Systems/Software Engineer

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THE OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for a Systems Engineer with a strong software background to support the development and enhancement of a mission-critical embedded communication system used across military vehicles. This role requires bridging software, hardware, and systems integration, ensuring that intercom and IP-based communication features meet stringent defence standards for reliability, safety, and compliance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with the baseline software and system architecture (v2.0), analysing interactions across embedded hardware, firmware, and communication subsystems.
• Define and implement system-level modifications to: Extend dismounted call capabilities and align with vehicle/crew configurations.
• Retire dependencies on legacy hardware through re-architected solutions.
• Integrate IP/VoIP-based call management, including auto-initiation and acceptance.
• Ensure interoperability and consistency across heterogeneous crew stations.
• Specify, review, and validate system requirements, maintaining full traceability.
• Lead and participate in structured design reviews (System, PDR, CDR, FAT), ensuring alignment with safety and compliance frameworks.
• Support updates to operator-facing interfaces (HMI and web configuration) from a system behaviour perspective.
• Collaborate with verification engineers on integration and regression testing, ensuring system-level acceptance criteria are met.
• Produce and maintain system design documentation, test evidence, and compliance artefacts for customer and certification authority review.
• Coordinate with cross-disciplinary teams (hardware, FPGA, DSP, comms) to deliver end-to-end system solutions.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• Strong foundation in embedded software engineering (C), with the ability to reason at both code and system integration levels.
• Experience with embedded development toolchains (e.g., Xilinx ISE, Altera Quartus, MSP430 CrossWorks, TI Code Composer).
• Familiarity with requirements and verification management tools (e.g., Polarion, TestRail). Proven experience in requirements-driven, compliance-focused engineering within safety-critical or defence programmes.
• Proficiency with engineering toolchains and CI/CD workflows (BitBucket, Jira, Bamboo).
• Knowledge of IP networking, VoIP, and real-time communications protocols.
• Background in safety-critical or defence-certified software/hardware systems (e.g., DEF-STAN, DO-178C, MISRA).
• Experience working across system-of-systems environments, managing interfaces and trade-offs between hardware, firmware, and software.
• Contribution to certification, assurance, or acceptance processes in defence or aerospace.

BENEFITS:

• Competitive Basic Salary
• 6% Employers Contribution + 6% as a salary sacrifice
• Private Medical Insurance, Life Cover and Income Protection
• 25 days holiday
• 5 days full sick pay per year
• Cycle to Work & TechScheme
• Corporate access to the Udemy platform

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