Summary
Join an established aerospace and communications engineering team as a Software Engineer contributing to the design, development, testing, and documentation of advanced communication systems and their manufacturing test environments. Working with moderate guidance from senior engineers, you will develop and debug software, participate in reviews and integration testing, and contribute to future-generation designs. The role is well suited to an engineer with 2–3 years of industry experience and strong C or C++ skills.
Highlights
Opportunity to work on safety-critical engineering products and next-generation designs with meaningful technical ownership. The role provides structured guidance from senior engineers, mentoring opportunities, extensive training, continuous learning, enhanced pension contributions, private healthcare, generous holiday benefits, and strong employee wellbeing support.
Description
Indra Park Air work with customers all over the globe to make air travel safer.
For over 50 years we've been one of the leading producers of VHF and UHF radios, providing the vital link between the ground and the air for passenger, freight and military aircraft.
The reasons behind our success are simple and won't change.
First, we work harder for the customer than the rest.
We take time to truly know their needs and create the right product for them.
We train them how to use it, we won't let our equipment be deployed until every detail is right, and then we provide the best care and service for all of our products as long as they are still used.
At Indra Park Air we stay the best by looking to the future - to new requirements and new possibilities.
A radio remains a radio but we never stop thinking about how we can improve it, how we make it and how it can offer more to our customers.
It's no wonder that we are one of only 2% of companies worldwide to hold PLATINUM Level in Investors in People Accreditation.
At Indra Park Air, our values guide everything we do, from developing industry-leading technology to supporting our customers around the world.
Innovation - Our capacity for innovation, cutting-edge solutions, and specialised team of professionals enable us to drive a safer, more connected future through technology.
Trust - We work with strength, commitment, and reliability, delivering quality solutions to build trust with customers, employees, partners, investors, and society.
Connection - We harness the power of collaboration, connect ideas and solutions, and adapt to our customers' needs, supporting them on the path to a better future.
Foresight - We anticipate future needs to make the world safer and more connected, transforming our experience and knowledge into solutions for a better tomorrow.
Due to an increase in workload, we are looking to grow our software team to support across several high value awards as well as to support us with our next generation designs.
As the Software Engineer you will play a vital role in conducting software engineering activities in the design, development, test and documentation of company products and their manufacturing test systems.
What you will do with a moderate level of guidance from a Senior Engineer:
Carry out software design and development to meet project requirements, to include Detailed design, Software code development, Unit test and debug, Support the activities of the Test & Acceptance team on Integration and test, Test plan, development and execution and test report writing and technical documentationParticipate in software design and code reviewsApply knowledge and skills, with some guidance, to tactical company requirements Put forward own ideas within the boundaries of current thinkingProvide informal guidance to junior staffSupport the department and department manager on related departmental activities
Quality and Ethics:
Demonstrate flexibility and a positive attitude to changing priorities or directionDemonstrate excellent team working skills working collaboratively in own department, across the company and with external customers, suppliers and agenciesComply with company and departmental proceduresAdopt a quality approach and foster a quality cultureContribute to process improvements
Requirements
You will have a 1st or 2:1 class degree (or equivalent) in a relevant technical subject and good A Level (or equivalent) grade results in science subjects with proven Maths competence.
This role would suit an individual who has 2-3 years of industry experience.
Experience of the following:
C, or C++ programming languages
Practical experience, understanding or appreciation of some of the following:
Proven experience in a design engineering positionEmbedded software design and implementationSoftware development in a Windows or Linux environmentBasic understanding of network technologies
You will have the following personal skills and abilities:
Good Interpersonal skillsEffectively communicate to peers and team leadsApply a logical approach to solving problems, weighing up the merits of alternative solutionsOrganise own work with guidanceHighly self-motivated, positive and flexibleHands on, can-do approachCustomer orientatedAbility to demonstrate a keen interest in engineering such as working on home projects/internships etcAn interest in learning DSP and/or FPGA fundamentals
Benefits
Enhanced Holiday - 25 days plus bank holidaysEnhanced Pension Scheme - up to 8% company contributionBuying and Selling HolidaysLong service and retirement awardsPrivate healthcareFlu vaccinationsCycle to work schemeSubsidised staff canteenFree parkingTrainingContinuous LearningEmployee Assistance Programme and Wellbeing Services
