Principal Software Engineer

Blighter Surveillance Systems; Great Chesterford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Blighter Surveillance Systems is seeking a senior software engineer to lead the development of radar command and control software. The role requires strong leadership and over 15 years of software development experience, focusing on the design and architecture for complex systems.

The successful candidate will guide major software components, ensuring effective integration and user experience enhancement. We seek individuals with a software or engineering degree, excellent communication skills, and a strong background in C++.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software development experience.
• Experience in leading project teams.
• Excellent understanding of object-oriented design.

Responsibilities

• Guide the design and development of key software components.
• Enhance user experiences through software.
• Lead improvements in software engineering practices.

Skills

Project leadership

Communication skills

C++ software design

Problem-solving skills

Customer engagement

Education

Software or engineering/science degree

Tools

SQL databases

Embedded Linux

Job description

The Opportunity

Thisroletakes asenior position in thedevelopment ofourBlighterNexusradarcommand &control software

We are expanding our software engineering team to meet the requirements of a demanding and exciting product roadmap. At Blighter, wedevelopall the softwarerequiredto use our range of radar products, from the radar's onboard processing software to the external command and control. To deliver the capabilities that our next generation radars require, we are undertaking a program ofextensivesoftware development.

Thisroletakes asenior position in thedevelopment ofourBlighterNexusradarcommand &control software, with a focus on the design and architecture ofcomplexdata processing, distribution, and displaysystems.You will gain a comprehensive understanding of bothBlighterNexusand theradar software itinterfaceswith, andsteer thedevelopment of major new Nexus features.

The right candidate brings significant industryexperience, andis looking totake ownership of significant product developmentsworking withcutting-edgeradar hardware.

Key responsibilities

• Guidethe design & development ofmajorcomponents of our radar command & control software.
• Design and develop software to aid integrationwith third partysurveillance & securitysystems.
• Design and develop software to improveand enhanceourusers' experiences.
• Lead by example in the improvement of software engineering techniquesand processes.

RequiredQualifications & skills

• Experience owning and leading project teams delivering significant software developments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• 15+ years software development experience.
• Excellentunderstanding and experience of object-oriented software designwith C++.
• Ability to work effectively as part of across-functionalteam.
• Creative & analytic problem-solving skills.
• Effective at working directly with end customers & users.

You shouldhave some of the following

• Software based degree, or an engineering/science degree with software bias.
• Experiencein the development ofsecurity/defencecommand & control(C2)software.
• Experienceworking with or knowledge of SQLdatabases.
• Knowledge and experience of effective UI design & UX best practice.
• Good understanding of real-time software design & development.
• Experience with embedded Linux and embedded software development.
• Mathematicalandstatistical analysis skills.