Embedded Test Driven Development Lead

• The UK Embedded Software department is at the core of MBDA's weapon systems.
• We create the complex, highly reliable real-time software that powers our missile systems and their components, ensuring that they provide the performance and functionality our users require when they need it.
• We are involved all the way through development from concept studies through trials firings and the move into production and service.

Role Requirements (skills, training and qualifications):

• You will act as a technical leader, coach, and change agent, embedding Test Driven Development (TDD) practices into a team of highly capable engineers who have not previously worked in a TDD environment.
• You will shape engineering culture and introduce TDD principles while maintaining clear organisational separation between development and testing.
• You will not only coach the team, you will act as a hands-on test practitioner where you will personally design, implement, and execute most project tests to provide objective evidence of software quality in line with quality assurance requirements.

knowledge of design methodology

TDD skillset (Test driven development)- evidence in previous roles.

CI/CD (Continuous integration) experience.

advantageous skills noted on jd., * Strong background in Test-Driven Development practices

• Experience with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD
• Extensive hands-on experience designing and executing automated tests
• Experience establishing test strategies from scratch
• Demonstrated ability to coach experienced engineers
• Strong requirements elicitation and analysis skills
• Strong communication and facilitation skills.

Advantageous:

• C / C++ / MatLab / Similink
• Jetson Orin NX / Linux
• Hardware-software integration
• Simulation or real-time embedded systems
• Safety-critical or high-reliability systems experience