Details:
- Salary: £60 - 65 - Hour
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Warton Lancashire
- Date: 1 week ago
Description:
About this position:
We currently have a great opportunity for a Simulation Engineer on a contract basis with a global engineering solutions company who have a proven track record serving the product lifecycle needs of high technology companies.
Job Responsibilities:
* Development of software used to run the Project X Active Cockpit simulator.
* Ownership of requirements, design and implementation, system integration and test, within schedule and estimates.
* Adherence to systems engineering practices
* Reporting on progress and providing feedback to team members and leadership
* Production of appropriate technical documentation
* Design of technical solutions, integrating COTS hardware and software
* Planning and Estimating development activities
* Management of technical risk
* Working with customers to support delivered systems and resolve issues
* Technical Management of tasks.
* Line Management & Mentoring of team members
* Development/Refinement of development processes.
* Developing System Architectures to meet emerging IT & IT Security requirements
* Developing new work opportunities for the department and wider Test & Evaluation
Experience Required:
* Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Maths or Physics.
* Strong programming knowledge and experience in C/C++ using Visual Studio
* Project X domain knowledge, particularly cockpit Human Machine Interface (HMI).
* Experience of configuration control tools, particularly Mercurial.
* Ability to use your own initiative and act independently as required – requirements and tasks are often fluid in nature and it is essential that you are comfortable and able to thrive in this type of environment.
* Pro-active with the ability to think creatively.
* Security Clearance Required