Software Architect

Holt Executive
Bournemouth, United States
9 days ago
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Role details

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

Tech stack

Configuration Management Embedded Software Firmware Software Architecture Requirements Traceability Software Engineering Software Verification

Job description

  • Own the software architecture across multiple projects and document key architectural and design decisions.
  • Establish coding, code review and software testing standards across the development team.
  • Make technical decisions around in-house development versus third-party software and technology.
  • Review software for correctness, maintainability, quality and compliance with established standards.
  • Work closely with avionics and control engineers on firmware, software and system interfaces.
  • Collaborate with Product Assurance to ensure appropriate software traceability, verification evidence and tool qualification.
  • Provide technical leadership, guidance and mentoring to a small software engineering team.
  • Support the continued growth and development of the software engineering function.
  • Present and defend software architecture and design decisions during customer and programme reviews.
  • Address technical actions and review findings through to resolution., This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Necessary Necessary Always Enabled Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information. Non-necessary Non-necessary Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.

Requirements

You will have significant experience in software architecture and embedded software development, ideally within the space, aerospace, defence or another safety- or mission-critical engineering environment.

You should be comfortable taking ownership of technical decisions, establishing engineering standards and working across software, firmware and hardware disciplines. Experience with software verification, requirements traceability, configuration management and formal engineering reviews would be highly beneficial.

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