Important:All applicants must be able to obtain Security Clearance and be a sole British national.
Working:Flexible working hours and some remote working potentials where possible.
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The Lead Software Developer position is a hands-on role working collaboratively with Project Leads, Simulation Architects and the wider project team, with the development of synthetic environments using the C family of programming languages. The role combines aspects of technical leadership, project management and team building.
The team that the Lead Software Developer will be joining integrates real products, models and synthetic environments to provide visualisations, demonstrations, verification & validation as well as training capability and support.
This role will offer you the opportunity to:
- Grow your skills and abilities, whilst supporting the full development lifecycle.
- Develop a broader view of systems of systems engineering and drive the technical innovation through a synthetic environment.
- Work on the worlds most advanced defence systems from the initial concepts with advanced visualisation techniques (AR/VR) and demonstrations all the way through to in service support and training.
- Underpinning everything we do is experimentation, and you will be part of the team developing new innovative ways and capabilities to support weapon systems development for domestic and international customers
Experience needed;
- A Lead Software Engineer who is adaptable and creative in their approach to lead a small software development team and advance the technical development of our synthetic environments / simulation components for weapon systems.
- A strong background in software (C# and C++), and its realisation and system wide impact, with a robust approach to problem solving.
- The Lead Software Developer will have an open approach to software development, as the software you develop can be used across multiple products and projects so strong communication skills are essential.
Desired;
- Experience in the Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous.
- Exposure to real-time software development and simulation standards (DIS and HLA) would be advantageous however it is not crucial.
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