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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Executive Integrity
- **Location:** Southampton, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, C++ (Programming Language), Ubuntu (Operating System), Encodings, Linux, Embedded Software, Real-Time Operating Systems, Sensor Fusion, Git, Linux Development, Bare Metal, C++14
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840614521-software-engineer

## About the Role

* Proven experience with modern C++ (C++11/14/17) in production environments (ideally within safety- or mission-critical applications)
 * Strong background in real-time or embedded software systems (e.g., RTOS, bare metal, or Linux-based platforms)
 * Comfortable with Ubuntu/Linux development workflows and Git
 * Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team
 * Strong sense of ownership, you take initiative, simplify where possible, and follow through on commitments
 * Resilience and adaptability, you stay focused when things change or when iterations are needed
 * Commitment to safety and quality, you understand the system-level impact of your code and act accordingly

Desirable:

 * Understanding of navigation, control systems, and sensor fusion
 * Experience with serial and low-bandwidth communications (e.g. RS-232/485, acoustic, satellite)
 * Knowledge of geodetic calculations or coordinate transformation systems
 * Familiarity with compact data encoding standards like DCCL
 * Field experience deploying, testing, or troubleshooting autonomous systems in operational environments

## Description

* Developing high-performance software in modern C++ (C++11 or later) for robotics and real-time control systems
 * Supporting autonomous underwater and high-speed surface vehicles with mission-critical on boardsoftware
 * Writing reliable software for navigation, mission execution, fault management, and sensor integration
 * Designing communications interfaces (serial, satellite, acoustic) and managing challenging edge cases like low bandwidth or lost links
 * Building safety-critical subsystems including fallback modes, health monitoring, and emergency handling
 * Collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams to integrate sensors, data, and autonomy
 * Testing, deploying, and refining systems for use in real-world offshore and subsea environments
 * Participating in design reviews, simulations, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and sea trials


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