Zephyr Software Engineer

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space Ltd.

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2017, it generated revenues of € 67 billion and employed a workforce of around 130,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as Europe’s number one space enterprise and the world’s second largest space business. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary – on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Description of the job

A vacancy for a Software Engineer has arisen within Airbus Defence & Space in Farnborough. The successful applicant will join TUMZE – Zephyr.

The successful applicant will need to be eligible to gain UK SC Security Clearance to undertake the role.

Tasks & accountabilities

As a member of the Software engineering team you will be responsible for the development of Zephyr Avionics software in the embedded environment, working as part of a small team delivering to tight timescales

You should have proven and demonstrable evidence of delivery and experience on hands on experience in software engineering programming in the C language in the embedded environment.

·  Establish solutions as part of multi-disciplinary product development teams, co-located in Farnborough

·  Take responsibility for own work packages

·  Provide technical inputs and advise wider product development team and peers on progress and issues

·  Continuous improvement. Proactively work towards the improvement quality of outputs and efficiency of working processes.

·  Support anomaly investigations and their resolution, in accordance with internal non-conformance control process

·  Key challenges include the need to maintain good engineering discipline and control, while proactively supporting a dynamic and closely integrated development team, which are responding to a new and evolving market place.

·  Customer schedules are frequently challenging demanding a flexible attitude to working

This role will involve some travel for business and as such you must be able to travel accordingly.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Required skills

We are looking for applicants with the following skills and experience:

Knowledge and experience of developing software in an engineering environment.

Essential experience:-

·  Experience in C and C++ development in both Windows and real time embedded environments.

·  Eclipse IDE.

·  Tortoise SVN version control.

·  UML modelling tools.

·  Software development in an engineering environment

Desirable experience:-

·  Experience of the Microsemi Smart Fusion 2 system-on-chip environment.

·  Experience in developing safety critical systems to DO178.

·  Enterprise Architect UML modelling tool.

·  Misra C.

·  Knowledge of static code analysis tools.

·  Trace32 for debug and dynamic code analysis.
Familiarity with Eclipse, MS Visual Studio C++ and Embarcadero C++ Builder

·  Familiarity with SVN version control systems

·  Knowledge of unit test and code coverage tools

Experience of development standards MISRA C / C++, DO178, DO278 and DO330 would be advantageous

SKILLS

·  Self-motivated, proactive, team-oriented and willing to take on challenges.

·  Deliver to time, cost and quality

·  Good written & verbal communication skills,

·  Some travel may be required.