Software Engineer

LHH; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH in Edinburgh is seeking experienced Software Engineers to join our Test Engineering community and contribute to cutting-edge defence and aerospace projects.

You will design and deliver software for radar-related test systems, leveraging NI LabVIEW and LabWindows/CVI, while aligning with project architecture and stakeholder needs. A strong background in agile processes and configuration management is valued.

Qualifications

• Experience designing solutions using NI LabVIEW and NI LabWindows/CVI.
• Developing Low Level Drivers.
• Developing software for test system environments.
• Experience with Agile development and Atlassian toolset.
• Familiarity with configuration management, defect tracking and peer review.

Responsibilities

• Support creation and delivery of software solutions within a defined work package area, ensuring that the package meets all stakeholder requirements.
• Establish and mature stakeholder needs, identifying priority and trade-offs to determine optimum capability.
• Create high quality and robust code, document and record work products, keep them under configuration management, and provide plans and progress reports.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure architecture alignment with other programme elements.
• Contribute to resolution of issues by proposing solutions and driving risk mitigation options.

Skills

NI LabVIEW

LabWindows/CVI

Low Level Drivers

Test Systems Software

Agile Development

Atlassian Tools

Configuration Management

Defect Tracking

Peer Review

Tools

NI LabVIEW

LabWindows/CVI

Job description

Are you interested in developing software to test some of the most cutting-edge defence and aerospace projects in the UK? If you like the sound of developing software for projects.

We are looking for experienced Software Engineers to join our well-established Test Engineering community at our Edinburgh based site. You will help us continue our industry leading contribution to projects in our Radar teams.

As a Software Engineer you will:

• Support creation and delivery of software solutions within a defined work package area, ensuring that the package meets all stakeholder requirements
• Establish and mature stakeholder needs, associating/attributing priority, interest, influence and trading-off needs to determine optimum capability to solve stakeholders’ problems
• Create high quality and robust code; for fully documenting and recording your work products; keeping them under configuration management and providing plans and reports on progress to your line manager
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure architecture alignment with other elements of the programme.
• Contribute to the resolution of emerging issues by proposing and driving through solutions, escalating more complex risks and supporting definition of opportunities and risk mitigation options

What you’ll bring:

We really need you to have experience of designing solutions using NI LabVIEW and NI Lab Windows/CVI. If you could accompany that experience with any of the following, you will really stand out:

• Developing Low Level Drivers
• Developing software for test system environments
• Developing software within a development process framework
• Experience of Agile development and Atlassian toolset
• Familiarity with configuration management tools, defect tracking and peer review

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: