Overview

Senior Software Engineer role at hackajob in Prestwick. Location: Prestwick – Onsite. Salary: £48,098+ depending on skills and experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Completion of allocated software requirements, detailed design and implementation.
• Testing of completed functionality, both at desktop and target hardware level.
• Generation of software level safety requirements and hazard analysis, supporting system certification.
• Accurately reporting on progress and providing feedback to team members and leadership.
• Supporting System Test and Integration Activities.
• Production of appropriate technical documentation, documenting traceability between design, code and test results.
• Participation in peer reviews of own and others’ work products.
• Robust configuration of completed work.
• Use of extensive domain knowledge to troubleshoot issues efficiently, and embed technical and process improvements.
• Securing a formal software technical authority delegation, in order to authorise design and certification artefacts.

Essential

Your skills and experiences

• Degree or equivalent in Software Engineering/Computer Science.
• Excellent Software Engineering skills, with a solid foundation in one of C/C++/C#/Ada.
• Practical experience of developing embedded software.
• Demonstrated understanding of the full software development lifecycle.
• One or more of the following key skills:
• Experience of requirements capture and traceability e.g. DOORS.
• Experience of Software designs using an appropriate design tool/methodology e.g. UML, Artisan, Statemate, Rhapsody etc.
• Programming in high level programming languages and experience of related software development environments e.g. GPS (GNAT), Greenhills AdaMulti.
• Scripting languages such as MATLAB or Python.
• Experience developing software test solutions with a view to providing formal qualification evidence to customers.
• Experience in HMI design and graphics Software e.g. VAPS.

Desirable

• Avionics/Mission systems domain knowledge.
• Use of Jira to manage software tasks or any other task management system.
• General Military aircraft domain knowledge and interest.

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems offers employee share plans, flexible health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits (green car scheme, private health plans, shopping discounts) and may include an annual incentive.

The Typhoon Displays & Controls Software Team

Would you like to write software for the UK’s frontline Eurofighter Typhoon? We currently have vacancies for Senior Software Engineers at our site in Prestwick.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will work on world-class aircraft products, creating cutting-edge software for hardware systems and be involved in the entire lifecycle from design to integration. You will collaborate with systems and test engineers to enable the development of complex real-world software.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you can make a real difference. We value diversity of thought, integrity and merit, and we empower you to fulfil your potential. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessments, please speak to your recruiter about reasonable adjustments.

Please note that many roles require security and export controls. Applicants may need Baseline Personnel Security Standard or higher levels of National Security Vetting, and residency in the UK for vetting purposes.

Closing Date: 11 September, 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries
• Software Development

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