Software Engineer Hybrid

What We Are Looking For

Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) is a defence engineering company based in the UK. We design, manufacture and support military vehicles used by the British Army and international customers.

As a Software Engineer, you will be involved in the design, development & integration of equipment at the system and sub‑system levels. This is a varied role that exposes you to many vehicles and systems, including new development, maintaining legacy applications, and specifying requirements for externally developed equipment.

• Design and implement software solutions that fulfill contractual requirements and contribute to cost‑effective design.
• Support the overall system design process to ensure optimal allocation of functionality between different physical parts of the system.
• Assist in the validation of software and systems, producing test tools, test schedules, test and integration plans, and technical reports.
• Provide support to task planning and estimating.
• Maintain up‑to‑date understanding of technical/engineering developments and apply this knowledge to projects.
• Schedule own work to meet target timescales and deliverable milestones.
• Perform self‑verification of own tasks to ensure completeness and quality of information.
• Undertake peer reviews to ensure completeness and quality of output.

Essential:

• Degree qualified or equivalent in Computer Science or related subject.
• Object‑oriented C++17 or later development experience with knowledge of design patterns.
• Understanding of UML/SysML.
• Knowledge of the full software development life cycle.
• Ability to develop new software and maintain legacy products.
• Software verification and testing experience.
• Good communication skills.

• Agile development experience.
• Experience with C, C#, scripting languages, Java.
• Knowledge of integration and target hardware testing.
• Experience with Data Distribution Service (DDS) or other Ethernet‑based communication.
• Windows/Linux cross‑platform development.
• Visual Studio 2022.
• CMake or similar build environment.
• Windows/Linux system configuration.
• CANbus/MilCAN/J1939 knowledge.
• Git version control.
• Youtrack/Jira issue and task tracking.
• Maria
  
  DB/MySQL databases.
• Experience using Boost, XML, JSON and cryptography.
• Qt6 GUI development.
• Developing unit tests using a framework such as Google Test.
• Experience working in a regulated environment such as Defence.

• Competitive salaries reviewed each year against market.
• Annual incentive scheme.
• Life assurance.
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays.
• Long service rewards with additional holiday.
• Holiday purchase scheme.
• Health cash plan.
• Employer pension contributions up to 10%.
• Salary sacrifice benefits including cycle to work and electric vehicles schemes.
• Access to high street and gym discounts and cashback.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits.

Contact Person:
Simon Fletcher