Senior Software Engineer
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About the Role
AL TARIQ (an EDGE company) seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and verify embedded software for complex weapon and munition systems. The role covers the full software development lifecycle from requirements to delivery.
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Responsibilities
- Elicit, analyse, and document software requirements aligned with system and sub system needs
- Define and develop robust software architectures meeting functionality, performance, and safety requirements
- Ensure full traceability across requirements, design, implementation, and testing
- Design, develop, and maintain high quality embedded software modules and components
- Produce and maintain formal software documentation (SRS, ICD, SDD, test specifications, reports, VDDs)
- Lead and contribute to technical reviews, providing guidance and approving engineering deliverables where authorised
- Plan, execute, and document comprehensive verification and validation activities, including automated testing
- Support laboratory testing, including data analysis, interpretation, and reporting
- Manage software configuration, version control, and ensure compliance with processes, standards, and regulations
- Identify, assess, and mitigate software related safety risks while delivering work to agreed timelines and budgets
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related discipline
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in software development for complex or safety critical systems
- Strong programming expertise in C/C++ (embedded)
- Experience across the full software development lifecycle (requirements through to verification and release)
- Hands on experience with embedded systems (microcontrollers/processors and low level interfaces such as UART, SPI, I²C, MIL STD 1553)
- Strong understanding of software configuration management, version control (e.g., Git, SVN), and traceability
- Proven ability to produce high quality technical documentation
Full Job Posting
About the Role
- We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and verify embedded software for complex weapon and munition systems.
- In this role, you will work closely with systems engineers, product safety teams, and verification specialists to deliver high integrity, safety critical software solutions.
- You will play a key role across the full software development lifecycle—from requirements definition and architecture design through to integration, verification, and delivery—ensuring robust, compliant, and high performance outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Elicit, analyse, and document software requirements aligned with system and sub system needs
- Define and develop robust software architectures meeting functionality, performance, and safety requirements
- Ensure full traceability across requirements, design, implementation, and testing
- Design, develop, and maintain high quality embedded software modules and components
- Produce and maintain formal software documentation (SRS, ICD, SDD, test specifications, reports, VDDs)
- Lead and contribute to technical reviews, providing guidance and approving engineering deliverables where authorised
- Plan, execute, and document comprehensive verification and validation activities, including automated testing
- Support laboratory testing, including data analysis, interpretation, and reporting
- Manage software configuration, version control, and ensure compliance with processes, standards, and regulations
- Identify, assess, and mitigate software related safety risks while delivering work to agreed timelines and budgets
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related discipline
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in software development for complex or safety critical systems
- Strong programming expertise in C/C++ (embedded)
- Experience across the full software development lifecycle (requirements through to verification and release)
- Hands on experience with embedded systems (microcontrollers/processors and low level interfaces such as UART, SPI, I²C, MIL STD 1553)
- Strong understanding of software configuration management, version control (e.g., Git, SVN), and traceability
- Proven ability to produce high quality technical documentation
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in defense, aerospace, automotive, or other regulated safety critical industries
- Familiarity with standards such as DO 178B/C, MIL STD 498, MIL STD 882
- Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and modelling & simulation environments
- Exposure to hardware/software in the loop (HIL/SIL) testing
- Experience with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, JAMA)
- Knowledge of static analysis tools (e.g., PC Lint) and test frameworks
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing approaches
- Prior experience mentoring engineers or reviewing/approving technical outputs
WHY CHOOSE EDGE ?
- Working at EDGE comes with a package that genuinely reflects how much we value our people. Salaries are highly competitive and tax free and, depending on your role and seniority, benefits can include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance for you and your dependants, and education al
- Through our own learning academy and digital learning platform, there are extensive opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career.
- Add to that the freedom to innovate, strong career guidance, and the chance to work alongside world class talent from across the globe, and EDGE becomes a place where you can keep growing, keep learning, and keep turning bold ideas into something real.
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