Job Description

Software Engineer – C++, C#, OR Ada using VB Script or Powershell

Location : Surrey contract possibly compressing the 37 hours into 4 days. 12 month initial contract.

CDS Recruitment and Training have a number of software engineers to work on MOD Navel projects for an ongoing contract. 

£50 – £55 per hour paye umbrella as a guide, will consider all suitable contractors. ( inside IR35 only )

Job title: Software Engineer – SMCS

Job Synopsis: Software engineers required to join the software engineering team working on the Submarine Command Systems (SMCS) project in New Malden.
 

As a Software engineer on SMCS you will be involved in the following:
Prototyping and development of new software functionality
Analysing software requirements.
Creating software design and updates to support software implementation.
Creation of software according to relevant coding standards.
Maintenance of existing software
Investigating issues and identifying pragmatic solutions
Investigating defects and supporting defect clearance and the release acceptance process
Writing and running software test schedules to exercise and test system and demonstrate compliance with the requirements.
Documenting appropriate information, so that others can understand the software and the system.
Contributing to process improvement to ensure that the team are as effective and efficient as possible and work to the best of its potential
Liaising with other team and team members obtain key information
Opportunities for interaction with the customer to ensure the system needs and requirements of the operators are met.
 
Your skills and experiences:
You are expected to have some of the following Key Technical Skills:
?Understanding of software-intensive, complex real-time embedded systems
?Structured Software Design, using formal methods
?Good experience with writing software in some or all of C++, C# or Ada
?Experience of software Integration & Testing on representative kit
?Coding to required standards
?Change Control and Configuration Management
?Familiarisation with Windows Operating System (Client & Server) and other COTS technologies.
?Desirable – Familiarisation with virtualisation technologies e.g. VMWare
?Desirable – Experience of a scripting languages such as VB Script or PowerShell
 
The Submarine Combat System team:

The Submarine Command System (SMCS) system provides situation awareness and Weapons Management capability for all Submarines in the Royal Navy flotilla including the existing Trafalgar, Astute and Vanguard Class of submarines and future platform class Dreadnought. The project portfolio is valued in millions and comprises programmes spanning all stages of the lifecycle from bidding through development, in-service support and disposal. The SMCS projects deliver to a number of customers within Industry and the MoD.

Appicants must be in possession of a UK Passport to gain the SC Clearance.

Contact Chris Sultman for more details with a recent cv.