Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.
We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.
As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.
Requirement
Candidates should currently be working as a software developer, with a firm foundation in computing, engineering and simulation.
Candidate will be joining the Modelling & Simulation (M&S) discipline within customer team, which as a whole supports development on the platforms across the entire product lifecycle – from concept analysis through to Test & Evaluation (T&E) and Training. As a Simulator Engineer the candidates will be part of Simulation department within the T&E Evaluation organisation.
The team you will be joining develops Active Cockpit simulator and its supporting utilities - prototyping new avionic and cockpit designs in conjunction with engineers .
The role will provide opportunities ranging from advanced software development, through to trial preparation, execution and analysis. Some team members specialise, whilst others enjoy the variety and broad experience on offer within the Simulation department.
The role will completely onsite role with a minimum of 4 days a week from Customer Site
Job responsibilities
As a Simulator Engineer his/her core duties and responsibilities:
- Development of software
- Ownership of requirements, design and implementation, system integration and test, within schedule and estimates.
- Adherence to systems engineering practices
- Reporting on progress and providing feedback to team members and leadership
- Production of appropriate technical documentation
- Design of technical solutions, integrating COTS hardware and software
- Planning and Estimating development activities
- Management of technical risk
- Working with customers to support delivered systems and resolve issues
- Technical Management of tasks.
- Line Management & Mentoring of team members
- Development/Refinement of development processes.
- Developing System Architectures to meet emerging IT & IT Security requirements
- Developing new work opportunities for the department and wider Test & Evaluation
About you
Essential skills/qualifications
- Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Maths or Physics.
- Strong programming knowledge and experience in C/C++ using Visual Studio
- Project X domain knowledge, particularly cockpit Human Machine Interface (HMI).
- Experience of configuration control tools, particularly Mercurial.
- Ability to use your own initiative and act independently as required – requirements and tasks are often fluid in nature and it is essential that you are comfortable and able to thrive in this type of environment.
- Pro-active with the ability to think creatively.
- Security Clearance Required
Desirable skills/qualifications
- Experience in Task Leading duties, including QMS documentation.
- Mentoring.
- Knowledge and experience of Linux.
- Avionics/Mission systems domain knowledge.
- Use of Jira to manage software tasks.
- Knowledge of Simulation Interoperability (HLA/DIS/Link16) and associated standards.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Confidence in presenting information to a wide variety of stakeholders.
- General Military aircraft domain knowledge and interest.
Qualifications
- HND/HNC, degree (BSc/BEng/MSc/MEng) in a relevant STEM-based subject or equivalent experience.
- Any Nationality and it is mandatory to clear the background checks – BPSS.
Due to the nature of work candidates should be UK citizen/ EU Citizen/ Valid work permit holder.
