Principal Software Engineer
Luton
12-Month Contract
Paying up to £79p/h (Inside IR35)
Please note - due to the nature of the work, you will need to hold or be eligible to obtain a high level of UK Security clearance – please only apply if suitable
Key Responsibilities:
* Support the specification, design, coding, and testing of complex real-time embedded software in Ada, producing mission-critical quality software, to high integrity levels, company standards and customer requirements.
* Take ownership of complex tasks across the full software lifecycle from requirements to integration, testing, and delivery.
* Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and systems engineering teams, working closely across disciplines to develop robust solutions whilst maintaining independence in your work.
Required Skillset:
* Expert knowledge of the Ada software language, including OO design principles.
* Expert capability in debugging in an embedded real-time environment with a COTS RTOS.
* Good knowledge of UML.
* Expert knowledge of a variety of Verification & Validation techniques, and the value of each.
* Experience in requirements engineering, hands-on integration, and target testing.
* Good knowledge of developing software within a mature development process framework.
* Defence / EW business domain experience – desirable
* Experience of Dimensions, DOORS, Rhapsody, VxWorks, AdaCore GNAT Pro & VectorCAST.
* Experience and understanding of development to RTCA/DO-178B or equivalent standards