C++ Software Engineer (Defence) - Waddington [23/06/2010]
C++ Software Engineer (Defence) - Waddington
Location: Waddington
**PLEASE - do not apply for this vacancy unless you currently have SC clearance or are eligible for this in the UK, this role is ITAR restricted- this means that we can only accept CVs of sole British Nationals. Even candidates who previously held a different nationality and have now taken on British Nationality cannot be accepted.
Company Information:
Our client is a prime contractor and major supplier to the UK Ministry of Defence and has developed strong capabilities in mission systems integration in defence, national security and commercial markets. They design, develop and manufacture a range of high technology electronic systems and software at its facilities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Job Purpose:
Our client is looking for a Software Engineer to work with the existing ASTOR Mission System. The candidate must demonstrate the ability to work at the systems level as well as demonstrate a solid understanding of issues at the code development level. Tasks will range from requirements definition and design for new business to development, coding & integration as required to support existing mission system capability.
Nature and Scope:
The Joint Software Support Team requires a Software Engineer to work with the existing development team for the ASTOR Mission System Software.
Activities may encompass the entire development life cycle and will range from requirements capture, implementation and integration of requirements to testing and maintenance of the Mission system.
The candidate will be continuously interfacing with the customer on multiple levels and will be expected to respond to technical queries from both customer and 'home team' communities.
The candidate will also undertake operational support of the Mission system and its components.
The position would best suit a pro-active Software Engineer who works well within a team.
Competencies:
*Detailed knowledge of software development lifecycle phases & practices *Hands on experience in the design & development of complex systems *Systems level experience in the integration and test phase of the systems lifecycle *Hands on programming experience of *C++ with MFC
Experience of the following would be highly desirable:
* OO Design / UML * COM/DCOM * GUI/HMI design/development with MFC * Multithreaded environment on Windows platform * Windows Administration * Visual Basic
Experience with any of the following would also be considered as beneficial:
* Military comms/datalinks - especially Link16 * MilStd 1553 Serial Communications Protocol Military avionics systems * Image handling and processing * ArcMap / ArcGIS * Advanced networking and routing (TCP/IP, CISCO)
Personal Characteristics:
Proactive and must work well within a team Relationship management skills across a complete spectrum e.g. internal, inter-company & customer facing
Education and Experience:
Essential -
The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in Software Engineering Current hands on experience with C++
Desirable -
*Military Comms/datalinks experience. *Specifically in Link16, SATCOM, ICS or *Narrow/Wide band datalinks *Experience with ArcGIS products an advantage *SQL *Practical experience of reporting responsibility to management; time and performance tracking; customer facing and liaison
C++, ideally C++ skills in a Defence environment, datalinks, link16, satcom, ICS, ArcGIS, sql
If you feel that you have the necessary skills and experience for this role, please forward a CV to jenna.beard@serl.co.uk.
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: Excellent Salary
Location: North West
Job Ref: 1288
Contact Name: Jenna Beard
Contact Phone: 0844 567 0203
Please quote job reference 1288 when contacting us.