Embedded Software Engineer

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Embedded Software Engineer (Real-Time Ada)


Location: Stevenage

Salary: Circa £65,000 depending on experience, plus bonus and benefits


A leading UK defence organisation is expanding its Real-Time Datalink Software team and seeks an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to develop cutting-edge communications for missiles and platforms. This hands-on role offers the chance to shape protocols and designs in a new function, working with state-of-the-art technology central to national security, while growing your career in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment.


The role

As an Embedded Software Engineer, you’ll drive the full software lifecycle for real-time datalink systems, ensuring robust over-the-air communication between missiles and platforms. Collaborating with firmware, systems, hardware, and test engineers, you’ll deliver safety-critical embedded solutions that power advanced defence programmes from requirements to verification.


What you will be doing

  • Capturing requirements and designing embedded software architecture for hard real-time datalink protocols.
  • Implementing and verifying code in Ada, optimising for lab-tested performance with test equipment like scopes.
  • Integrating with multi-disciplinary teams to troubleshoot software/hardware issues and analyse system performance.
  • Developing protocols for current and future missile systems, influencing technical direction in a growing team.
  • Participating in reviews, testing, and continuous improvement of real-time operating systems like FreeRTOS.


What we are looking for

  • Significant experience developing embedded software using Ada in safety-critical environments.
  • Proven hard real-time development and lab work with hardware components and test equipment.
  • Familiarity with real-time operating systems (e.g., FreeRTOS) and full lifecycle processes.
  • Strong problem-solving for system integration and performance in defence or aerospace contexts.
  • Communication protocols (e.g., SPI, UART) or model-based tools (UML, Rhapsody) are advantageous.


What’s on offer

  • Competitive salary circa £65,000, with company bonus up to £2,500, pension (up to 14% total), and paid overtime.
  • Dynamic hybrid working: 4 days per week on-site, with flexi leave (up to 15 extra days) and enhanced parental benefits.
  • Fantastic site facilities, career training to technical leadership, and potential for international secondments.
  • Due to workload classification, British Citizens or dual UK nationals eligible for BPSS security checks are essential.


Want to hear more? Apply today!

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Location:
Stevenage
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Technology

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