Software Engineer (Maritime Autonomy)

Overview

In this role you will design, develop and integrate software for maritime control systems, enabling autonomous vessel capabilities. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams across the project lifecycle, from concept to fielded deployments, including trials and customer support. You will tackle complex technical challenges in a fast-evolving maritime domain, contributing to autonomous navigation and shipboard software integration. This position offers the opportunity to impact both naval and commercial maritime operations at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Half day finish on Friday
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (plus buy/sell up to 5 days)
• Private medical insurance + optional family cover
• Pension scheme up to 8% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate and maintain software for industrial control and maritime systems
• Create and support interfaces between PLCs, power management, communications, and higher-level software
• Perform software integration, verification, validation, troubleshooting and testing across the lifecycle
• Support lab integration, factory acceptance testing, harbour and sea trials, commissioning and customer acceptance
• Collaborate with software, systems, hardware, electrical and test engineers to deliver integrated solutions
• Contribute to IRAD initiatives, technology demonstrations and BID activities via prototyping and PoCs
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, integration procedures, test specs and records
• Investigate and resolve software, interface and system-level issues
• Support continuous improvement of software integration processes and engineering practices
• Travel to customer and company sites for integration, testing, commissioning and acceptance (approx. 5% travel)

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline
• Experience developing and maintaining software using C++
• Experience in Linux-based development and deployment
• Experience integrating software with industrial control systems or PLCs
• Experience supporting software testing, verification, validation and troubleshooting
• Experience working in multidisciplinary engineering teams across the software lifecycle

• C++
• Linux-based development
• Industrial control systems / PLC integration
• Software testing, verification and validation
• Embedded, real-time or mission-critical software
• Maritime systems or marine automation familiarity

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