Senior Software Engineer

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Job description

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join FCAS/GCAP 6th Generation Mission Systems Development as part of a major national and international collaborative programme which is critical to the future of UK and International defence.

Working in this role the successful applicant will work as part of the Mission Systems Software Foundation Team to perform early software team establishment and mobilisation with a view to developing, integrating and delivering the software across Mission Systems on the FCAS/GCAP military platform.

The overall Mission Systems Development will use Model Based Engineering techniques for Systems and Software. Software development will utilise a variety of techniques and tools across the variety of mission systems such as the use of UML for Software Design, C++/Ada programming and engineering tools such as Simulink and SCADE Suite. The use of Agile processes within a DevSecOps environment will support the rapid development and integration of Mission Systems software.

The variety of Mission Systems will allow the successful applicant to be involved in different systems including safety and security related work and collaborate with other teams across the wider Mission Systems & Software business.

This role is UK-based in the North West of England but as a Hybrid worker some of your time may be based from Home with regular working from our home base of Warton site depending on the classification of the work involved. You may also be asked to support the Customers or our Industry Partners at one of their sites across the UK, Japan or Italy

Role Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be required to perform tasks suitable to the internal level of this role. The role will contain, but will not be limited to, the following:

As a senior member of a Mission Systems Software team, your responsibilities will lie within the software area for the development of the Mission Systems software. Main responsibilities include:

• Support to early software team formation such as organisational framework, establishing processes and tools are fit for software production, early software requirements, design and development concepting.
• Design Mission System Software based on the requirements from the Systems Models
• Software coding and testing including automated DevSecOps techniques
• Support to Mission Systems integration to ensure end-to-end functional testing of developed software
• Support team meetings / DSUMS / Agile reviews
• Manage / help / direct less experienced Software engineers e.g. graduates / apprentices.
• Respond to both internal and external queries regarding the Software product in a timely fashion via the approved process.- Bug/Fault analysis and rectification.

The candidate should be able to demonstrate ;

• Willingness to tackle difficult problems with a steep learning curve.
• Demonstrate an ability to solve complex technical problems.
• Quick learner & self-starter.

Participate in continuous process improvement.

What BAE Systems are looking for, from you:

A degree in a STEM subject or equivalent relevant experience.

Experience of software development processes and source code configuration tools

• Software Development Lifecycle processes for requirements, design, coding, test and delivery
• C & C++, Ada or Java software development
• Experience using source code configuration tools, e.g. Subversion or GIT
• UML Modelling
• Small development team leadership

Preferably one or more of the following ;

• Experience of developing real-time applications
• Embedded software development using real-time operating system; e.g. VxWorks, Integrity, LynxOS
• Knowledge and experience in Object Oriented design and Model Based engineering tools and techniques would be advantageous e.g. IBM Rational Rhapsody - Experience of Agile methodology supported by the Atlassian toolset would be advantageous.

Knowledge of the overall systems engineering lifecycle.- DO-178C and DO-330 familiarity

Security Requirements: SC, ITAR & UK EYES ONLY

This role will require the person to hold full Security Clearance (SC) prior to working onsite. You will need to obtain a BPSS check as part of this process. You must currently hold or be eligible and willing to obtain SC. In addition, this role involves direct and/or indirect access to ITAR Material which means there are restriction. If you are unsure as to whether you are eligible, please contact me to discuss.

You must also be a sole British national in order to apply to this position.

The Umbrella rate quoted above is the Gross Umbrella rate (i.e. the rate we pay to the Umbrella Company inclusive of ALL employment costs). Please note, the rate paid by the Umbrella will be less, as will a Limited Deemed rate or Agency PAYE rate. Please get in touch to discuss the rates via these different payment vehicles.

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