About the Role
Company Description
General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems.
Job Description
As a Senior Software Engineer you will help us develop the next generation of avionics systems. You will be given the opportunity to apply your experience and proven technical aptitude in a new and interesting environment, becoming a key member of the software engineering community.
You will be responsible for requirements analysis, design, implementation and verification of embedded Avionics software components.
The Senior Software Engineer will undertake a range of activities, including:
- Development of architectural concepts.
- Requirements Analysis, design, implementation and verification of software components.
- Technical leadership and mentoring of junior software engineers.
- Achieving design assurance needs to time scale and budget.
Qualifications
The candidate is required to have sufficient relevant software engineering and domain competence across most of the aspects captured below:
Essential skills:
- Experience of significant parts of the software development life-cycle, from requirements through to verification and validation.
- Embedded software development using procedural languages like C, Ada or Rust.
- Understanding of operating systems preferably including Linux.
- A willingness to learn and develop any gaps in experience/competence.
- Analysis and decision making.
- Collaborative team working.
- Experience working with or familiarity with AI/ML models is preferred.
Additional Information
This role has a salary of between £45,600 and £62,000 plus our flexible benefits package. We are open to this role being spent with time working from home and in the office (hybrid - typically 3 days working in office) on a weekly basis.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits:
- A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off.
- A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.
- A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits.
We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!
Requirements
Embedded software development
Experience with procedural languages like C, Ada, or Rust is essential.
Software development life-cycle
Familiarity with all phases from requirements to verification and validation is required.
Operating systems knowledge
Understanding of operating systems, preferably including Linux, is necessary.
Team collaboration
Ability to work collaboratively within a team is important.
Nice to Have
Experience working with or familiarity with AI/ML models is preferred.
Experience in mentoring junior engineers is a plus.
Benefits
Flexible working
A flexible working environment with options for remote work.
Compressed hours
A compressed nine-day fortnight allowing every other Friday off.
Career development
Personalized career development plans and regular progress reviews.