Safety-Critical Embedded Software Engineer (Hybrid)

DCS group; England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working pattern

Cutting-edge autonomy tech exposure

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative engineering environment

Job summary

DCS group is seeking a Safety Critical Software Engineer in Oxfordshire to design and develop embedded software for autonomous platforms in highly regulated domains. The role emphasizes runtime assurance, safety monitoring and high‑integrity software suitable for aerospace, defence and autonomy applications.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams on certifiable systems, contribute to safety analyses, and help evolve platform capabilities from development through deployment in a hybrid onsite

Qualifications

• Strong background in embedded software engineering.
• Experience with C, C++, Ada or similar languages.
• Experience in safety-critical environments.
• Understanding of high-integrity software development processes.
• Knowledge of real-time and embedded systems.
• Experience in regulated development environments.
• Familiarity with software verification and validation methodologies.
• Experience with DO-178C or equivalent.
• Aerospace/defence/autonomy background advantageous.
• Experience with ISO 26262 or IEC 61508 environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop safety‑critical embedded software for autonomous platforms.
• Develop components for runtime assurance and safety monitoring.
• Contribute to high‑integrity software solutions for regulated environments.
• Support software architecture and design of certifiable autonomous systems.
• Collaborate with verification, validation, and certification teams to meet objectives.
• Integrate software across mission systems and flight control environments.
• Participate in software safety analysis and design assurance activities.
• Evolve platform capabilities from development to deployment.
• Support continuous improvement of software engineering processes and standards.

Skills

Embedded software engineering

C/C++

Ada

Safety-critical environments

Real-time systems

Regulated development

Software verification & validation

DO-178C

Aerospace/defence/autonomy

ROS/ROS2/MAVLink/X aircraft autonomy

Model-based development

Formal methods

Software certification

Tools

None

Job description

DCS group is seeking a Safety Critical Software Engineer in Oxfordshire to design and develop embedded software for autonomous platforms in highly regulated domains. The role emphasizes runtime assurance, safety monitoring and high‑integrity software suitable for aerospace, defence and autonomy applications.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams on certifiable systems, contribute to safety analyses, and help evolve platform capabilities from development through deployment in a hybrid onsite