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SalaryNPL is the UK’s National Metrology Institute. Our role is to research, create and deliver the measurement infrastructure which underpins the UK’s prosperity and quality of life across many fields of industry.
We’re looking for Senior Engineer with a Software focus to join our Mass Metrology group based at NPL, Teddington. You’ll have experience of developing measurement instrumentation, to help deliver state of the art metrology equipment, as well as the confidence and flexibility to deploy the right tools to deliver solutions.
You will work alongside our multi-disciplinary team of Scientists and Engineers, leading the development of software for instrument control, data acquisition and analysis.
One of our current projects involves The Kibble Balance, the project goal is to develop a capability to achieve a usable and maintainable primary realisation of mass using a means allowed under the SI definition of the kg. - click here to find out more!
Key responsibilities:
- Creation and management of requirements, design documents, test plans, verification reports and user guides that support good practice in Software Engineering.
- Translation of key project needs and system requirements to identified software deliverables.
- Systematic analysis and documentation of legacy software with a view to refactoring and/or language translation.
- Collaborating with the team to ensure that the software interfaces correctly with different instrument sub-systems and delivers a complete system that meets performance and usability targets.
- Production of clean, efficient, and quality code, through testing and debugging, with adherence to NPL standards and procedures in software development and engineering, throughout the development cycle.
- Ownership of a configuration management strategy and deployment of code to remote installations using DevOps methodology (e.g., GitLab).
- Work with other senior members of the team to assess risks accurately and develop mitigations.
- Explaining complex technical concepts to both internal and external stakeholders, from technical and non-technical backgrounds
- Staying up-to-date with the latest trends, tools, and technologies in Software Engineering and sharing your knowledge to advance the team
Please note, this role is known internally as ‘Senior Engineer’.
