Senior Embedded C++ Engineer

Overview

In this Senior Embedded Software Engineer role, you will develop mission-critical embedded software for high‑integrity systems in defence and regulated environments. You’ll contribute across the software lifecycle, collaborating with systems, electronics, and test engineers to deliver robust, real-time solutions. The position emphasizes safety assurance, determinism, and traceability in demanding, process-driven settings. You will shape dependable software that supports complex platforms and shields critical operations, in a role that blends technical depth with cross‑functional collaboration.

Pay / Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Social atmosphere, team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded C++ for real-time, mission-critical systems
• Contribute to safety-regulated environments following high-integrity software practices
• Develop and integrate low-level software components and system interfaces
• Support unit, integration, and system-level testing to ensure deterministic behavior
• Collaborate with systems, electronics, and test engineers to integrate software into complex platforms
• Produce clear and traceable technical documentation suitable for regulated engineering environments

Key requirements

• Strong experience with embedded C++ (C++11/14/17 or later)
• Proven background delivering software in defence, safety-critical, or regulated environments
• Solid understanding of real-time software constraints and deterministic behaviour
• Experience contributing to verification, validation, and requirements traceability activities
• Familiarity with configuration management and development lifecycle tooling
• Strong debugging and problem-solving ability within complex systems

• Clear and confident communicator across multi-disciplinary teams
• Detail-oriented, quality-driven mindset
• Strong ownership of technical delivery and accountability
• embedded C++ (C++11/14/17+)
• real-time and deterministic software
• verification, validation, and requirements traceability

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