Software Engineer - Hybrid - up to £70k

CompanyRheinmetall

LocationShropshire, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/9/2026

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Programmers and software development professionals

Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled

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£54,700 (£28.05 per hour)

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Description

What We Are Looking For

Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) is a defence engineering company based in the UK. We design, manufacture and support military vehicles used by the British Army and international customers.

As a Software Engineer, you will be getting involved in the design, development & integration of equipment at the system and sub-system levels.

This is a varied role which will expose you to lots of different vehicles and systems. There will be a mixture of new development, maintaining legacy applications and specifying requirements for externally developed equipment.

Position Duties And Responsibilities

Design and implement software solutions which simultaneously fulfil contractual requirements and contribute to cost-effective design.
Support the overall system design process to ensure optimal allocation of functionality between different physical parts of the system.
Assisting in the validation of software and systems, which may include producing test tools, the generation of test schedules, test and integration plans and technical reports.
Provide support to task planning and estimating.

Maintain an up to date understanding of technical / engineering developments and apply this knowledge appropriately to the projects in hand.

Schedule own work to meet target timescales and deliverable milestones.

Perform self-verification of own tasks to ensure completeness and quality of information.

Undertake peer reviews to ensure completeness and quality of output.

What Qualifications You Should Have

Must be able to attain Full Security Clearnce.

Essential:

Degree qualified or equivalent in Computer Science or related subject.
Object oriented C++17 or later development experience with knowledge of design patterns.
Understanding of UML/SysML.
Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle.
Ability to develop new software and maintain legacy products.
Software verification and testing experience.
Good communication skills.#

Desirable:

Agile development experience.
Experience of using some of the following languages: C, C#, Scripting Languages, Java

Knowledge of integration and target hardware testing would be advantageous.

Development with Data Distribution Service (DDS) or other Ethernet based communication.

Windows/Linux Cross Platform Development.

Visual Studio 2022.

CMake or similar build environment.

Windows/Linux system configuration.

CANbus/MilCAN/J1939 knowledge.

Git version control.

Youtrack/Jira issue and task tracking.

MariaDB/MySQL databases.

Experience using Boost, XML, JSON and cryptography.

Qt6 GUI Development.

Developing unit tests using a framework such as GoogleTest.

Experience working in a regulated environment such as Defence.

What We Offer You

We want RBSL to be an employer of choice and for our employees to build a career they can be proud of with us. Through our contracts to deliver world-class products and support, we are able to offer great opportunities for personal development and career advancement through specialist technical roles, essential support functions and leadership positions.

Competitive salaries reviewed each year against market

Annual incentive scheme

Life assurance

5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays

Long Service rewards with additional holiday

Holiday purchase scheme

Health cash plan

Employer pension contributions up to 10%

Salary sacrifice benefits including cycle to work and electric vehicles schemes

Access to high street and gym discounts and cashback

Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits

CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact Person: Simon Fletcher