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Comms Design Ltd is a cutting-edge engineering design and manufacturing company that specialises in electronic product development. Our expertise extends to a range of capabilities, including embedded and application software development, mechanical engineering design, electronic hardware design, state-of-the-art radio coverage planning and simulation, training, support and maintenance, end to end product development.
We are now looking to recruit a Software Engineer to join our busy team in Harrogate. As a Software Engineer, you will primarily be responsible for the design and implementation of software running on multiple servers and embedded platforms and will contribute to the company’s extensive software library. Reporting directly to the Software Team Leader, you will work predominantly within the software team but will have the opportunity and backing to develop your skills further in other areas such as hardware/firmware/design etc.
Key responsibilities of the role include (but are not limited to):
Designing, writing, testing, and maintaining software using C/C++ language. Writing unit test software to support development and testing of new product prototypes. Participating in formal software testing, including factory and site acceptance testing of products. Documenting Applications and composing user manuals. Maintaining Software Development records. Participating in weekly team administration and engineering meetings. Assisting in maintaining a positive, enthusiastic, supportive work environment. Interacting with the Engineering Team, Operations Manager and Project Manager. Liaising with the Project Manager to estimate development schedules and reporting on progress. Candidates will be educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, preferably electronics or software engineering. Candidates must be able to demonstrate proven experience of applying their knowledge and skills in a working environment and will be able to demonstrate strong technical contribution to practical engineering projects. Experience and knowledge of C/C++ programming language, including an understanding of object-oriented programming techniques is essential in this role. Desirable skills:
Experience and understanding of GUI frameworks, such as Qt and QML (or similar). Experience of distributed system programming techniques using server-client, sockets, or other communications protocols. An understanding of SQL databases. Experience with microcontrollers and embedded platforms, along with knowledge of electronic hardware. An appreciation of software version control.
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Designing, writing, testing, and maintaining software using C/C++ language. Writing unit test software to support development and testing of new product prototypes. Participating in formal software testing, including factory and site acceptance testing of products. Documenting Applications and composing user manuals. Maintaining Software Development records. Participating in weekly team administration and engineering meetings. Assisting in maintaining a positive, enthusiastic, supportive work environment. Interacting with the Engineering Team, Operations Manager and Project Manager. Liaising with the Project Manager to estimate development schedules and reporting on progress. Candidates will be educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, preferably electronics or software engineering. Candidates must be able to demonstrate proven experience of applying their knowledge and skills in a working environment and will be able to demonstrate strong technical contribution to practical engineering projects. Experience and knowledge of C/C++ programming language, including an understanding of object-oriented programming techniques is essential in this role. Desirable skills:
Experience and understanding of GUI frameworks, such as Qt and QML (or similar). Experience of distributed system programming techniques using server-client, sockets, or other communications protocols. An understanding of SQL databases. Experience with microcontrollers and embedded platforms, along with knowledge of electronic hardware. An appreciation of software version control.
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