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Senior Software Engineer

Bretton, County of Flintshire
3 weeks ago
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Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Milton Keynes

Onsite Working

Permanent position

Are you a Software Engineer looking to accelerate your career? We have an opportunity for you to join a fast-growing team as part of the pioneering development of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms.

What will you do?

Use your C programming skills to produce low-level and high-level software through all phases of the development process.

Contribute to key projects including Linux-based single-board computers and high-reliability microcontroller systems.

As a proactive programmer with a problem-solving mindset, you will be responsible for software designs from concept through production, including product roadmaps, block diagrams, detailed design and coding, analysis, test, qualification, and in-orbit support.

You will already have development experience at nearly every level of the software stack, including microcontrollers, low-level drivers, board support packages (BSP), end-use applications, and user interfaces.

As a Senior Software Embedded Engineer, you will be involved in the designing, coding, testing, and debugging (mostly in C). You will also be reviewing code and analysing code for efficiency & stability. Integrating and validating new product designs is an important part of the role and you will be expected to interface with design and development engineers.

Skills and Experience

Happy to be part of a small team that's about to grow exponentially, you need to have a number of years of software development and troubleshooting under your belt already.

Programming experience in C is essential.
knowledge of real-time system coding techniques, IP protocols, interfaces and hardware subsystems.
Experience with real-time Linux is desirable.

Why else should you join?

As well as all the growth opportunities available when joining a new and rapidly expanding international company, you will have an excellent compensation package including pension, health assurance, fantastic holiday allocation, relocation help if needed and much more.

Please apply immediately and a recruiter will contact you to discuss the role and your career.

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan

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