Software Test Engineer

On behalf of our client, we are looking for a Software Test Engineer to join them on a 12-month contract. As the Software Test Engineer, you will join the Modem team within the Product Engineering group and test software aspects of modem products and associated communications systems, using your experience in software development and test within complex systems.

Role:

Software Test Engineer

Pay:

£62.50 per hour via Umbrella

Contract:

Monday to Friday, 37 Hours a week, 12 months contract

Location:

Portsmouth

IR35:

Inside

SC Clearance:

SC Clearance, UK Eyes only

Responsibilities:

1. Developing software aspects to support the test of satellite modem products based on Software Defined Radio (SDR) technologies.
2. Definition, implementation, verification, and validation activities associated with these solutions.
3. Work in response to requirements, defining sub-systems, communicating risk, and specifying test and verification techniques.
4. Occasionally diagnose software problems in the laboratory prototyping environment.
5. Develop and maintain skills to support ongoing and future development.

Essential Skills and Experience:

1. Proven modern C++ software engineering on Linux platforms to a high standard.
2. Experience of device management interfaces (e.g. SNMP, Web) for design, implementation, and test.
3. Experience of working with Git for version control and Eclipse CDT for development.
4. Experience of unit and integration test tools (e.g. Google Test, Robot Framework).

Desirable Skills and Experience:

1. Experience of system and software modelling tools such as Enterprise Architect (SysML / UML).
2. Experience working in an Agile or Scrum environment would be beneficial (e.g. Atlassian Jira, Confluence, BitBucket).
3. Experience in user interface design, implementation, and test using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please send your updated CV to Natalie Dalkin at Line Up Aviation.