Software & Data Science Engineer

Job Title: Software & Data Science Engineer

Location: Warton - Onsite

Salary: £47,683+ depending on skills and experience

What you'll be doing:

Derivation of early concept and/or research requirements
Iterative design, development, integration, assessment and demonstration of software and Data Science applications matched to requirements
Driving and coordinating collaboration with team members, multi-disciplinary internal specialists, and external partners
Driving the adoption and use of good Software Engineering practices and associated Industry Standards where possible
Documenting and presenting activity progress and results to internal and external stakeholders
Writing business cases and proposals to steer software-related research and internal investment activities
Conducting performance reviews and providing day-to-day Line Management for team members

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

Software development using one or more high-level programming languages (e.g. C, C++, Java, Python)
Practical applications of Data Science, ideally in the domain of Machine Learning for Artificial Intelligence, and associated development toolsets
Utilising collaborative Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment environments within the Windows and Linux operating systems based on Open Source toolsets e.g. GitLab

Desirable

The Software Development Lifecycle and Fundamental Software Engineering practices e.g. the use of SOLID principles
Managing people and working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team
Practical application of Agile methods across the requirements capture, planning and execution phases of projects



The Systems Technology & Capability Delivery Team:

The role involves working as part of a dynamic, highly-collaborative, multi-disciplinary engineering team to develop software applications to support a diverse portfolio of novel technology programmes across the FalconWorks® organisation. These applications will focus on the early instantiation, evaluation and demonstration of the very latest ideas and technologies, frequently working with internal specialists across domains including Mission Systems, Autonomy, Human Factors, Software Engineering, Modelling & Simulation, Information Systems and Test & Evaluation.