Principal Software Engineer

ref: TRL0042  Department: Design & Engineering

Summary of Position

To lead software development on communications and Electronic Warfare projects and programmes.

Main duties of this position

• Requirements analysis and authoring of specifications for software systems.
• Architectural design and documentation of software systems.
• Leading implementation, test and debug of software.
• Supporting the demonstration, deployment and maintenance of software systems.
• Providing software technical authority for all or part of a project.
• Contributing to the planning and estimation of project schedules.
• Contribute to L-3 TRL’s software quality process.
• Team management of a small team of software engineers.
• Collaboration with hardware engineers to agree system designs, interfaces and protocols etc.
• Manage configuration control of source code.
• Monitoring and reporting of the progress of development to the programme/project manager.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Degree qualified in electronics/physics/engineering related subject.
• 10 years experience in industry
• Minimum of 3 years experience as a team leader
• Solid C skills & experience.
• Knowledge and experience of the full software development lifecycle.
• Experience of embedded and real-time systems. Both low-level and high-level software.
• Appreciations of requirements of good user interfaces.
• Development on a range of target systems. Experience of a range of C compilers.
• The ability to read and understand specifications and protocols.
• Understanding and appreciation of underlying digital hardware.
• Experience of tool chains and version control systems.

Highly Desirable:

• Appreciation and experience of DSP techniques.
• A familiarity with communication and/or Electronic Warfare systems.
• C++ skills& experience.
• Knowledge and practical experience of project management lifecycle.

Special Features

The post holder must have:

• The enthusiasm and flexibility necessary to work on a broad range of projects of varying size and complexity, within a dynamic company.
• The interpersonal skills required to effectively work with internal and external customers at all levels.
• Respect for others
• Good Communication skills
• Good problem solving skills
• Strong team player
• Proactive self starter
• Structured and organised
• A completer finisher
• Flexible and adaptable

To apply for the position above contact us at personnel.trl@l-3com.com.