{"id":3464363,"url":"https://alion.io/job/alten-embedded-software-engineer-9","title":"Embedded Software Engineer","company":{"id":52934,"name":"ALTEN","domain":"alten.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/alten-com","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"staffing","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SmartRecruiters","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":76,"open_postings":86,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.977,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":27,"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"}},"role":"Hardware","role_family":"Hardware","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Crawley, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":40000,"max":60000,"currency":"GBP","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":79853},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":8,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"C++","optional":false},{"name":"Embedded C","optional":false},{"name":"C","optional":true},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":true},{"name":"Linux","optional":true},{"name":"RTOS","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-29T10:38:35Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-29","last_verified_at":"2026-11-05T10:45:49Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":7,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":7},"description":"ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 35 countries worldwide. We partner with industry leaders across sectors including Aeronautics, Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, IT and many more to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement & support sustainable transformation.\nOur teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world-today.\nJoin us and start building tomorrow’s world today!\n Join our team to develop embedded C++ software for high-reliability communication and information-exchange systems used in defence environments. You’ll contribute to next-generation communication and signal-processing technologies, working across embedded platforms that demand robustness, security, and deterministic performance. This role is ideal for an engineer experienced in embedded C++ who enjoys contributing to complex systems that underpin secure and mission-critical operations.\nLocation: Crawley\nOn-site: 4 days per week\nSeniority: Senior (8+ years of experience)\nClearance: Candidates must be willing and eligible to obtain SC clearance.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign, implement, and maintain embedded C++ software for real-time communication and signal-processing systems.\nDevelop and support software for embedded communication modules, modems, and RF-adjacent components.\nConduct debugging, optimisation, and performance testing across embedded targets to ensure reliability under operational loads.\nProduce clear and traceable design specifications, requirements, and documentation aligned with regulated development practices.\nEnsure adherence to secure coding standards, governance policies, and safety-critical development procedures.\nSupport integration activities with wider engineering teams and contribute to architecture and design reviews.\n Required Skills\nStrong proficiency in C++ for embedded systems (C++11/14/17).\nExperience in embedded development for communications or signalling systems (modems, radios, data links, or similar).\nFamiliarity with embedded debugging, performance optimisation, and hardware-software interaction.\nUnderstanding of secure coding practices, configuration management, and development governance.\nExperience with requirements traceability, verification, and system-level testing.\nSoft Skills & Collaboration\nStrong communication skills for cross-discipline collaboration.\nAbility to work rigorously within regulated environments.\nProactive, problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline or relevant technical military background with equivalent experience.\nMust be eligible to hold or already hold UK SC Security Clearance. \nDesirable Skills\nExperience with Linux kernel drivers\nExperience with communication stacks, DSP concepts, or RF-adjacent technologies.\nFamiliarity with embedded Linux or RTOS environments.\nExperience with CI/CD tooling, model-based design, or static analysis tools.\nBackground in defence, avionics, or secure-systems engineering.\n Why join us?\nWe bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.\nAt ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.\nJoin a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.\nIn short you get:\nA personalised career path and a rewarding management style \nA huge diversity of engineering projects and industries\nPrivate Medical Insurance\nCycle & Tech Scheme \nEmployee assistance programme\nLife insurance & Pension Scheme\nSocial atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings\nFlexible way of working (role dependent)\nWe are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes.\nALTEN is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and values the strength that comes from a global mix of backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of background or protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. \nThis role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5215,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Health insurance","Life insurance","Military spouse friendly"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["IT Consulting & Digital Transformation","Engineering Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-29T15:00:03Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"GB","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker)","filings_12m":null,"filings_prev_12m":null,"green_card_filings_12m":null,"median_offered_wage_usd":null,"route":"Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker","cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-11-05T06:29:30+00:00","sources":["UK Home Office: register of licensed sponsors (workers)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":70,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.695,"p_room":1,"age_days":6,"expected_fill_days":27,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","wave","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":79853,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/alten-embedded-software-engineer-9","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/alten-embedded-software-engineer-9.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-05T15:59:48Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":20945,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-06T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":52934},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=52934"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Falten-embedded-software-engineer-9"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Falten-embedded-software-engineer-9"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Falten-embedded-software-engineer-9"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/alten-embedded-software-engineer-9\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Falten-embedded-software-engineer-9"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3464363}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"alten.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3464363},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}