Senior Embedded Avionics Software Engineer (C/Ada/Rust) - Hybrid

General Dynamics Missions System International; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in defence is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Northampton to develop next-generation avionics systems. This role involves responsibilities in software requirements analysis, design, and the integration of embedded software components. The ideal candidate has experience with embedded software development in languages such as C, Ada, or Rust, and a strong understanding of the software development lifecycle. Competitive salary with benefits and flexible hybrid working are offered.

Benefits

Compressed nine-day fortnight

Personalized career development plan

Flexible working environment with benefits

Qualifications

• Experience of software development life-cycle, from requirements to verification and validation.
• Willingness to learn and develop gaps in experience/competence.

Responsibilities

• Development of architectural concepts.
• Requirements analysis, design, implementation and verification of software components.
• Technical leadership and mentoring of junior software engineers.

Skills

Embedded software development using C, Ada or Rust

Experience in software development life-cycle

Understanding of operating systems, preferably Linux

Analytical and decision making skills

Collaborative team working

Job description

A leading technology company in defence is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Northampton to develop next-generation avionics systems. This role involves responsibilities in software requirements analysis, design, and the integration of embedded software components. The ideal candidate has experience with embedded software development in languages such as C, Ada, or Rust, and a strong understanding of the software development lifecycle. Competitive salary with benefits and flexible hybrid working are offered.