Software Engineer

Job Summary

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join Airbus Defence and Space in Portsmouth. You will join our Modem team within the Product Engineering group.

The Modem team is undertaking the design and implementation of a satellite communications Software Defined Radio (SDR) modem. You will be part of a small multi-disciplinary team containing software, system, firmware and infrastructure engineers.

You will develop production test software to allow design proving and to allow validation of hardware manufactured to our own designs. Legacy systems exist to act as a starting point but changes in approach, in hardware used, operating systems and application software are all required.

Job Profile

Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Produce a design for a redeveloped test system.
• Develop software aspects for the test system.
• Definition, design, implementation, documentation and integration activities associated with this.
• Occasionally diagnose software problems in the laboratory prototyping environment.

Skills/Experience Required

Essential -

• Proven modern C++ software engineering on Linux platforms to a high standard
• Analytical mind with excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills as a pre-requisite of a collaborative team-working environment
• Knowledge and application of GNU/Linux toolsets

Desirable -

• Experience of automated test frameworks (e.g. Robot Framework, Google Test, Catch2)
• Experience of Atlassian Jira, Confluence, BitBucket
• Previous experience of developing software to control and monitor COTS test equipment (e.g. Rohde and Schwarz)

Target Industries -

Space

Aerospace

Communications

Working Pattern

Monday to Friday days

Travel

Occasional travel to other UK sites

Extension

Probable extension after initial contract duration

Base of Work

This role will be working on site 3 days a week, 2 days at home. (will be required to be onsite full time occasionally for testing)

Reason for vacancy

Workload

Interview Process

One stage interview - virtual

Guidant Global (Airbus) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.