Senior Embedded Communications Engineer (Defense) - Remote

ALTEN; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle & Tech Scheme

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance

Pension Scheme

Job summary

ALTEN is seeking a Senior Embedded Communications and Integration Engineer in Stevenage to deliver complex, mission-critical systems within the defence sector. This role blends embedded software, communications, and system integration, translating between dissimilar standards and debugging real hardware in the lab.

You will work on risk reduction activities, collaborating with systems and electronics teams, and support the integration of COTS/MOTS equipment into safety-critical architectures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related discipline.
• Willing and eligible to obtain SC clearance.
• Experience in defence, avionics, or safety-critical environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and document application-level drivers for imposed COTS/MOTS equipment.
• Implement and validate communications translations across multiple protocols (Ethernet, CAN, Modbus).
• Support lab-based integration, compatibility testing, and system bring-up activities.
• Identify, diagnose, and resolve interoperability and communications issues early in the integration lifecycle.
• Work closely with the Systems Architect to close technical risks and support architectural decisions.
• Interface with electronics and software SMEs to implement low-level integration solutions.

Skills

Embedded software

Systems integration

C/C++ programming

Lab debugging

Hardware interfacing

Defence safety-critical

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Software/Electronic/Systems Engineering

Tools

Logic analyzers

Protocol sniffers

Vendor APIs

Job description

ALTEN is seeking a Senior Embedded Communications and Integration Engineer in Stevenage to deliver complex, mission-critical systems within the defence sector. This role blends embedded software, communications, and system integration, translating between dissimilar standards and debugging real hardware in the lab.

You will work on risk reduction activities, collaborating with systems and electronics teams, and support the integration of COTS/MOTS equipment into safety-critical architectures.