Senior Embedded Software Engineer — Real-Time & Bare-Metal

QinetiQ Limited; Ashford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension scheme

Generous holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant

Job summary

QinetiQ Limited in Ashford invites a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to lead embedded software development for real-time, safety-critical systems, from requirements through to in-service support. You will work across new development and maintenance, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with hardware teams, with opportunities to modernise legacy software using contemporary approaches.

This role is based at QinetiQ's Ashford site and involves UK and overseas field trials.

Qualifications

• Degree in Software, Electronic Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to changing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing and testing embedded software from requirements through to production release.
• Working across new development and maintenance of existing products, including system upgrades and modernisation.
• Producing and maintaining high-quality technical documentation in line with internal processes.
• Supporting system integration, fault diagnosis and issue resolution across software and hardware.
• Providing technical guidance and mentoring to mid-level and junior engineers.
• Supporting field trials and test activities in the UK and overseas as required.

Skills

Embedded C

Real-time systems

Hardware interfaces

Product lifecycle

Troubleshooting embedded

Git

Education

Software/Electronic Engineering degree

Tools

Git

Job description

QinetiQ Limited in Ashford invites a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to lead embedded software development for real-time, safety-critical systems, from requirements through to in-service support. You will work across new development and maintenance, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with hardware teams, with opportunities to modernise legacy software using contemporary approaches.

This role is based at QinetiQ's Ashford site and involves UK and overseas field trials.