CI/CD tooling

Containerised development

Job description

Eaton are seeking an experienced Principal Software Engineer to join the engineering function. We are searching for a dynamic highly skilled Principal Software Engineer with a wide breadth of skills who is interested in applying those skills and furthering their development skillset on a variety of software projects.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be expected to derive requirements, produce software architecture, develop test specifications, perform coding, debugging and testing on a variety of platforms from microcontrollers, to asymmetric multi-processor systems. You will participate in all phases of full software development lifecycle. This role will suit a self-motivated developer who is keen to take on a new challenge and who has a variety of programming languages and keen to learn new skills.

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer with proven track record in embedded real-time safety critical experience. Experience with C/C++ working within aerospace safety standards required.

What you’ll do:

• Requirements definition, design, development, and verification for a variety of integrity levels, from safety critical to proof of concept.
• Coding to internal coding standards and ensuring high quality robust solutions.
• Conduct design and code reviews to maintain high-quality standards.
• Debugging in embedded environments.

Qualifications:

• Experience with aerospace systems or similar high-reliability domains.
• Familiarity with other safety-critical standards (e.g., ARP4754, ARINC 653, DO-254, DO-248).
• Understanding of hardware/software integration and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing.
• High proficiency in C and C++ and cross compiling and debugging on embedded targets.
• Experience in working to DO-178C DAL B/A
• Proficiency in real-time software design and RTOS concepts.
• CI/CD workflow. Experience with Git, Containerised development environments, CI/CD
• Familiarity with debugging tools, hardware interfaces, and safety analysis techniques.

Skills:

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to collaborate in a wider team.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of effectively liaising with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What we offer:

• Opportunity to work in a global, highly collaborative environment
• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
• Strong focus on learning, development, and career progression
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• A culture that promotes inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement

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We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.