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Embedded Software Engineer
£145,600 - 145,600
Guidant Global
Town Square 19, Stevenage
£145,600 - 145,600
Requirements
Must:
- Essential:
- I need candidates to author specifications across the full lifecycle, including planning, design, and test documentation.
- Experience with formal requirements capture tools is essential.
- A strong background in requirements analysis is required.
- Knowledge of source configuration control processes (e.g., PVCS, RTC, GIT) is necessary.
- Excellent attention to detail is a must.
- The ability to work independently with minimal supervision is critical.
- Candidates should be skilled in debugging complex problems and producing documentation to meet safety standards.
- Extensive experience in developing bare-metal embedded software using C/C++ is required.
- A collaborative approach to working within multi-disciplinary teams (e.g., Systems, Integration, Electronics) is important.
- Required:
- Proven experience in developing and verifying embedded software to high safety integrity levels (e.g., DO178C Level B, SIL-4, or equivalent) is a must.
- Expertise in specification and requirements creation, with compliance tracking in DOORS is necessary.
- A working knowledge of C/C++ for testing special builds and conducting focused code reviews is required.
- Proficiency in unit testing using tools such as LDRA, RAPITA, or equivalent is essential.
- Understanding of code coverage techniques and strategies for addressing shortfalls is important.
- Hands-on experience in a lab environment with live equipment (PSUs, oscilloscopes, logic analysers) for system testing is needed.
- Desirable:
- Significant experience developing software to DO178C Level B standards is a plus.
- Familiarity with defence standards and microcontroller technologies would be beneficial.
- Experience testing on development cards in a test environment or bare-metal using special builds is desirable.
- Proficiency with RAPITA Systems Tool Suite would be an advantage.
- Knowledge of modelling tools and Ansys SCADE Tool Suite is a plus.
- Experience with ALM platforms such as JIRA or IBM Engineering Workflow Manager is beneficial.
- The ability to create and manage virtual machines (e.g., VMware) is a plus.
Responsibilities
- I need you to deliver on-board software for next-generation missile systems.
- This role requires you to take a hands-on position in the full development lifecycle.
- You will architect, design, implement, and test missile subsystem software.
- It is your responsibility to ensure compliance with required standards and processes throughout development.
Description
- Join us, a world leader in missile and missile systems, trusted by the UK Ministry of Defence. We are seeking highly capable and adaptable engineers to develop safety-critical, real-time application software for next-generation missile systems. This hands-on role is located within our advanced Development Facility in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. - Upon submission of your application, should it meet our selection criteria, you will be contacted via e-mail by one of our talent acquisition specialists to arrange a screening call. This call will explore a series of questions aimed at matching your competencies and capabilities to the specific demands of the position. Please note that this screening is contingent upon the initial success of your application. - Security Clearance: We require applicants to be British Citizens or Dual UK nationals with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after the offer stage, all successful candidates will undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), managed by our Security Team. - For more than 70 years, we have maintained a strong partnership with the UK military, accomplishing numerous milestones in defence engineering and providing essential defence capabilities to meet the requirements of the armed forces across land, sea, and air. This role is based at our headquarters in Stevenage, a key location for missile operations. Our site offers excellent transportation links, an onsite gym, and a coffee shop, along with training and development opportunities for all employees.
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