C++ Software Engineer (Edinburgh) - #1716885

Job Title: C++ Software Engineer

Location: Edinburgh - On-site 4+ days/week

Role Type: Contract – Initial 6 months+

Rate: £50.00 - £80.00 per hour Inside IR35

Our client, an established aerospace engineering consultancy firm, require an experienced C++ Software Engineer to join their multi-disciplined team and software community.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to work with innovating cutting-edge embedded software in a state-of-the-art air warfare domain.

** Please note we can only consider sole UK Nationals (no dual nationalities) **

What the role of the C++ Software Engineer entails:

Some of the main duties of the C++ Software Engineer will include:

• Develop embedded software, using RTOSs such as VxWorks or embedded Linux


• Deploy software to multi-core or distributed hardware platforms


• Work alongside firmware and hardware engineers to develop working embedded solutions


• Use C++ and other scripting languages


• Work to airborne software design standard RTCA 178C and coding standards such as MISRA C/C++

What experience you need to be the successful C++ Software Engineer:

• Full software lifecycle including: Requirements Management, Design, Implementation, Test and Integration


• UML and C++ (11 onwards is essential)


• OOD (Object Oriented Design) techniques


• Working and delivering software using agile techniques such as Scrum, and tooling such as Jira / Confluence / Bitbucket / Gitlab


• Experience of RTCA 178C DAL C Design Assurance or similar.

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a C++ Software Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!