Embedded C Software Engineer - Development

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit an Embedded C Software Engineer on an initial 6 month contract.    Rate: £70.00 per hour Location: Stevenage Hybrid / Remote working: Onsite – however a 4…

Inside IR35 Hybrid IT
Pay rate £70/hour
Contract type Contract
Posted 2 September 2026

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Overtime Rate

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit an Embedded C Software Engineer on an initial 6 month contract. 
 
Rate: £70.00 per hour
Location: Stevenage
Hybrid / Remote working: Onsite – however a 4 day working week (Monday to Thursday) is available.
Contract: 37 Hours per week
Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’
Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)
IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)
 
Job Description:

We are a world leader in missile and missile systems looking for a highly capable and adaptable Engineers to join our Development Facility in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
You will be responsible for developing the software through the full lifecycle for safety related real-time systems application software for the next generation of Missile Systems. This is a technical hands-on role working the full software lifecycle.
 
Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for delivering the on-board software for the next generation of Missile Systems. This is a hands-on role and will involve architecting, designing, implementing and testing missile subsystem software

Skillset/experience required:

Minimal: (Good)

Ability to debug complex problems and be able to produce required documentation to achieve the required safety level.
Authoring Specifications through the full lifecycle: planning, design and test documents.
Requirements Analysis Experience
Knowledge of Source Configuration Control Processes (e.g., PVCS, RTC, GIT)
Working with minimal supervision.
Experience of working with formal requirements capture tool.          
Significant previous experience of developing bare-metal embedded software using C/C++. 
Required: (Better)

Previous experience of development and verification of embedded software written in C and developed at a high safety integrity level (SIL4 / DO178C Level B or equivalent)
Specification creation and compliance recording in DOORS.
Working knowledge of C/C++ for testing special builds and focussed code reviews
Unit Testing using LDRA, RAPITA or CPP Unit or an equivalent testing tool.
Understanding of Code Coverage and techniques/strategies used to cover/justify shortfall
Working in a lab environment with live equipment (PSUs, Scopes, Logic Analysers etc.) conducting system tests. 
Desirable: (Best)

Significant experienced in developing software to DO178C Level B.
Knowledge of Defence standards and Micro-controller technologies
Testing on Development Cards with a test environment or bare-metal with special builds
Experience using  test systems
RAPITA Tool experience.
Knowledge and use of ALM
Creation and use of Virtual Machines (VMWare)

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