Senior Software Engineer

About the Role

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyse, and document software requirements aligned with system and sub-system needs
• Define and develop robust software architectures meeting functionality, performance, and safety requirements
• Ensure full traceability across requirements, design, implementation, and testing
• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality embedded software modules and components
• Produce and maintain formal software documentation (SRS, ICD, SDD, test specifications, reports, VDDs)
• Lead and contribute to technical reviews, providing guidance and approving engineering deliverables where authorised
• Plan, execute, and document comprehensive verification and validation activities, including automated testing
• Support laboratory testing, including data analysis, interpretation, and reporting
• Manage software configuration, version control, and ensure compliance with processes, standards, and regulations
• Identify, assess, and mitigate software-related safety risks while delivering work to agreed timelines and budgets

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related discipline
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in software development for complex or safety-critical systems
• Strong programming expertise in C/C++ (embedded)
• Experience across the full software development lifecycle (requirements through to verification and release)
• Hands-on experience with embedded systems (microcontrollers/processors and low-level interfaces such as UART, SPI, I²C, MIL-STD-1553)
• Strong understanding of software configuration management, version control (e.g., Git, SVN), and traceability
• Proven ability to produce high-quality technical documentation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, or other regulated safety-critical industries
• Familiarity with standards such as DO-178B/C, MIL-STD-498, MIL-STD-882
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and modelling & simulation environments
• Exposure to hardware/software-in-the-loop (HIL/SIL) testing
• Experience with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, JAMA)
• Knowledge of static analysis tools (e.g., PC-Lint) and test frameworks
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing approaches
• Prior experience mentoring engineers or reviewing/approving technical outputs
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