Embedded Software Engineer

Join our team as an Embedded Software Engineer and contribute to the development of complex safetycritical embedded software for defence and other highly regulated engineering environments. You will be involved in the design development and integration of highintegrity software working on technically challenging systems where quality robustness and reliability are critical.

This is a handson onsite role within a fastmoving programme working alongside multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver embedded software solutions that meet demanding functional and safety requirements.

Location: Central belt of Scotland (Multiple sites)
On-site: 3-4 days per week
Seniority: MidSenior (5 years experience)
Clearance: Candidates must be willing and eligible to obtain SC clearance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design develop and maintain embedded C software for complex safetycritical systems
• Apply structured and modelbased design approaches to support scalable and maintainable software architectures
• Collaborate closely with systems and hardware engineers to integrate software onto target platforms
• Ensure compliance with safety and coding standards such as DO178C and MISRA C/C
• Support system integration verification and validation activities within labbased environments
• Contribute to delivery within an Agile development framework supporting continuous improvement and quality

Qualifications :

Required Skills

• Strong experience developing C software within embedded or safetycritical environments
• Solid grasp of objectoriented design (OOD) principles
• Background working in defence aerospace or similarly regulated industries
• Familiarity with safetycritical development standards (e.g. DO178C MISRA C/C)
• Experience working in Agile teams using tools such as Jira Confluence and Gitbased version control

Soft Skills & Collaboration

• Analytical mindset with strong problemsolving ability
• Confident communicator within crossdisciplinary engineering teams
• Comfortable working in highassurance processdriven environments
• Proactive approach to quality compliance and technical ownership

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelors or Masters degree in Software Engineering Computer Science or a related discipline or relevant technical military background with equivalent hands-on experience.
• Must be eligible for or already hold UK Security Clearance (SC) 

Desirable Skills

• Exposure to modelbased or UMLdriven development using tools such as IBM Rhapsody or similar
• Experience with requirements or configuration management tools (e.g. DOORS Dimension)
• Handson involvement in software integration verification or labbased testing
• Background in realtime systems embedded platforms or complex system development

Additional Information :

Why join us 

We bring together entrepreneurial tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN youll work on exciting projects supported by ongoing learning mentoring and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow today.

In short you get: 

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style 
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme 
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community including veterans reservists service leavers and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes. 

ALTEN is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and values the strength that comes from a global mix of backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of background or protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process please let us know. 

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website . If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria then your employment may be delayed or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time