C++ Software Engineer

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SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance OR BPSS check (including a criminal record check)

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Infrequent European travel up to 3 times year

LOCATION: Stevenage

TYPE: Full time

Whats in it for you:

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary annual profit share contributory pension share options car leasing scheme free onsite parking tax-free technology scheme discounted shopping and much more

• Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week flexible working around core hours hybrid working up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL.

There are no core hours on Friday afternoons. Employees may use this flexibility at their discretion provided they fulfil their contractual working hours and meet business needs (such as urgent deadlines or client requirements)

• Personal Development: Personalised development plan and unlimited access to 10000 E-learning courses internal mobility including international opportunities

• Health & Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support) Employee Assistance Programme discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests cycle-to-work scheme on-site canteen and coffee shop lunchtime pilates

• Family and Caregiving: Life assurance enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay) adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave

• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room Multi-faith room Employee Representative Groups (Gender LGBTQ International Generational Disability Social & Cultural Diversity Neurodiversity)

This is a marvellous role if you enjoy working on the whole software life cycle and love seeing how your work fits into the greater picture.

Due to increased workload the Simulation & Modelling team are looking for an experienced C software engineer to work on spacecraft simulation. This role will be focusing on designing and development of simulators and test benches that enable a wide range of departments to validate and verify spacecraft functionality.

You will be joining a small collaborative team working closely with testers designers and architects. While your main focus will be creating software for spacecraft simulation youll be encouraged to consider the whole architecture. This means gathering requirements keeping testing in mind and balancing performance security reliability and compliance.

How you will Contribute to the team:

• Work on Telecommunications Earth Observation & Science missions Projects like ARIEL Vigil ExoMars Rover OneSat (and more) for ESA and the UK MOD

• Understand that your software is used for testing spacecraft software and hardware which results in moving requirements and sometimes the need to clarify those requirements

• Work closely with other engineering teams to ensure the successful deployment and use of the test benches. Knowledge share with Early Careers Engineers

• Technical requirements analysis software design and implementation technical follow up of external teams system integration testing and delivery of the benches.

About you

• Someone who brings ideas to the table and holds your hand up with questions or spotting red flags within the full software lifecycle

• Due to security restrictions most of our technology will be legacy / historic you need to be comfortable with this

• Machine to Machine (M2M) / network protocols and experience with Linux/Unix (any distro) and happy to work with Redhat

• Object Oriented analysis & design using UML (or similar) with good knowledge of development domains frameworks and utilities

• Excellent and proven C programming skills especially in the development of robust client/server architectures

• Proven track record of managing the full software development life cycle from initial requirements gathering through to final testing

Not a 100% match No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

How we can support you

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways including part-time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need and well always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To opt in just select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered accordingly.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity as the foundation for the Companys success reputation and sustainable growth.

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