Senior Real-Time Embedded Software Engineer — Hybrid (Aerospace)

Collins Aerospace; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Private healthcare

Life assurance

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Plymouth is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own embedded software components across the full lifecycle. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to shape software architecture and resolve complex technical challenges for real-time navigation and control systems.

You will develop in C with some C++, contribute to verification and integration, and collaborate across hardware interfaces while supporting testing, documentation and delivery of engineering work packages.

Qualifications

• Degree in software engineering or related discipline is required.
• Experience across the full SDLC including complex software activities.
• Experience designing, developing, integrating and verifying real-time embedded software.
• Strong C programming with exposure to C++ for tools and support systems.
• Familiarity with IDEs and good technical documentation skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements analysis for assigned software components.
• Decompose system requirements into software requirements with traceability.
• Develop user stories and use cases aligned with system needs.
• Design embedded software architectures and evaluate trade-offs.
• Produce test specifications and verification procedures.
• Develop embedded software in C, with some C++ for tools and interfaces.
• Verify software against requirements and resolve defects.
• Coordinate software-hardware integration activities across interfaces.
• Support performance qualification and validation testing.
• Develop software test tools and improve testing efficiency.
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams and contribute to design reviews.
• Provide input to project planning and risk identification.

Skills

C programming

C++

Embedded software

Real-time systems

SDLC experience

IDE usage

Team collaboration

Requirements analysis

Education

Degree in Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Git

SVN

GNAT Pro Studio

Ada knowledge

MATLAB

Simulink

Visual Studio

Job description

Collins Aerospace in Plymouth is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own embedded software components across the full lifecycle. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to shape software architecture and resolve complex technical challenges for real-time navigation and control systems.

You will develop in C with some C++, contribute to verification and integration, and collaborate across hardware interfaces while supporting testing, documentation and delivery of engineering work packages.