Senior Software Engineer

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The purpose of the senior Software Engineer is to create, maintain and release high quality software to schedule, in accordance with Company standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, coding, debugging, testing and maintenance of software for embedded applications encompassing both low-level microprocessor code as well as higher level software designs running within an embedded operating system environment.
• Work alongside other technical activities with hardware and software engineers to deliver specific project goals derived from future product requirements.
• Development and implementation of application logic, peripheral drivers, protocols, human-machine interfaces and documentation of the same.
• Delivery of software within agreed timescales and to budget.
• Design and deliver robust code.
• Demonstration of competence in using C is essential as is embedded programming experience of both low level and high level code.

Outline of Competencies:

• Experience of developing software through entire lifecycle.
• Ability to work independently without need for close supervision.
• Ability to analyse process or tools to propose improvements where applicable.

Qualifications and Experience required:

• Team working ability and drive to deliver on time.
• C experience in an embedded environment.
• Experience of embedded processors and real-time operating systems.
• Experience of interfacing with hardware devices and peripherals.
• Solid understanding of software development life-cycles and processes.
• Experience of requirement analysis, software design and software architecture.
• Experience with source control tools such as SubVersion and Git.
• Behavioural: self-starting, adaptable, problem solving.
• C++ experience in an embedded environment.
• Object Oriented Design and Programming experience.
• Familiarity with desktop application, GUI/event-based design.
• Knowledge of issue-tracking tools, such as Jira.
• Knowledge of releasing software to Production.
• Knowledge of DO-178 would be advantageous.