Software Integration Engineer

Join our team as a Software Integration Engineer and play a key role in delivering complex missioncritical systems within the defence sector. This role sits at the intersection of embedded software communications and system integration supporting the integration of imposed COTS/MOTS equipment into larger safetycritical architectures.

You will work in a handson engineering environment supporting component and systemlevel software integration translating between dissimilar communication standards debugging real hardware in the lab and supporting system derisking and verification activities in close collaboration with systems electronics and software teams.

Location: Woking
Onsite: On site Hybrid
Seniority: Midlevel (59 years experience)
Clearance: Candidates must be willing and eligible to obtain SC clearance

Key Responsibilities

• Design develop and document applicationlevel drivers for imposed COTS/MOTS equipment
• Integrate embedded software at component ECU and system level
• Implement and validate communications translations across multiple protocols (e.g. Ethernet CAN Modbus)
• Support labbased integration compatibility testing system bringup and integration testing activities
• Identify diagnose and resolve interoperability communications and interface issues early in the integration lifecycle
• Work closely with the Systems Architect to close technical risks and support architectural decisions
• Track requirements changes and delivery status across multiple stakeholders
• Interface with systems electronics and software SMEs to agree and implement lowlevel integration solutions

Required Skills

• Background as a software integration engineer embedded software engineer or systems integration engineer
• Strong C and/or C lowlevel software capability
• Experience working with blackbox COTS/MOTS equipment and vendorsupplied APIs
• Handson lab and debugging experience using logic analysers protocol sniffers and similar tools
• Experience translating between dissimilar communication standards
• Exposure to component and systemlevel software integration
• Experience delivering solutions in defence avionics automotive or other safetycritical environments

Development Process & Integration Experience

• Experience working within a Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) for embedded or automotive systems
• Exposure to structured development models such as Vcycle and ASPICE
• Understanding of requirements traceability compliance and verification
• Experience validating that development and integration processes are followed correctly
• Familiarity with integration testing and debugging in complex environments
• Experience with Vector tools such as CANoe and CANalyzer

Soft Skills & Collaboration

• Pragmatic solutionsfocused engineering mindset
• Strong coordination and communication skills across software systems and hardware teams
• Comfortable working in ambiguous problem spaces and derisking integrations
• Takes ownership of technical tasks and sees them through to completion

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications

Bachelors or Masters degree in Software Engineering Electronic Engineering Systems Engineering or related discipline or a relevant technical military background with equivalent experience.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with additional communication protocols or networked systems
• Exposure to defence avionics automotive or safetyregulated programmes
• Understanding of systemlevel integration and verification activities
• Familiarity working with suppliers and external technical stakeholders

Additional Information :

Why join us 

We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently. 

Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs mentoring programs internal universities and more we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities. 

We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies. 

We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. Were here to empower you and help you reach your full potential. 

Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow today! 

In short you get: 

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style 
• A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• A competitive salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits
• Social atmosphere regular gatherings and team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

This role will 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