Our client is looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to support their team in Belfast on a 6 month initial contract. Hybrid working is available.

The successful candidate will participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle. This will involve embedded software development, targeting off the shelf high-technology sub-systems or in-house processor-driven boards using a range of real-time operating systems.

Software assignments will be across product lines with a military focus, including (for instance) land vehicle platforms, missiles and training systems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

• Designing and developing real-time embedded software solutions.
• Integrating and debugging solutions on target hardware, addressing issues arising during hardware/software integration
• Targeting multiple real-time platforms (e.g. VxWorks and MicroC/OS) using C and/or C++
• Developing to alternative software lifecycles with participation in all aspects of the software lifecycle
• Software requirements management and traceability using industry best practice, tools and techniques.
• Software test planning and execution (Unit, Integration and System Level)
• Developing software solutions with a view to reuse.
• Documenting all aspects of the software production process in accordance with company processes and standards

PROVEN ABILITY / KEY SKILLS

Essential

• Proven ability of embedded real-time development.
• Knowledge of the hardware/software interface.
• Integrating embedded solutions on target hardware.
• Understanding of real-time operating system behaviour.
• Appreciation of software requirements analysis, specification & design
• Knowledge of both procedural (e.g. C) and object-oriented (e.g. C++) languages
• Understanding of data communications (e.g. 1553, RS422) and networking
• Understanding of the principles and levels of software testing
• Debugging on a target hardware platform.
• Use of one or more real-time operating systems.
• Track record of developing C/C++ applications.

Desirable

• Model-driven software development using UML.
• Knowledge of Agile development methodologies
• Graphical User Interface design and development
• Understanding of software configuration control
• Using change management and version control systems
• Knowledge of one or more of VxWorks, uC/OS or SYS/BIOS
• Developing under a range of software methodologies.