Embedded Software Quality Engineer (Space Technology)

Farnborough
4 days ago
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Your new company
You'll be joining a cutting-edge engineering and technology organisation within Aerospace that has grown rapidly in the UK, now pushing into global markets. Formed by world leading experts in science/software the business is redefining how high-performance components/instruments are designed.

This role will be working with a world leader for satellite communications technology, they are expanding its presence in the UK and is recruiting a Software Quality Engineer to the satellite payload software team. The team develops their next generation of satellite chipsets targeted at high throughput applications in the satellite payload.

Your new role
In this role you'll be tackling engineering challenges that most organisations simply can't touch and it is an opportunity to embark on an interesting and challenging adventure into the world of satellite communication which is undergoing a major transformation.

Your role will involve being responsible for software quality standards in space-related projects, you will be defining software product assurance strategies. You will be working closely within a high-performing implementation team. You will be adhering to the company's quality assurance standards (like ECSS-Q-ST-10C, DO-178B, AS9115) and developing quality related automated tests and pipelines:

With the company's rapid growth and recent investment, it's an exciting time to join, with strong opportunities for progression. You'll be safe in the knowledge of knowing the future is bright within the ever-expanding aerospace market.

What you'll need to succeed

Experience in working in a quality standards controlled environment - particularly in unit testing and test coverage;
Knowledge in software quality / product assurance standards (like ECSS-Q-ST-10C, DO-178B, AS9115, etc.);
Static analysis tools (CPPCheck, Lint, SonarCube, Helix QAC, etc.);
Code coverage tools (GCOV, LCOV, LDRA, Vector Cast);
Integration with CI/CD pipelines (GIT/Jenkins);
Linux Operating System;
Testing/QA Best practices, standards etc.
Issue Management tools like Jira or Redmine
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