Senior Engineer (Software Assurance)

SYSTRA UK & Ireland; Newcastle (CA); On-site; USD 80,321 - 120,482; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA UK & Ireland is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to strengthen our Systems Engineering and Assurance discipline. The role focuses on providing software technical support across railway projects and defining acceptance plans for complex systems.

You will collaborate with the Team Lead, support activities from planning to validation and maintenance, and conduct independent reviews and incident investigations to ensure quality and safety.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Science Engineering or similar.
• Experience with software lifecycles and planning (SQAP, SV&VP and SCMP).
• Knowledge of SW requirements management and software verification/validation.
• Understanding of software design and architecture principles and techniques.
• Experience with traceability and configuration management.
• Familiarity with software testing and change management processes.
• Knowledge of EN 50128 and/or EN 50657.

Responsibilities

• Work with Team Lead to provide software technical support and independent services across railway projects.
• Support technical activities from planning through Validation and SW maintenance, including defining software acceptance plans for complex systems.
• Perform independent reviews or software assurance activities, including gap analysis and incident investigation.

Skills

Degree in CS

Software lifecycles

Software Planning

SW Requirements Management

Software design principles

Traceability management

Software Change Management

Software Testing

Software Verification & Validation

Software Configuration Management

EN 50128/EN 50657

Education

Degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Job description

Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day.

For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs. With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1000 in the UK & Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.

Context

We currently have an opportunity for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our growing Systems Engineering and Assurance discipline. This position will suit a committed and ambitious engineer who can demonstrate strong interpersonal skills combined with commercial awareness and the ability to play their part in growing a dynamic high-performance team.

Missions/Main Duties

• Working with the Team Lead (Security and Software Assurance) to provide the following to our clients, including: Software technical support and independent services across a number of Railway projects.
• Support technical activities from planning phase up to Validation and SW maintenance, and support the system level, including the definition of an appropriate software acceptance plan for complex systems.
• Independent reviews or software assurance activities/acceptance, including gap analysis and incident investigation.

Profile/Skills

Essential

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Science Engineering or similar
• Software lifecycle(s)
• Software Planning (SQAP, SV&VP and SCMP)
• SW Requirements Management
• Software design and architecture principles and techniques
• Traceability management
• Software Change Management
• Software Testing and principles knowledge
• Software Verification and Validation
• Software Configuration Management
• EN 50128 and/or EN 50657 knowledge

Desirable

• IEC/EN 61508 knowledge
• EN 50716 Knowledge
• IEC 12207 Knowledge