NATS is the UK’s leading air navigation service provider, handling over 2 million flights each year. It provides air traffic control services from two control centres supporting airports all around the UK, as well as a wide range of commercial solutions to over 30 countries internationally. Our people are at the heart of our purpose to advance aviation and keep the skies safe
Job Purpose
The Software Engineering Practice is responsible for supporting the development of a range of NATS software systems and applications which are used for training, prototyping change, developing and testing of air traffic management tools and concepts
NATS is recruiting for a Software Engineer to be part of this Software Engineering Practice to provide a systematic engineering approach to software development applying the principles of software engineering to analyse, design, develop and maintain software systems
Other Duties
Software Engineers are required to work in a dynamic and flexible environment, key tasks include the following
- Analysis, design and implementation of changes to software components, in accordance with customer requirements
- Design and build software platforms
- 2nd line support requiring a responsive and flexible approach to ensure a high utilisation of these systems
- Contribute to proposals by assisting with activities such as requirements capture, risk analysis, prototyping, and the production of written proposals
- Production and maintenance of documentation covering the full development lifecycle
- Provision of expertise and knowledge in the rapidly changing field of commercial software and systems
- Ensure that the processes and tools used in the development of software systems are efficient and effective
Essential Skills & Experience
- As a minimum, a HNC (or equivalent level 4 or SCQF level 7 qualification) in a computing, engineering, technology or numerate related discipline or an equivalent defined by a professional body
- Should be motivated and able to work with the minimum of supervision as part of a team where close co-operation and interaction are essential
- To have good communication skills, both verbal and written, to efficiently carry out the job where dialogue with customers is of paramount importance
- A successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a good knowledge or experience of some or all of the following technologies and techniques:
- Object Oriented Coding: C++
- User interface design: QT
- Scripting languages: Python, PERL,
- Working with CM Tools (eg: Subversion) within a large code-base
- Interactive and post-mortem debugging
- Development in a Linux environment
- Development in a Windows Environment
- It would be desirable to have experience of Javascript/Typescript Development
Additional Vacancy Information
Submitting a cover letter with your application will be advantageous
We have adopted agile working to provide greater flexibility and increased choice over working arrangements, with the opportunity for this role to work in our modern office facilities as well as remotely. We also welcome discussions on flexible and part-time working arrangements. Find out more here
We are proud to offer a fantastic total reward package to help you thrive both personally and professionally. In addition to a competitive salary that’s regularly reviewed, you’ll also benefit from a wide range of other benefits which includes generous leave entitlement, a market-leading defined contribution pension scheme, a range of voluntary benefits and retail discounts, wellness support and a comprehensive learning and development offering
If you share our passion to advance aviation and keep the skies safe – we would like to hear from you whatever your age, sex, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, visible or invisible disability. Individuals that bring different perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds help us be at the forefront of our industry
