ADA Software Contractor

Software Engineering Havant

About the Role

This role is for a Software Engineer to work as part of the RMS UK Engineering & Technology (E&T) Team on a variety of Defence, Commercial and Cyber programmes.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake a variety of technical functions, including technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and analysis. They will ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions and work with technical, schedule and cost constraints.

The Software Engineer will be integral to the successful performance of Lockheed Martin’s programmes in the UK; the candidate will be expected to develop and adhere to challenging schedules.

Duties include:

• Design and develop Airborne Mission Systems, Tactical Mission Systems and ground-based training systems.
• Provide creative technical solutions to commercial customers’ business challenges.
• Conduct research into new technologies for use and adaptation in programmes and IRAD projects.
• Convert requirements into appropriate software design and code, documented in adherence to relevant standards.
• Contribute and lead, where appropriate, discussions on architectural decisions to create solutions to requirements.
• Identify and employ suitable software modelling and development tools and techniques.
• Provide estimates for work and contribute to the production of metrics to track progress.
• Ensure software is developed through the SDLC according to the relevant engineering processes.
• Develop software in accordance with requirements and agreed design, with consideration for software quality and future maintenance.
• Produce the required documentation for software such as User Guides, Design Documents and Coding Standards.
• Ensure collaboration with other engineering disciplines to support requirements capture and testing of software, and to ensure an integrated approach to meet cost and schedule targets.
• Ensure Configuration Management documentation is produced accurately.
• Be active in transferring knowledge to staff using documentation and modelling of design and code, user guides, development guides, white board sessions, seminars and 1-2-1 training.
• Working under consultative direction towards long-range goals and objectives.

Required skills, qualifications and experience

• Experience of Airborne Mission Systems, Training Systems, Postal or Cyber domains.
• Proven skills in software design and development using some of: Ada 95, Java (J2EE), C/C++, C#.
• Experience in Real-Time Embedded Systems.
• Experience and understanding of safety-critical systems and constraints.
• Ability to work accurately from detailed System Specifications Software Requirement Specifications and to be able to trace requirements coverage.
• Ability to support testing and to resolve issues arising.
• To investigate issues arising in the field or during testing and to provide solutions.
• Strong background in software development techniques including e.g. design patterns.
• Ability to develop software fulfilling requirements to optimise software for speed, memory constraints, maintainability etc.
• Ability to design metrics for work and to use them to track progress.
• Proven ability to produce innovative, technically compliant and cost-effective solutions.

Job Reference Number

13085BR

Employee Type

Full Time

Duration

12 months

Hours Per Week

37.5

Working Schedule

4xFlex

Country

United Kingdom (UK)

Clearance Required for Role

SC

Graduate, Intern or Apprentice Vacancy?

No

What we offer you

At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectful environment you can expect so much more.
We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement.
We have a Wealth of benefits available to you that can be selected through our wellbeing tool upon commencement of employment. Just a few of our amazing benefits are shown below:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Competitive Pension
• Dental
• Critical Illness
• Life Assurance
• Travel Insurance
• Employee discounts for top high street shops
• Employee Assistance Program which includes free face to face counselling sessions, Legal advice, Financial advice, etc
• Internal training and development alongside out Education assistance programmes
• Reimbursement for a professional membership
• Competitive policies that support flexibility and family leave inclusive of enhanced maternity leave

Business Environment

Lockheed Martin UK is a leading prime contractor and systems integrator responsible for a wide portfolio of high technology programmes, complex integration, training and through-life support, spanning the defence and civil sectors. The LMUK business, a leading provider of systems engineering, software development and complex programme management for global security, cyber, civil and commercial markets.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Lockheed Martin recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief. Discrimination on any of these grounds is expressly forbidden. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Job Expires

23/04/2024