At a Glance
- Tasks: Develop and maintain software for weapon systems using C# and agile methodologies.
- Company: Join a leading tech company focused on innovative weapon system simulations.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, bonuses, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with opportunities for career growth and learning.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in defence technology while working with cutting-edge tools.
- Qualifications: Proficient in C# or C++, with experience in real-time software development.
The predicted salary is between 57000 - 57000 £ per year.
We have an exciting opportunity for a proactive and passionate C# software developer to join our Weapons System Simulation and Experimentation (WSSE) team!
Dynamic hybrid working – 2–3 days per week on-site due to workload classification.
Security clearance: British Citizen; candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS) managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.
Benefits
- Company bonus: Up to £2,500 annually based on company performance.
- Pension: Maximum contribution of 14% (employer + employee).
- Paid overtime opportunities.
- Flexi Leave: up to 15 additional days.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Enhanced parental leave: up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption, shared parental leave with further enhancements for paternity, neonatal leave, fertility testing.
- On‑site facilities: subsidised meals, free car parking.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain visualisation and demonstration components for weapon systems.
- Lead experimentation design and development efforts.
- Conduct verification and validation of simulation models.
- Develop training systems.
- Apply agile scrum methodologies to develop real‑time software components for simulating weapon systems.
- Integrate hardware into software components to provide true representations of weapon systems.
Qualifications
- Passionate software developer with experience building hardware solutions or synthetic environments.
- Proficient in C# and/or C++ software development.
- Experience with real‑time software.
- Knowledge of configuration control.
- Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery or Deployment.
- Experience in unit testing and test‑driven development.
- Experience in agile development.
- About the team
WSSE integrates real products, models and synthetic environments to provide visualisation, demonstrations, verification & validation, and training capabilities across the full product life cycle.
The team uses the latest technologies to deliver end‑to‑end representations of weapon systems.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and provide adjustments for applicants where required, in compliance with UK equality laws.
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