Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Empresaria Group plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment company is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join their Defence, Nuclear & Aerospace teams. This permanent role in Surrey involves leading software projects, managing teams, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Candidates should have a BSc in Engineering, experience with C++, and be eligible for SC clearance. The position offers a chance to work on cutting-edge technology in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Must be SC cleared or eligible.
• Full driving license required.
• Ability to travel ad-hoc.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the quality of work produced by the team.
• Monitor software compliance with procedures and standards.
• Day-to-day management of the software team.

Skills

Architectural and detailed design of software

Implementation and test of software in C++

Experience of industry standard IDE tools

Software team leadership

Effective communication skills

Experience with structured design tools

Experience of software implementation using Docker

Education

BSc Degree in Engineering, Maths or Science

Tools

Enterprise Architect

Job description

Overview

Senior Embedded Software Engineer role within the Defence, Nuclear & Aerospace workforce solutions across UK & Europe. This is a permanent position based in Surrey.

Role: Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Location: Surrey

Status: Permanent

Security: Sole UK Nationality; Must be SC cleared or Eligible

What you’ll do

• Responsible to the project technical design authority for the quality of work produced by the team.
• Responsible to the Project Manager for estimating, monitoring and meeting project timescales.
• Define architectural and detailed software designs as part of the wider system definition.
• Work with the multi-disciplinary engineering team to define interfaces to firmware and electronics to ensure that overall system requirements are met.
• Present designs at all stages within the project teams and to the customer.
• Monitor software compliance with project and company procedures and standards.
• Day-to-day management of the software team, in conjunction with the PM, to ensure the best use of resources and efficient completion of work packages.

What you’ll need

• Architectural and detailed design of software.
• Implementation and test of software in C++ to industry and company standards.
• Experience of industry standard IDE tools on Linux and Windows platforms.
• Use of version control tools in accordance with company procedures.
• Experience of structured software verification and validation against a contractual requirement set.
• Software team leadership with technical and soft skills to lead, mentor and supervise a team of software engineers.
• Ability to produce clear and precise technical documentation and communicate effectively with project teams, customers and senior management.
• Use of structured design tools, particularly Enterprise Architect, for expressing structured UML-based design.
• Experience of the implementation and test of software for acoustic signal processing.
• Experience of embedded and real-time application software.
• Experience of system integration and acceptance activities.
• Experience of software implementation using Docker containers or similar.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• At least a BSc Degree in Engineering, Maths or Science or equivalent experience.
• Ability to attain DV or SC UK security clearance.
• Full driving license.
• Ability to travel ad-hoc.

Seniority

Mid-Senior level • Full-time

Industries: Defense and Space Manufacturing and Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing