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World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage is currently looking to recruit an Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract.
Hourly Rate: £70.00ph (Umbrella).
Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’
Location: Stevenage
Hybrid / Remote working: The role will likely be onsite 4 days per week. A 4 day working week is OK (Monday to Thursday). Opportunities for occasional remote working.
Duration: 6 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.
IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)
Interview process: One stage video interview
Embedded C / C++ Software Engineer Job Description:
The company is a world leader in missile and missile systems looking for a highly capable and adaptable Engineers to join the Development Facility in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
You will be responsible for developing the software through the full lifecycle for safety related real-time systems application software for the next generation of Missile Systems. This is a technical hands-on role working the full software lifecycle.
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.
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
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