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Saab
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Tech stack

HTML
JavaScript
Microsoft Windows
API
Apache HTTP Server
Software Applications
C++
CSS
Software Quality
Computer Security
Databases
Software Debugging
Linux
Programming Tools
Django
JSON
Python
Log Files
Microsoft Visual Studio
Node.js
Software Architecture
QT
Queueing Systems
RabbitMQ
Software Tools
SQL Databases
System Software
TCP/IP
Wireshark
WebSocket
XML
ZeroMQ (Concurrent Programming Libraries)
React
Backend
Angular
Web Technologies
Docker

Job description

To design and implement software solutions for underwater robotics applications in line with the company's business needs through innovation, creativity and professionalism.

Able to demonstrate expertise and experience in software used on industrial/vehicle/vessel systems.

Reporting to the Software Manager the Software Lead role involves taking responsibility for the delivery of projects and leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver technically complex software projects for subsea vehicles and associated robotic functions. Typically requiring input from several differing software and engineering disciplines and supporting functions the software lead is able to bind these inputs together to successfully deliver the software content for Saab products.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 7 years' experience as a Senior Engineer.
  • A Degree in a relevant Engineering Discipline.
  • Broad understanding of software from embedded though to applications
  • Leading multi-disciplined teams of software engineers
  • Able to develop a software architecture for complex systems from scratch
  • Sound understanding of modern software methods and technologies
  • Able to maintain a system level approach and not get lost in the detail
  • Able to develop system level requirements and derive lower level requirements to achieve these
  • Sound understanding of safety concepts and design
  • Able to interface directly with customers
  • Able to act as a technical authority
  • Able to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • Able to estimate work content and duration
  • Able to plan work loading for teams ensuring no team member is overloaded
  • Able to develop and instigate processes to ensure industry best practice is achieved
  • Able to ensure appropriate levels of Software Quality are achieved for projects
  • Able to mentor and develop junior engineers
  • Ability to delegate tasks
  • Able to manage resources and budgets
  • Practical understanding of standards and application of standards
  • Appreciation of Cyber Security and the impacts on design

In addition, you will be Ableto demonstrate software skills in some of the following technologies on both Windows and Linux:

  • C++
  • Javascript
  • Python
  • XML
  • JSON
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Web backend servers (Angular, Django, NodeJS, React, Apache or similar)
  • Web Sockets
  • Docker
  • TCP-IP / UDP
  • SQL or other databases
  • Dev tools (Wireshark, system log interrogation etc..)
  • Databases
  • Cyber Security

Desirable:

  • Exposure to IP video and video routing
  • Familiarity in design and testing of control software
  • Familiarity with Systems serving Real Time Information via Web Sockets
  • Use of DDS and interfacing with it
  • Message Queues (Active MQ/Rabbit MQ/ZeroMQ)
  • GUI Development experience (.Net GUI framework, Qt 6.2 or previous versions)
  • Developing and debugging software for application software in Visual studio ()
  • Customer facing API's using web technologies

About the company

Saab UK is part of Scandinavia's largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.

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