Software Verifier - Rail Signalling

Software Verifier needed to join rail signalling team on a contract basis in Birmingham

Start Date: ASAP

Contract Length: 6 months

Rate: £360 per day

Please note the initial CEST assessment that has been carried out for this role has provide an "Undetermined" result so please advised that the role may fall in scope of IR35 regulations. 

My client is a leading design consultancy and they are looking for a software verifier to join their signalling department

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in a software development role

• Software development life-cycle processes, eg “V model”, agile methods

• Producing documentation to support software development

• Good working knowledge of:

   o Object orientated design

   o Gathering and analysing requirements

   o Simulink / Stateflow modelling

   o Configuration management tools, eg SVN, Git, PVCS

   o MIL, SIL and HIL testing

   o Programming languages: C#, Python, C, C+

• Improving software processes

• Integrating COTS hardware and software

• Enhancing tool functionality using APIs and scripting languages

Preferred experience:

• Delivery of SIL compliant software

• Development of software and / or systems for the railway industry within safety critical systems

• Knowledge of EN50128 (advantageous)

• Working towards or already attained a recognised professional accreditation,

  eg CEng or similar

• Good working knowledge of DOORS, SVN, Enterprise Architect

• SCADA and / or PLC based systems

• Matlab or VBA testing desirable

• LabView and or C# (advantageous)

Qualifications:

• Good first degree in a relevant computing or engineering discipline

• A higher degree (MSc or PhD) is advantageous