Senior Software Engineer - Underwater Sonar Systems

Thales Group; East Staffordshire; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Annual bonus

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discounts

Stocks and shares

Volunteering day

Job summary

Thales Group in Manchester seeks a Software Engineer – Underwater Systems to design, implement and test HCI, acoustic processing and middleware for sonar applications. You will join a software team delivering critical defense software for naval platforms with opportunities to collaborate across UK sites.

The role requires strong C++ experience, good communication, and a proactive approach to development. UK travel may be required; security clearance is mandatory to work on government programs.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years' experience of C++ on large scale / real time systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Awareness of software configuration control principles.
• Ability to work as a member of a team and take responsibility for development.

Responsibilities

• Define our solution by working with Systems Engineering to develop requirements and a test strategy.
• Develop our systems by contributing as a key project team member delivering high quality software on time and within budget.
• Support deployed software with customer support to ensure land and sea operations are maintained.
• Collaborate with software management to advance skills and technologies.

Skills

C++ on real-time systems

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Software configuration control

Professional development

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Software Engineering / Computer Science / Maths / Physics / Engineering

Tools

UML modelling

Linux

Shell scripting

Continuous Integration

Java

C

Software architectures

Agile methodologies

Job description

Thales Group in Manchester seeks a Software Engineer – Underwater Systems to design, implement and test HCI, acoustic processing and middleware for sonar applications. You will join a software team delivering critical defense software for naval platforms with opportunities to collaborate across UK sites.

The role requires strong C++ experience, good communication, and a proactive approach to development. UK travel may be required; security clearance is mandatory to work on government programs.