C/C+ Software Engineer

Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Company: Certain Advantage
Salary: Up to £65 per hour
Industry: IT
Job Type: Contract
Contact: Carl Delaney
Posted: 22 days ago
Reposted: Today

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 2x C#/C+ Software Engineer subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract.

The role will be a hybrid role of 3 or 4 days per week onsite. The role will be needed to be onsite full time for the first 3 months and then will revert to a hybrid role. Your base site can be either Bristol or Stevenage, depending on your preference.

Hourly Rate: £65.00ph (Umbrella)
Contract Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)

C#/C+ Software Engineer Job Description:

WSSE are integral in the development of weapon systems and system architectures, and as a result we have developed a capability supporting developments across the full product life cycle.

The team integrate real products, models and synthetic environments to provide visualisations, demonstrations, verification & validation as well as training capability and support.

  • The role support the development of the worlds most advanced defence systems from the initial concept all the way through to in service support and training, using a range of simulation technologies, including digital twins and emulators.
  • Working with Project Leads and Simulation Architects to design and develop simulation components as an end to end representation of a weapon System in a synthetic environment using C#, C+ and integration simulations, supporting a number of industry standards.
  • You will work as part of a heterogeneous agile development team, made up of mixed discipline engineers working in synergy to develop simulations and representations of real equipment.
  • Our approach to software development includes
    • Configuration control
    • Continuous Integration
    • Continuous Delivery or Deployment.
    • Unit testing and test driven development.

Skillset/experience required:

  • Proficient in C#/C+
  • Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse,
  • Ability to work from high level/system view into technical detail.
  • Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills
  • Knowledge of using Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems

Non-essential:

  • Distributed simulation standards/Protocols (DIS, HLA, DDS) and web services development (JavaScript, Node JS or similar) Military Communications,
  • Datalinks and Interfaces such as 1553/1760 and Ethernet TCP/IP
  • Practical knowledge of System integration principles and processes


Web Reference : AJM/370754601-19
Posted Date : Mon, 08 Apr 2024