via Reed · 2 September 2026 ·17 days ago

Embedded C Software Engineer - Development

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Stevenage Contract GBP 136,500 – 136,500
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World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit an Embedded C Software Engineer on an initial 6 month contract.

Rate: £70.00 per hour
Location: Stevenage
Hybrid / Remote working: Onsite – however a 4 day working week (Monday to Thursday) is available.
Contract: 37 Hours per week
Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’
Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)
IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)

Job Description:

We are a world leader in missile and missile systems looking for a highly capable and adaptable Engineers to join our Development Facility in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
You will be responsible for developing the software through the full lifecycle for safety related real-time systems application software for the next generation of Missile Systems. This is a technical hands-on role working the full software lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for delivering the on-board software for the next generation of Missile Systems. This is a hands-on role and will involve architecting, designing, implementing and testing missile subsystem software

Skillset/experience required:

Minimal: (Good)

  • Ability to debug complex problems and be able to produce required documentation to achieve the required safety level.

  • Authoring Specifications through the full lifecycle: planning, design and test documents.

  • Requirements Analysis Experience

  • Knowledge of Source Configuration Control Processes (e.g., PVCS, RTC, GIT)

  • Working with minimal supervision.

  • Experience of working with formal requirements capture tool.

  • Significant previous experience of developing bare-metal embedded software using C/C++.


Required: (Better)
  • Previous experience of development and verification of embedded software written in C and developed at a high safety integrity level (SIL4 / DO178C Level B or equivalent)

  • Specification creation and compliance recording in DOORS.

  • Working knowledge of C/C++ for testing special builds and focussed code reviews

  • Unit Testing using LDRA, RAPITA or CPP Unit or an equivalent testing tool.

  • Understanding of Code Coverage and techniques/strategies used to cover/justify shortfall

  • Working in a lab environment with live equipment (PSUs, Scopes, Logic Analysers etc.) conducting system tests.


Desirable: (Best)
  • Significant experienced in developing software to DO178C Level B.

  • Knowledge of Defence standards and Micro-controller technologies

  • Testing on Development Cards with a test environment or bare-metal with special builds

  • Experience using test systems • RAPITA Tool experience.

  • Knowledge and use of ALM

  • Creation and use of Virtual Machines (VMWare)

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