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# Embedded Software (Stevenage)

- **Company:** Akkodis
- **Location:** Stevenage, UK
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, C++ (Programming Language), Configuration Management, Code Coverage, Code Review, Software Debugging, Embedded Software, PVCS Version Manager, Software Engineering, System Testing, Virtual Machines, PIC Microcontroller, Git, Bare Metal, Vmware
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2952126674-2

## About the Role

* 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 usingMBDA test systems
 + RAPITA Tool experience.
 * Knowledge and use of ALM
 * Creation and use of Virtual Machines (VMWare)

## Description

Embedded Software Engineer required for long term contract assignment based in Stevenage - full time on site. 4 day compressed week may be available.


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