SW Test Means and Simulations Engineer

Description

You will develop, deploy and maintain software test means, covering both hardware and software, plus software simulations. These are used to verify and validate embedded software in software and system test benches.

The work supports three helicopter programs: TDMS, NH90 and H145M. The role sits in the company's Spanish site, within the software engineering family, at professional level.

The role is permanent and works alongside the company Helicopters engineering team in Spain, owning an assigned area of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Keep software test means (hardware and software) working and up to date.
• Build and maintain avionics test simulation source code and software interfaces, meeting the agreed quality and technical standards.
• Write simulation code specifications and help get them approved.
• Carry out software validation work, write the records, and help get them accepted.
• Run peer reviews.
• Join and contribute to avionics project follow-up meetings.
• Contribute to system and software requirements reviews.
• Help deliver software lifecycle documents on time and to quality.
• Take part in change management processes and routines.
• Contribute to software development reviews and software product quality assurance.
• Contribute to maturity reviews and quality gates.
• Apply agile practices in your daily work.
• Motivate engineering teams to reach shared goals.
• Take responsibility for your assigned part of the Spanish site's work, in step with the engineering team.

Requirements

• Hold an academic degree in telecommunications, computer science or industrial engineering.
• Have programming experience in C and C++.
• Be comfortable using Linux at a basic level.
• Have experience designing, equipping and testing electronics and system integration labs.
• Know lab instruments such as oscilloscopes, protocol analysers and multimeters.
• Understand the internals of embedded software and embedded hardware.
• Have working knowledge of avionics.
• Know the tools EASI and ARTIST, or similar simulation tools.
• Use Git and SVN, DOORS, Jira, software IDEs, and MATLAB/Simulink.
• Have office software skills.
• Be proactive, responsible, able to work independently, open minded, curious and a team player.
• Communicate well.
• Be aware of potential compliance risks and act with integrity.
• Additional knowledge of electronics and programming languages is an interesting extra.
• Experience with aeronautical and non-aeronautical communication standards and protocols is interesting. This covers ARINC429, MIL-STD-1553 and RS485, RS232 and RS422.
• Knowledge of avionics and aeronautics is interesting.
• English at C1 level is desired, along with a good ability to communicate in English.

Conditions

This is a permanent position based in Spain.

The company supports flexible working arrangements where possible, to encourage new ways of thinking.

The company welcomes applications from everyone, regardless of background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religion.