Software Engineer - C

  • Morson Edge
  • East Knighton, Dorset
  • 04/02/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

Software Engineer

Location: Dorset (Hybrid working 3 days on site 2 from home)

Competetive market salary

SC Clearance required - All candidates must hold or be eligible to gain SC Clearance before starting the role

Purpose of job

  • Application of a software engineering approach to undertake all tasks within a software development lifecycle.
  • Preferably have an understanding of military systems, in particular maritime systems
  • Experience of Software Engineering Lifecycle processes and tools
  • Understanding of Open Systems Architectures and Principles
  • Ability to solve complex problems and to critically review results and methods to ensure quality
  • Awareness of ISO 9001 and TickITplus standards
  • Understanding of software configuration management
  • Ability to communicate with expert and non-expert stakeholders
  • Ideally the candidate will have proven ability in one or more of the following industry areas
    • Defence
    • Maritime
    • Rail

Primary software skills/experience

Essential:

Primary software/system skills:

  • C++ / Visual Studio
  • UML / Enterprise Architect for system design

Desirable:

  • Sonar processing
  • Intel Threaded Building Blocks
  • Fortran
  • Signal Processing
  • Object Oriented Design
  • Algorithm optimisation/implementation

Additional information

Due to the sensitive nature of the product all applicants must have worked within the Defence / Military industry within the last 12 months or be capable of obtaining Security Clearance (SC level minimum).