Job summary

Our client, a large defence/aerosapce company, are looking for an ADA Software Engineer to join their team on a contract basis.

Key skills required for this role

Software Engineer, ADA

Important

ADA Software Engineer

Job description

Location: Edinburgh

Duration: 6 month contract

Rate: £67ph UMB (Inside IR35)

Role profile:

As an Ada Software Engineer, you will:

• Develop software solutions, primarily using Ada for all stages of the software lifecycle, from concept to delivery.
• Work directly with the customer, to understand their operational requirements.
• Investigate and resolve real integration problems on a highly complex system.
• Create high quality and robust code for a flying platform.
• Deliver software and supporting technical documents.
• Communicate technical solutions to internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate across multiple disciplines to achieve the team's goals.
• Share best practice across the software engineering community.
• Bring your own unique expertise, and mentor, coach and teach others to improve our capability.
• Be supported to develop your skills, reach your goals, and become better every day.

We are looking for people who have experience and knowledge in the following areas:

• Full software development lifecycle.
• Configuration management tools.
• Customer engagement and managing customer expectations.
• Collaborating within a multi-disciplined team.
• Aptitude for problem solving.
• Developing software in ADA.

Desirable skills:

• Experience in Aerospace, Defence or any other regulated sector such as medical or automotive.
• Software development in a real time embedded environment.
• Refactoring software implementation for large legacy systems.
• Understanding of C.
• Knowledge sharing techniques

Personal attributes and values:

• Show a sense of Community: You will embed yourself within our community, and value the progress all teams make. You'll want to help others
• Be Adaptable: You'll be adaptable to the evolving challenges our community face
• Be Curious: You'll be an avid learner and stretch yourself to deliver on our aspiring mission
• Show Radical Candour: You'll care personally and challenge directly
• Be Passionate: You'll show passion and purpose to succeed in our mission
• Be Pragmatic: You'll make pragmatic choices to strengthen our community and achieve our mission