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Date Posted:

2024-04-23

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

GBR13: Home - Harlow, Essex, Kao One, Kao Park, Harlow, CM17 9NA

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

Location: Harlow (Hybrid - 2/3 days a week in office)

The Raytheon UK Weapons team has a fantastic opportunity for a new engineer to join and assist in delivering complex and high-profile programmes to customers based in the UK. This team works with cutting edge technology and offers the opportunity to contribute to global security whilst offering the opportunity to learn and develop your own skills and knowledge. It also offers excellent opportunities to grow in a challenging and rewarding environment, supported by a fantastic, close-knit multi-functional team.

As a result of new contracts, the engineering team is rapidly growing and therefore we are looking for a motivated Embedded Software Engineer with a background in embedded software, system architecture, designing to a set of requirements and with a keen interest in weapon systems.

As well as developing within the business, Raytheon UK also encourages its employees to get involved in one of our Employee Resource Groups. These groups are an integral part of our diversity and inclusion journey and a key to maintaining a rich diverse talent base. We also encourage all employees to take advantage of 5 full days of volunteering leave to allow them to focus on social causes that impact their local community. We also support flexible working hours, which can be negotiated to suit both the business and employee to help balance busy lives.

The role will be based at Raytheon’s Harlow facility. The successful candidate will have access to professional development opportunities and be part of the growing Defence Business in Raytheon UK, delivering engineering expertise across a wide range of projects to both military and civil customers worldwide.

Main Duties:

The successful applicant will support the Weapons Team across various programmes (both internally and Customer funded) and will involve the following main duties:

• Create and manage architectures for embedded software

• Understand, decompose and verify embedded software requirements

• Define and perform unit level and sub system level testing for embedded software

• Work alongside our embedded system, firmware and electronic design engineers

• Generate supporting design documentation and perform regular technical reviews

  Candidate Requirements: Essential:

• Experience creating embedded software architectures

• Experience testing and verifying requirements

• Ability to program in C/C++

• Able to present technical information clearly and concisely to others

• Demonstrable analytical and problem solving skills

• An openness to learn and try new techniques

• Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment - working independently or with others to overcome obstacles

• Capable of analysing and reporting on technical data

• Eligible or holder of current SC security clearance

  Desirable:

• Experience using the Vivado and Vitis design tools, or equivalent

• Experience delivering embedded software as part of a product

• Experience creating embedded system architectures

• Familiarity with the application of a systems engineering approach across the design and development lifecycle

• Knowledge of defence engineering / airborne standards

• Working with Model Based System Engineering tools such as Simulink

• Weapon systems domain knowledge and/or experience in a similar field

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.

• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)

• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)

• Company bonus scheme (discretionary).

• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension.

• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.

• Enhanced sick pay.

• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Raytheon UK, we are committed to fostering a workplace that champions diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) as fundamental pillars of our organisational culture. We believe that the diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of our employees are invaluable assets that drive innovation and excellence in everything we do.

In embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion, Raytheon UK strengthens its ability to deliver innovative solutions to complex challenges. We are proud to create a workplace where all individuals can thrive and contribute to the advancement of technology, security, and a better future for all. Our aim is for our employees to produce the best work of their lives so together we build a stronger, more inclusive future.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.