Description
General Dynamics Land Systems is on the look-out for a full-time Senior Software Engineer to join our Engineering Team, based in Merthyr Tydfil and Oakdale, South Wales. The successful and inclusive candidate will earn a favourable salary of £43,200 to £54,000 based on experience and potential. This is an ideal role for someone who has a proactive and positive mindset and a keen desire to grow professionally. Joining an established team, you will work across a range of stakeholders within the software development team working closely with systems engineering and validation teams to add new capability. The role spans the full software development life-cycle encompassing requirements derivation, architectural design analysis, implementation, integration and test.
If you were already working in this position, this is what you would have been working on this week: - Interpret functional and non-functional software requirements embodying them in detailed software designs that align with the broader software architecture.
- Develop and update software solutions, using the C++ programming language, validating fulfilment of requirements and adherence to detailed software designs.
- Where required effectively identify defect and failure root cause, then using the knowledge gained, identify appropriate design and implementation changes to effect resolution.
- Perform all software tasks in full adherence to the project’s software development process, associated policies and guidelines.
- Ensure component regression tests are maintained and extended in-line with new development and defect resolutions.
- Supply accurate effort and timescales estimates for assigned software tasks and report progress to line manager.
To apply for this role, you will require the following: - Professional experience developing distributed, multi-threaded, real-time software systems.
- Professional experience implementing software applications and services using C++
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Proficient in design capture in UML using Object Orientated Design (OOD) methodologies
- Familiarity with software configuration and change control best practice
- Strong communication skills including excellent written and spoken English.
- Hold or be capable of holding security clearance up to the level of SECRET.
Our Company Benefits: We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering highly competitive benefits:
- A compressed nine-day fortnight – which means every other Friday off!
- A flexible benefits scheme - allowing you to adapt your benefits to suit yours and your family’s needs
- A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company
- Professional training and development courses, both internal and external - allowing you to reach your full potential
- A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded, which includes compressed hours, reduced hours and job share
- A Company sports and social club, offering events at discounted prices – giving you the opportunity to meet and socialise with your fellow colleagues outside the workplace
- BEng / BS Honours Degree in SW Engineering, EE, CS, Physics, Mathematics or equivalent (2.1 and above)
- Experience across Software Requirements Capture, Architectural Design, Implementation and Test.
About General Dynamics UK General Dynamics Land Systems is a global leader in providing products and support across the full spectrum of combat vehicles. Our global team has more than 6,000 employees working towards creating a diverse product portfolio delivering best-in-class capability to Armed Forces communities worldwide. In the UK, we employee more than 650 people and are leading the way in Armoured Fighting Vehicles and sustainment services. Our vision is documented and embedded into our culture, so all employees understand the Company’s direction and their role in achieving it. We are currently delivering the AJAX programme, providing 589 Armoured Fighting Vehicles in six variants to the British Army and have also developed and delivered 400 Foxhound vehicles - a highly-protected and mobile 4x4 platform with high-deployment availability. We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace – inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high performance team As part of our commitment to inclusion and diversity we welcome in particular applications from women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and ethnic minority groups. We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
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