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Join our team in Crawley at the forefront of Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) systems for the naval/maritime environment.

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to lead a team of 6 working on a critical product refresh project. This involves re-designing existing non-Qt Human-Computer Interface (HCI) software within the Qt framework, while maintaining the existing UI/UX to ensure a seamless transition for submarine operators.

Key Responsibilities:

• Embedded Software Development: Design and maintain HCI software using C++ within a Qt framework.
• UI/UX Design: Collaborate with UX designers to ensure the new Qt-based interface aligns with existing UI/UX requirements.
• Algorithm Implementation: Translate algorithms defined by systems engineers into efficient C++ code.
• System Integration: Collaborate with other engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of software and hardware components.
• Testing and Debugging: Perform rigorous testing and debugging to ensure software functionality and performance.
• Documentation: Create comprehensive documentation for software design, implementation, and testing processes.
• Team Leadership: Lead a team of 6 engineers, mentoring and guiding their technical development.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Experience: Proven experience (5+ years) in embedded software development using C++ within QT
• Algorithm Implementation: Experience in implementing algorithms in C++.
• Technical Skills: Knowledge of sensors, communications, and mission systems is a plus.
• Previous experience leading a team or proven aptitude to do so 
• Security Clearance: due to the nature of the defence industry will require successful applicant to be a British citizen eligible for security clearance 
• Location: Able to be on site in Crawley 3 days a week (hybrid role)

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• Private Medical & Travel Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits
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• Flexible way of working (role dependent)