Position Overview & Specifications
Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire / Hybrid Role
Salary: £30,000 to £55,000 depending on level of experience plus excellent benefits
We have several roles at different levels from Graduates to more experienced Software Developers
Our client is a successful consultancy providing digital technology expertise to projects in the Ministry of Defence.
Job role for Software Engineer:
This is an exciting opportunity for a Software Engineer to join a newly formed team within our client’s digital technology area, you will be working on a variety of projects evaluating the latest military technology to counter the current and future threats our country faces. Wargaming, Virtual Games, Wargame scenarios. Synthetic environment. Gaming Platforms
Your responsibilities as a Software Engineer:
- Development of constructive and real-time Modelling and Simulation (M&S) models and scenarios using a combination of Python, C++ and custom scripting languages using object-oriented design techniques.
- Visualise analytical data extracted from these models.
- Work closely with the customer to develop threat laydowns and simulation capabilities representing advanced weapon system concepts and implement those concepts.
- Frequent communication across the engineering disciplines/technology areas with internal stakeholders and external customers.
Your Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline (Physics, Science, Maths, Technology, Engineering, Computer Science).
- Proven experience in design, development, test, and integration of quality software.
- Experience in object-orientated software design and programming using Python and C++ (or similar languages).
- General knowledge of real-time target environments, including processor and network architectures, communication protocols and simulation frameworks.
- General Systems Engineering skills (requirements definition, requirements analysis, functional design/decomposition, enterprise modelling, test & acceptance).
- Bachelors (or greater) STEM degree or equivalent years of professional experience
- Knowledge of C/C++ programming
- Ability to solve complex problems.
- Able to regularly travel to Portsmouth office.
- UK National or Joint National
- Willing and Eligible to gain UK SC Security Clearance
Desirable:
- Experience with Unreal Engine
- Experience with UE C++
- Experience with Unity Engine
- Experience with C#
- Experience with Python
- Experience with Virtual Reality
- Interest or experience in Military Simulation and Wargames
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Software Engineer - Modelling and Simulation