C++ Software Engineer (UML Modelling)
Posted 3 days ago by LHH
Negotiable
Inside
Onsite
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior C++ Software Engineer role focuses on supporting a high-profile defence and aerospace programme through real-time embedded software development. The position requires collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team to contribute to critical radar systems and complex platform capabilities. Candidates will apply modern software engineering practices and UML modelling techniques in an office-based environment. This role is ideal for detail-driven engineers with strong C++ and UML skills seeking long-term impact in the sector.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain embedded software using C++ within a UML-based modelling environment (e.g. IBM Rhapsody)
- Support full software development lifecycle activities — from design and implementation to integration and verification
- Collaborate with systems and hardware engineers to deploy software to multi-core or distributed embedded platforms
- Adhere to relevant standards such as RTCA DO-178C and MISRA C/C++ for airborne software development
- Deliver software using Agile methodologies, contributing to regular sprints and reviews
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in real-time C++ software development
- Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Design (OOD) principles and UML modelling
- Hands-on experience with modelling tools such as IBM Rhapsody
- Familiarity with software safety and compliance standards (e.g. DO-178C, MISRA)
- Experience with Agile delivery frameworks (Scrum) and tools such as Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket or GitLab
- Comfortable working in an office-based environment alongside engineers from multiple disciplines
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Edinburgh
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Senior C++ Software Engineer – UML Modelling
Location: Edinburgh
Clearance Required: SC cleared
Type: Contract
IR35 Status: Inside or Working Model: Office-based
Overview
We are seeking an experienced C++ Software Engineer to support a high-profile defence and aerospace programme involving real-time embedded software development. You will be joining a well-established software engineering team contributing to critical radar systems and complex platform capabilities. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, applying modern software engineering practices and modelling techniques within a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain embedded software using C++ within a UML-based modelling environment (e.g. IBM Rhapsody)
- Support full software development lifecycle activities — from design and implementation to integration and verification
- Collaborate with systems and hardware engineers to deploy software to multi-core or distributed embedded platforms
- Adhere to relevant standards such as RTCA DO-178C and MISRA C/C++ for airborne software development
- Deliver software using Agile methodologies, contributing to regular sprints and reviews
Required Experience
- Proven experience in real-time C++ software development
- Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Design (OOD) principles and UML modelling
- Hands-on experience with modelling tools such as IBM Rhapsody
- Familiarity with software safety and compliance standards (e.g. DO-178C, MISRA)
- Experience with Agile delivery frameworks (Scrum) and tools such as Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket or GitLab
- Comfortable working in an office-based environment alongside engineers from multiple disciplines
If you are a detail-driven software engineer with strong C++ and UML skills, and are looking for a role with long-term impact in the defence and aerospace sector, we’d like to hear from you.