Senior Software Engineer - Naval Systems (Hybrid)

Chess Dynamics; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group pension plan

Income protection scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Life assurance policy

Company shares incentive plan

Job summary

Chess Dynamics seeks a Senior Software Engineer for Naval Systems to develop and maintain real-time embedded software for a leading electro-optics specialist with a UK footprint. You will collaborate with Systems, Mechanical/Electrical and Electronics engineers and contribute to software requirements, design, and fault management.

Occasional on-vessel work and travel may be required. The role emphasizes delivering robust software solutions, maintaining documentation, and supporting integration

Qualifications

• Strong degree in a related discipline.
• Extensive experience writing C/C++ real-time embedded software.
• Experience developing user interfaces.
• Ability to analyse complex technical problems and develop effective solutions.
• Experience maintaining and enhancing existing software applications.
• Serial communications: RS-232/RS-422/UART.
• Networking (TCP/UDP).
• Desirable: VxWorks OS; C#/.NET; SVN/GIT; Jira/Confluence; unit testing tools.

Responsibilities

• Development of software applications from concept design, requirements definition, detailed design, and coding.
• Work with Systems, Mechanical/Electrical and Electronics engineers to ensure project success.
• Maintain oversight of all software requirements and issues for a project.
• Develop robust software with fault management, fault reporting and health status of applications.
• Produce and maintain supporting documentation (interface control docs, user manuals, fault code lists).
• Assist customer integration, commissioning, and problem resolution, including on naval vessels where needed.

Skills

C/C++ real-time embedded programming

Systems integration with hardware

UI development

Fault analysis and debugging

Serial communications RS-232/RS-422/U0

Networking TCP/UDP

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

Tools

SVN

GIT

Jira

Confluence

VxWorks

C#/.NET

Job description

Chess Dynamics seeks a Senior Software Engineer for Naval Systems to develop and maintain real-time embedded software for a leading electro-optics specialist with a UK footprint. You will collaborate with Systems, Mechanical/Electrical and Electronics engineers and contribute to software requirements, design, and fault management.

Occasional on-vessel work and travel may be required. The role emphasizes delivering robust software solutions, maintaining documentation, and supporting integration