Lead Control Systems Engineer – Software Railway

2 months ago


Swindon, United Kingdom Coyle Personnel Full time
Lead Control Systems Engineer – Software Railway
Following the growth in our Control Centre we require a Lead Software Engineer to join our Swindon based agile product development team.
The role will cover all aspects of Control Systems product development, including, requirements gathering, software design, development and testing, all to European safety standards. Our Systems teams operate as a turnkey unit and provide solutions not only to our internal projects but direct to external clients including our major customer Network Rail.
You will be a key player in a small team with the chance to really have an impact on the delivery of railway products into the market.
The successful candidate will be experienced in the full life cycle of software development and have a track record of delivering all aspects of Software Engineering from concept to delivery.
What are my responsibilities?
Specifically:
• Scoping and Defining Product functionality and releases.
• Requirements analysis and specification of high-level software design
• Software architecture / OO design
• Development and implementation of software products
• Deliver to required standards
• Take on agile roles with each assigned project
• Lead others to deliver high quality-safe software
Generally:
• Requirements Analysis
• Design using UML
• Object Oriented coding
• Development of test plans and specifications
• Support of integration and system testing
• Visits to site to assist in testing and commissioning
• Accurate estimation of task
• Accurate and timely reporting of progress and issues
Essential Requirements
• Graduate in relevant engineering discipline or other numerate subject, although equivalent experience/education would also be considered
• Proficient in UML, OO, C++, C#
• Experience of Unit Testing
• Experience of software engineering in a lead role
• Self-motivated, adaptable and able to learn quickly
• Ability to lead small numbers of engineers as required.
• Demonstrable knowledge of good development standards and practices as applicable to engineering disciplines, with at least 5 years’ experience of delivering systems in a controlled software environment.
• Good knowledge of configuration management and control practices
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good inter-personal skills
• Willingness to occasionally travel.
Desirable Requirements
• Experience of developing Safety Critical Software
• Experience with Test Driven Development
• Familiarity with Agile software development techniques (ideally Scrum).
• Proficient in using UML for software design
• Experience with DOORS
• Experience with Artisan
• Railway Industry background. Knowledge of CENELEC 50128.
• Systems Engineering experience
• Knowledge of Source Control Systems

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