Software Engineer (Contractor)

Responsibilities for this Position
Location: Oakdale Ct, Oakdale, Blackwood NP12, UK

Employment Type: Contract (Ltd)

Company Description

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

Job Description

We are looking to engage Software Engineers to work with the Design Services Contract (DSC) team to develop complex Tactical C4i communication systems. The tasks will include working with the Software Development Team to develop, integrate and test software onto a future BCIP baseline that meet customer needs to a defined quality standard within agreed timescales and budgets.

Tasks include:

• Analysing requirements - designing and implementing software subsystem components.
• Validating software designs against requirements and assumptions.
• Working proactively with System Engineering and specialist areas (security, safety, human factors, support and training) to ensure software design and implementation meet its requirements.
• Responsible for capturing software design and modelling, OO model driven development and maintenance.
• Identifying and documenting specification and interface changes.
• Undertaking and supporting product and integration test requirements and acceptance activities.
• Analysing and debug software integration issues on target hardware and software environments.
• Driving best practice and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

You will demonstrate a strong background in Software design, code, test and version control using current methodologies, processes and tools.

Also:

• Recent experience developing C# (including WPF and .Net) software applications or Windows components within a software team, with Microsoft Visual Studio. Ideally experience of WinUI 3.0.
• Interfacing using JSON or Thrift interface definition language.
• Strong Microsoft Windows Platform development experience including a good understanding of Windows Operating System architecture (including 64-bit), development frameworks, services, and security features.
• Capable of analysing and debugging software integration issues on target hardware and software environments.
• Test Driven Development & Automation.
• Validating software designs against requirements and design assumptions.
• Experience of CASE tools that support UML model development.

Additional Information

General Dynamics Mission Systems utilises QDOS IR35 Status Review. The requirements of this contract have been evaluated as Outside IR35. Prior to the engagement start you will need to complete a status questionnaire in order to receive the finalised status determination.

All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks.

PI

General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited is a leading prime contractor and complex systems integrator working in partnership with government, military and private companies around the world.