Software Engineer

Akkodis; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational defence company is seeking a Software Engineer for an on-site contract in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The role involves delivering on-board software for missile systems, focusing on the development of embedded software to high safety integrity levels. Candidates should have experience in C/C++ and a strong attention to detail. This position offers the chance to work in a collaborative environment with cutting-edge technology.

Qualifications

• Experience developing to DO178C Level B or equivalent safety standards.
• Knowledge of embedded software lifecycle including planning, design, and testing.
• Ability to operate in a lab environment with testing equipment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver on-board software for missile systems.
• Architect, design, implement, and test missile subsystem software.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Systems and Electronics.

Skills

Authoring Specifications

Requirements Analysis

Attention to detail

Debugging complex problems

C/C++ development

Unit Testing

Working in a team

Tools

DOORS

LDRA

RAPITA

JIRA

VMWare

Job description

Software Engineer required for on site contract at Stevenage, Hertfordshire for multi-national defence company.

Responsibilities

Responsible for delivering the on-board software for the next generation of Missile Systems. This is a hands-on role and will involve architecting, designing, implementing and testing missile subsystem software to required standards and processes.

Skillset/experience required

Minimal: (Good)

• Authoring Specifications through the full lifecycle: planning, design and test documents.
• Experience of working with formal requirements capture tool.
• Requirements Analysis Experience
• Knowledge of Source Configuration Control Processes (e.g., PVCS, RTC, GIT)
• Very Good attention to detail.
• Working with minimal supervision
• Ability to debug complex problems and be able to produce required documentation to achieve the required safety level.
• Significant previous experience of developing bare-metal embedded software using C/C++.
• Working in a team and with members from other disciplines e.g. Systems, Integration, Electronics

Required: (Better)

• Previous experience of development and verification of embedded software developed to high safety integrity level such as DO178C Level B or SIL-4 or equivalent standards.
• Specification & requirements creation and compliance recording in DOORS.
• Working knowledge of C/C++ for testing special builds and focussed code reviews.
• Unit Testing using LDRA, RAPITA or equivalent testing tool.
• Understanding of Code Coverage and techniques/strategies used to cover/justify shortfall
• Working in a lab environment with live equipment (PSUs, Scopes, Logic Analysers etc.) conducting system tests.

Desirable: (Best)

• Significant experienced in developing software to DO178C Level B.
• Knowledge of Defence standards and Micro-controller technologies
• Testing on Development Cards with a test environment or bare-metal with special builds
• Experience using RAPITA Systems Tool Suite
• Experience of Modelling and Ansys SCADE Tool Suite
• Knowledge and use of ALM such as JIRA or IBM Engineering Workflow Manager
• Creation and use of Virtual Machines (VMWare)

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