Software Projects (Ground Systems) Engineer - South West

Software Projects (Ground Systems) Engineer - South West - to £35k + ben

Ref: PTR10/825

Location: South West of England

Description: Exceptional opportunity for an enthusiastic software projects engineer to deliver mission planning and diagnostic solutions to the aerospace sector

Salary: to £35k plus benefits and relocation where appropriate

Ground Based Systems Software Project Engineer - South West to £35k + relocation

Our client, globally recognised as a market leader in their field, are offering a genuinely unique opportunity in the current economic climate – that of a challenging role with career development prospects and a quality of life that is hard to equal. The client design, develop, manufacture and market aerospace software solutions allied to both the defence and civil sectors globally, and as a result of continued success and a strategic programme of planned growth for 2009, are now actively seeking to recruit a Systems Software Project Engineer to ensure delivery of a series of highest technology ground based program solutions.

This exceptional opportunity will necessitate the successful candidate working on short, medium and long-term Mission Planning, Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) and Ground Logistic System development projects, ensuring the delivery of high quality products on time, within budget and to client specification.

Core duties will include:

Analysing Customer requirements to define the most appropriate Ground Based System solution for aircraft operational support in terms of maintenance, logistic and mission planning
Managing the interface between Customer, client and suppliers
Providing guidance to internal departments and customer users and provider/deciders on the features and operation of ground station software
Interfacing with other departments to ensure that requirements for software developments are met
Working with the Software Development Team to define the system functional requirements to allow software design, development and testing
Qualifying and certifying the Ground Based Systems with respect to the Customer required standards

To be considered for his exceptional opportunity, the successful candidate will demonstrate:

HND or higher in a relevant engineering or IT systems-related subject, or a recognised apprenticeship accompanied by relevant experience in aircraft avionics, aircraft maintenance, aircraft operation and IT systems
Advanced IT expertise with comprehensive knowledge of relational databases (such as ORACLE, SQL Server, Sybase, Ingres), Structural Query Language (SQL), JAVA, and network configurations
Experience of software testing best practices and methodologies
Excellent interpersonal skills orientated to the customer and suppliers
Comprehensive knowledge of software in an aerospace environment
Knowledge of on-aircraft systems
Detailed understanding of HUMS and electronic AC maintenance dataset formats generated by the aircraft
Expertise in the implementation of industry standard software development methodologies
Experience in delivering complex software development projects into Military and commercial customers on time and budget

This is a unique opportunity for a career minded person to advance their skills and experience within an exciting and dynamic development environment, with an excellent benefits / relocation package available for a suitably experienced individual. Can you demonstrate successful software project management and delivery experience gained within the aerospace sector? Do you have experience of developing mission planning or diagnostic software within a defence related safety critical arena?

Then contact the Software Team at Premier Technical Recruitment on 01827 68400 or email your cv in the strictest confidence to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for further details and a discussion regarding your requirements and suitability for the position.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 30 March 2010 )

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