Senior SW Engineer (C++, Maritime, SC Clearance Required)
Chertsey, Surrey (4-5 days in the office)
£50000 - £70000+ Excellent Benefits

Please note you must already hold SC (Security Clearance) to apply for this role.

Your new company
This leading Defence Contractor business are looking to bolster their Software team with an experienced Senior C++ Developer. You will be working from their Chertsey site in leafy Surrey and will be required to work 4-5 days per week in the office.

Your new role
Reporting to the Head of Engineering you will be spearheading a Maritime project to lead a team of 5 in the role of Design Authority. You will be responsible for requirements analysis, software design and development, system/software engineering, acceptance, technical governance and mentoring of the design team.
The work is predominantly related to the in-board aspects of Sonar processing and display software but also includes sensor data acquisition sub-systems and wider aspects of submarine combat systems development. Currently, the work covers Maritime systems but has the potential to evolve into other associated domains in the future.

You, and your team, will be involved from the initial concept right through to customer acceptance of highly complex systems, ensuring that all design requirements are met.
As a small-medium enterprise, they benefit from having a flat organisation structure with only a few levels between a junior role and a department head, so you can spend more time with technical application and less time wrangling with red tape. It also means that your voice is heard and there is plenty of opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact upon the business.

Roles here present fantastic opportunities to be involved across the whole design life cycle, and with such a wide portfolio of products and capabilities, you can expect varied and career-expanding work that takes you across different engineering domains and environments.

What you'll need to succeed
You should have previous experience as a Senior Software Engineer with strong C++ skills, around 5 years. You may also have worked with C or Java. You will have experience with both Embedded and desktop operating systems such as Linux and Windows.
The secure nature of the project work will require you to already hold SC Cleared to be successful in this process.

You will ideally have knowledge of defence or MOD system gateways.

What you'll get in return
The benefits here are great. You'll work a 37.5 hour week but can condense your hours into a 4-day week if you choose. There is flexi-time and you can earn up to 24 additional paid days off per year (or conversely can work overtime). 32 days holiday+ Christmas close down for a week. There is private medical cover too.

What you need to do now
To find out more and to be considered for this position please apply directly, or contact Max Wilcock, Business Director.

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