Our client is a leading defence organisation in the aerospace field. They are currently looking for a Graduate Sofftware Development Engineer to work in their Stevenage offices. The candidate is expected to perform Embedded software engineering activities in support to the project system teams with particular involvement in the following (depending on project needs). Supporting capture & formalisation of on-board software functional requirements of system and user needs. This activity will entail interface with the system teams, and possibly with end user (eg ESA, BNSC). Contribute to the definition of the software validation plan. Software designs and realisation. Supporting software validation and system acceptance testing. Be willing to travel & work for periods in offices in France or Germany & for reviews at customer sites. Participate in ongoing implementation of trans-national harmonisation of software tools, methods & processes. Participate in awarded software R&D activities. Participate in proposal bids. Manage their own time and budgets in accordance with project and department requirements. Participate in workshops & presentations within company and space agency establishments. Engineering Honours Degree in software or Computer Science. Awareness of software engineering life cycle process (min 1 years work experience in an Embedded software engineering domain/ software requirements, design, validation plan, software budgets). Good communication & presentation
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skills. Effective at working in a multi disciplinary team. Results oriented. Strives for team & individual goals. Able to work with minimum supervision. Proactive approach. Openness and flexibility. A keen interest in space engineering. Previous experience: good understanding of Embedded Real Time systems/software engineering - Good knowledge of RTOS for Real Time Embedded systems. Embedded C/C , Formal design methodologies (eg UML, HOOD), Real Time Embedded engineering or relevant degree thesis.