Senior Software Engineer II (Application)

Senior Software Engineer – Integration.

• Location: Hybrid, Nuneaton (UK)
• Type: Permanent
• Salary: Up to £75,000 (depending on experience)
• Benefits: Health plan, unlimited paid holiday, plus team perks/events and an engineering-led culture

An innovative automotive technology company is building a next?generation active suspension system and is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their Applications team.

This is a hands-on role focused on designing, integrating, verifying and releasing real-time software to automotive quality and functional safety expectations.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver requirement-driven software engineering within a V-Model lifecycle
• Review system requirements and produce high-quality software requirements
• Design, implement, verify and maintain application software in a model-based environment
• Support integration and timely releases into customer/project environments
• Analyse change requests, document design changes, and communicate clearly across teams
• Support continuous improvement of software processes and engineering ways of working

Ideal candidate:

• Degree (BSc or equivalent) in software / controls / computer science / engineering
• 5+ years in automotive embedded software (Tier 1 / Tier 2 preferred)
• Strong grasp of real-time embedded development and the V-Model
• Strong experience with requirements-led development
• Version control / change management tools (e.g. Git, MKS, SVN)
• 3+ years with MathWorks toolchain (MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow, m-script)
• Unit testing approaches: MIL / SIL / PIL / HIL
• Static analysis exposure: MISRA, Polyspace (Bug Finder / Code Prover)
• Confident debugging: interrogating logs, root-cause analysis, proposing fixes

Preferable experience:

• Experience working within a formal engineering QMS (A-SPICE, CMMI)
• Simulink verification / requirements management toolboxes
• Automation / scripting: m-scripts, Jenkins, Python
• Safety-critical delivery and functional safety understanding (e.g. ISO 26262)
• Automotive comms/protocols & tooling: CAN / XCP / UDS, CANape, INCA, CANalyzer/CANoe
• AUTOSAR, UML, and/or development ECU environments (e.g. dSPACE / Speedgoat-type setups)

If you’re a software applications engineer who enjoys structured problem-solving and working close to hardware on complex automotive systems, please apply with your CV and I’ll be in touch with further details.

Disclaimer: Any remuneration stated in this advertisement is indicative and will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience, skills and qualifications. Final remuneration will be agreed with the successful candidate and will be subject to the terms of the contract.