Software Engineer

Cubic - Global; Auckland; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that excels in delivering innovative technology solutions for transportation and defense. In this role, you will engage in complex software engineering tasks, collaborating closely with various engineering disciplines to produce high-quality software. You'll have the opportunity to work on exciting projects that not only enhance your technical skills but also contribute to mission success and safety for those who serve. If you are passionate about software development and eager to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive Base Salary

Life and Income Protection Insurance

Medical Insurance

Qualifications

• 2+ years of software development experience, especially in Android and scripting.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science is essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex software engineering assignments and testing.
• Collaborate with peers to develop design and feature changes.

Skills

Software Development Practices

Android Development

Scripting Languages (Python, Ruby, Shell)

Team Collaboration

Effective Communication

Debugging and Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Android Studio

Git

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Multi-meters

Bench Power Supplies

Job description

Business Unit: Cubic Defense Company Details: When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Job Details:

Job Summary: Performs complex software engineering assignments following designated standards and procedures. Works closely with other engineering disciplines. Duties require application of engineering principles and techniques.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyses functional requirements.
• Understands and works with peripheral elements of assigned software work products (run time environments, databases, networks).
• Performs software testing.
• Applies and maintains quality standards.
• Assesses severity of problems, determines corrective action, resolves technical problems, performs fault isolation and implements solutions.
• Assists in specification preparation and the assessment of products.
• Assists in the writing of reports, manuals and procedures.
• Provides inputs to formal software project estimation.
• Designs and implements high quality, robust, functional software.
• Applies a test-driven approach to software design and development through implementing unit, integration and end-to-end system tests.
• Maintains and improves development, test, and deployment environments, participates in defect and enhancement management processes.
• Participates in design reviews and executes changes under direction of a technical lead.
• Collaborates with peers and technical lead to develop design and feature changes.
• Maintains awareness of delivery schedules and quality criteria.
• Monitors project status and progress. Manages time effectively to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
• Keeps abreast of improvements in programming techniques.
• Engages in continuous self-improvement of technical skills and improvements in programming techniques and toolsets.
• Recommends value added changes to existing coding practices, standards and tools.
• Shows commitment to company values, ethics, safety, security, labor charging, and quality.

Minimum Job Requirements:

Qualifications:

Essential:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Engineering (Electrical, Electronic, Software or similar), Computer Science or related discipline

Skills/Experience/Knowledge:

Essential:

• At least 2 years proven experience developing and maintaining software systems
• Apply knowledge of good software development practices (TDD, SOLID design principles etc).
• Experience developing Android applications, i.e. Android Studio, Java/Kotlin.
• Effectively use a scripting language (Python, Ruby, Shell etc) to automate repetitive engineering tasks.
• Revise design decisions to meet changing requirements.
• Liaise with customers and suppliers on an ad-hoc basis as and when required by the project.
• Work well in a team environment, relating to a range of different personality types.
• Produce effective written and oral communication.
• Design and implement portable and testable software for a microcontroller (bare-metal and RTOS supported) on a custom PCB (Bootloaders, Applications, HAL, drivers etc).
• Develop code from datasheets and schematics prior to receiving physical hardware.
• Knowledge of electronic schematics and ability to debug design and assembly faults during prototyping.
• Knowledge of and familiarity with hardware test equipment including, but not limited to, JTAG, oscilloscopes, multi-meters and bench power supplies.
• Knowledge of SCM tools (i.e Git).

Advantageous:

• Knowledge and experience of writing and maintaining code in C for ARM, 8051, AVR or similar microcontroller families.
• Configure software projects using common build systems (Make, CMake etc) ideally for multiple build environments (Windows, Linux).

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive Base Salary
• Life and Income Protection Insurance
• Medical Insurance

Condition of Employment:

Successful outcome of a National Police Check

Must have working rights in NZ

Worker Type: Employee