Software Placement Engineer

Key responsibilities

• Design and coding of software
• Software requirements analysis and requirements management
• Software test planning and execution
• Conducting all aspects of the software development process in accordance with company processes and standards

Skills qualifications and experience

Essential

• A minimum of a BSc/BEng (Hons) degree in a subject with a significant computing content e.g. Computer Science Software Engineering Games Development Combined Electronics and Computing
• Appreciation of software requirements analysis specification & design
• Understanding of the principles and levels of software testing
• Knowledge of software development lifecycles and methodologies

• Practical experience of programming in a high level language (C C C#)
• Practical experience in a number of stages of the software engineering lifecycle
• Understanding of data communications (e.g. 1553 RS422) and networking
• Knowledge of Agile development methodologies
• Understanding of software configuration control
• Knowledge of real-time operating systems
• Knowledge of UML
• Experience of working as a member of a software development team

Please note that GDP activities take place during the working week but may require the investment of some personal time for travel and follow up activities. You may have the opportunity to travel to Thales and non-Thales sites throughout the UK when participating in Graduate Development Programme activities.

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