Principal Software Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Software Engineer

Location: Great Baddow. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £67,000 dependent on experience, plus bonus scheme

What you’ll be doing:

• Being the engineering technical lead for a software solution at a sub-system level
• Developing and maintaining software applications through all stages of the software lifecycle
• Producing software documentation, technical reports, presentations, providing software estimates, undertaking trials performance analysis and respond to customer technical queries
• Maintaining a good working knowledge of applicable software processes and standards to ensure software product quality and safety
• Keeping abreast of developments in the wider software industry and promoting and sharing new technologies across the business

Your skills and experiences:

• The ability to support the development of individuals and teams to enhance skills and competencies
• BEng/BSc in Computer Science or other relevant Engineering or Numerate subject (technology, engineering or science related discipline)
• CEng or equivalent level of capability, or working towards CEng status
• Have considerable experience of using at least one high level programming language, for real-time or multi-processor embedded software application development e.g. Ada95, C/C++, or C#
• Have considerable experience of using a high-level design methodology (e.g. UML) Knowledge of UML

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Naval Radar Software Products team:

The Naval Radar Software Products Team develop, maintain, and provide capability upgrades for the cutting-edge naval radar systems of the Royal Navy and overseas defence forces. The successful applicant will be part of our 70 strong software team, within the Product & Training Services area of BAE Systems Maritime Services, responsible for developing the software applications that drive complex naval radar systems on multiple platforms. We are looking for you to be keen to progress your career within the defence industry, and for you to constantly seek to expand and broaden your knowledge. You’ll ideally have a natural interest in the industry and be able to grasp new concepts and technologies quickly.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 10th December 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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