Embedded Software Engineer

Location: Bristol - Onsite 4-5 Days per week

Clearance: Must be able to obtain or hold active SC Clearance!*

Employment Type: Full Time

Europe's #1 Integrated Defence Company seeks talented Embedded Software Engineers to help support the ongoing and future design, build, test and implementation of subsystem software for its next-gen Missile Systems.

You’d be welcomed into a highly collaborative multidiscipline team, consisting of Software, Systems & Electronics Engineers, who specialise in hard real-time software development primarily using SysML/UML and C, C++ or Ada programming and model-based development, utilising UML tools such as Rhapsody or Matlab/Simulink.

Essential Experience:

• Real-Time Operating Systems (Highly Desirable)

• Experience developing in languages such as C++, C, ADA or Rust and motivated to develop reliable, high-performance, standardised, and documented software

• Understanding of standardised bus systems and protocols

• Excellent analytical and design ability, including review and critical analysis

• ‘Can do' and flexible approach – you'll enjoy solving technical problems that sometimes extend beyond the bounds of "software"

• Keen to work on novel products where the software you produce is time and mission-critical

• Able to communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders, including Systems Engineering, Electronics and Electrical, and Test and Validation

Benefits Package:

• Base salary: £45,000 - £65,000 (DoE)

• Annual Bonus: Circa £2,500 per annum - Pro-Rata

• Annual Salary Review: Increase varies year to year and is based on your performance – up to 6.5% uplift in 2023

• Dynamic Working: Where possible, the company will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working.

• Dynamic Pay (Overtime): Flat rate (1.00) Mon- Fri and at 1.25 on weekends. Optionally accrued after contracted 38 hours working week

• Dynamic Leave (Flexi Leave): Non-contractual benefit of up to 15 days a year of additional leave. This is where individuals have worked beyond their regular contractual hours to respond to business needs.

• Pension: Pension 14% (6% Employee and 8% Employer)

• Holidays: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Share Incentive Plan: Opportunity to purchase shares via payroll before tax and NI.

• Company Sick Pay: This ranges from 6 weeks for the first six months of service and scales up to 48 weeks after five years of service.

• Learning & Development: The Company holds Three Investors in People Gold Awards and offers employees access to work-class training and development/career tools.

Having recently received the prestigious Glassdoor and Sunday Times 'Best Places to Work 2025' award, there has never been a more exciting time to join the team and take your career to new heights!

If you would like more information, we encourage you to apply below or contact us directly.

Reference: AMC/RKI