Graduate Software Engineer -Embedded Belfast, Northern Ireland
Job description
Graduate Software Engineer – Embedded ( R0200283)
Location – Belfast
Thales is a technology company that is part of the of the global Thales organisation. Thales worldwide has 88000 employees in 50 countries.
Thales teams deliver cutting-edge solutions to armed forces all over the world. We are Europe’s number one supplier of defence electronics and a leading provider of integrated air defence systems. But our people don’t just work with incredibly advanced technology. The armoured vehicles we build can resist the full force of improvised explosive devices, while our avionics solutions control some of the world’s most iconic military aircraft. Together, our people make the world safer.
Thales (Belfast) have an opportunity for a Graduate software engineer to work on cutting edge technology delivering integrated air defence solutions and military management information systems. The successful candidate will work within an integrated project team and will develop their skills through being involved in all aspects of the software development lifecycle.
Primary Purpose of the Role:
The successful candidate will work as part of a team of Software Engineers in one of Thales’ multi-discipline programmes and will participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle. This will involve embedded software development targeting off the shelf high-technology sub-systems or in-house processor-driven boards using a range of real-time operating systems.
Software assignments will be across product lines with a military focus, including (for instance) land vehicle platforms, missiles and training systems.
Principal Relationships:
- Working with other software engineers and other engineering disciplines as part of a project team
- Reporting to a work package manager while working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Reporting to the programme Software Engineering Manager and Software Discipline Manager
Key Responsibilities and Tasks
- Designing and developing real-time embedded software solutions.
- Integrating and debugging solutions on target hardware, addressing issues arising during hardware/software integration
- Targeting multiple real-time platforms (e.g. VxWorks and MicroC/OS) using C and/or C++
- Developing to alternative software lifecycles with participation in all aspects of the so
- ftware lifecycle
- Software requirements management and traceability using industry best practice, tools and techniques.
- Software test planning and Execution (Unit, Integration and System Level)
- Developing software solutions with a view to reuse.
- Documenting all aspects of the software production process in accordance with company processes and standards
Essential Skills
- Knowledge of embedded real-time development.
- Knowledge of the hardware/software interface.
- Understanding of real-time operating system behaviour.
- Appreciation of software requirements analysis, specification & design
- Knowledge of both procedural (e.g. C) and object-oriented (e.g. C++) languages
- Understanding of data communications (e.g. 1553, RS422) and networking
- Understanding of the principles and levels of software testing
Desirable Skills
- Knowledge of UML
- Knowledge of Agile development methodologies
- Graphical User Interface design and development
- Understanding of software configuration control
What We Can Offer
We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.
Flexibility
Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held; if not currently held it is expected that the post holder will undergo SC Clearance, please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.
At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.
Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.
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