Software Technical Specialist

Stevenage

This is a fantastic opportunity for a technical software person - someone with a strong software engineering and problem‑solving background, to take the next step in their career in becoming a Software Technical Specialist within the Software Expertise Group.

Salary:
Circa £65,000 to £80,000 depending on experience.

Dynamic (hybrid) working:
Typically, 3 to 4 days per week on-site due to workload classification.

Security Clearance:
British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

• Company Bonus – up to 21% of base salary
• Pension – maximum total contribution of up to 14%
• Flexible working – we welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave – offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, with enhancements available for paternity, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatment
• Facilities – fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more
• Healthcare Cash Plan – provide the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing

As a Software Technical Specialist within the Software Product Lines and Capability department, you will be working closely with the Software Technical Experts to provide essential support across the other departments within Software Engineering.

Reporting to the Head of Software Expertise UK, you will provide specialist technical advice, implementation assistance, troubleshooting and advisory services for our software products and capability. You will act as an enabler between our Software Technical Experts group, the wider software capability department and functional technical development teams, to ensure our software solutions and delivery functions operate effectively and meet business requirements.

You will identify, document and contribute to developing our software capability, processes and tools/techniques in real‑time performance, safety, security, user experience, simplicity, reusability and flexibility.

The role includes investigating low‑level software technical problems and formulating solutions, improvements and recommendations.

Collaboration is critical, working closely with other Software Technical Specialists, the Software Technical Experts and wider engineering key contacts to deliver key capability into the functions.

You will also influence the Software Engineering Technology Strategy, Software Product Lines, new technologies, obsolescence and new methods and tools, by considering longer‑term embodiment strategies as part of the Software Expertise Group.

• A strong programming background, preferably with experience in Ada, C and C++
• Familiarity with model‑based software development environments and tools such as SCADE, Rhapsody and Simulink, and auto‑code generation from those tools
• A strong technical practitioner with an analytical mind able to synthesise information, assess trade‑offs and present a clear technical position back to the business
• Able to provide technical support, clearly articulate software technical solutions and collaborate with software developers
• Knowledge of software continuous integration tools and processes
• An understanding of software abstraction layers and the software stack
• Experience with the development of safety and security related software solutions
• Knowledge of the Data Distribution Service (DDS) is desirable, but not essential