Senior Embedded Software Engineer (Contractor)

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc; Northampton; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence technology firm in Northampton is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to work on a contract basis. The candidate will engage in the full development lifecycle, including software development and verification. Experience with procedural programming languages like C, Ada, or Rust, along with an understanding of Linux, is essential. This role offers a hybrid work model, combining time in the office and working from home, allowing flexibility to meet personal needs.

Qualifications

• Experience of significant parts of the software development lifecycle, from requirements through to verification and validation.
• Embedded software development using procedural languages like C, Ada or Rust.
• Understanding of operating systems preferably including Linux.

Responsibilities

• Develop and verify software to applicable standards.
• Analyze customer requirements.
• Perform requirements analysis, design, implementation and verification of software components.
• Develop architectural concepts.
• Participate in design reviews.

Skills

Embedded software development

Procedural programming languages (C, Ada, Rust)

Understanding of Linux operating systems

Software lifecycle experience

Job description

Company Description

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

Job Description

We are hiring Senior Embedded Software Engineer on a contract basis, who are looking to apply their experience in a new and challenging environment, working across the full development lifecycle.

Work Tasks include:

• The development and verification of software to applicable standards (e.g. RTCA/DO-178).
• Analysis of customer requirements
• Requirements Analysis, design, implementation and verification of software components
• Development of architectural concepts.
• Participate in design reviews

Qualifications

The successful candidates should be able to demonstrate engineering and domain experience across the aspects listed below:

• Experience of significant parts of the software development lifecycle, from requirements through to verification and validation.
• Embedded software development using procedural languages like C, Ada or Rust
• Understanding of operating systems preferably including Linux.

Additional Information

We are open to this role being spent with time working from home and in the office (hybrid - typically 3 days working in office) on a weekly basis or fully in our offices.

General Dynamics Mission Systems utilises QDOS IR35 Status Review. The requirements of this contract have been evaluated as Outside IR35 - Prior to the engagement start you will need to complete a status questionnaire in order to receive the finalised status determination.

All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks.