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MASS Neston, Wiltshire
Feb 21, 2025
Full time
Simulation Software Engineer C++ On-site, Corsham (SN13) Salary £35,000 - £65,000 DOE 25 days annual leave (inclusive of up to 3 days December shut-down) Buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave Two pension schemes to choose from Private Medical & Dental Insurance + discounts for additional family members Life Assurance scheme up to 4 x salary Multiple Save schemes Electric/Hybrid Car leasing scheme Cycle to work scheme Retail discounts Continuous Professional development support Annual Wellness Allowance We are a technology company with a proud history working with Defence, Government and business in the UK and around the world. Our long-term customers include high-level Government departments, which rely on us to provide services and systems that are critical to our national security and defence. This is an opportunity to make an impact on a team that takes great pride in delivering the very best solutions in a role that really does make a difference of critical importance and as a software engineer you can expect to be involved in supporting ongoing maintenance and enhancement of mission-critical simulation software working as part of a dedicated team. Activities will include capture and analysis of requirements or other change requests, design and development of the associated code, testing, analysing and updating the software and documentation, contributing to quarterly reports on development and testing activities, managing configured data and delivering each version on an annual release cycle. The simulation software runs in a Windows environment, and is crucial to defence decision making. The role requires contributing to a rigorous development and test cycle that maintains high customer confidence in both the software and the team maintaining it, and developing modelling solutions to real-world developments. There is also an element of study work, using the software to carry out parametric study to answer customer questions or optimise modelling. The successful candidate will be a confident C++ practitioner, with the ability to work effectively with a demanding customer. The role is based in Wiltshire but may involve occasional travel both within and outside of UK. Essential experience You have a physics or engineering background. You're an engineer at heart and enjoy the challenge of building complex software solutions You want to apply your natural ingenuity to solve challenging engineering problems You're keen to learn new technologies and languages You have a good understanding of computing fundamentals (e.g. logic, data structures) along with strong software design skills, including OO, and knowledge of version control systems such as Git knowledge of Visual Studio & MS Office Products. 2+ years experience of C++ development in Windows Environment. Object Oriented Design, and implementation of engineering algorithms. Requirements & Configuration management. Nice to haves Knowledge of Analysis tools such as MATLAB/Octave and/or R. Knowledge of powered flight and modelling of trajectory and guidance systems. Knowledge of weapon effects modelling. Knowledge of Numerical and Monte-Carlo methods. Knowledge of Radar and/or IR sensor modelling. Knowledge of Command and Control modelling. Our non-negotiables You must be eligible to work and live in the UK Due to the nature of the projects you ll be working on, you must be eligible to undergo and maintain appropriate UK government Developed Vetting security clearance
MASS Little Paxton, Cambridgeshire
Feb 20, 2025
Full time
Virtual Infrastructure Engineer (Hyperconverged Infrastructure) St Neots (PE19 6BN) Perm Full Time Salary £60,000 - £65,000 DOE 25 days annual leave (inclusive of up to 3 days December shut-down) Buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave Two pension schemes to choose from Private Medical & Dental Insurance + discounts for additional family members Life Assurance scheme up to 4 x salary Multiple Save schemes Electric/Hybrid Car leasing scheme Cycle to work scheme Retail discounts Continuous Professional development support Annual Wellness Allowance Our Digital Services Group (DSG) is a diverse business unit that provides a full spectrum of digital capabilities and is responsible for satisfying the technological requirements of the most secure settings. They have a favourable influence on national security initiatives for the United Kingdom and its strategic partners throughout the world. Reporting to our IT Delivery Team Lead, you will have the opportunity to demonstrate your abilities and expertise to work alongside our team of IT network and infrastructure engineers in supporting both internal and external projects. Flexibility This role is mostly onsite, due to the security requirements of the systems you will work on. We will, of course, be flexible where possible, including home working days or compressed 4-day working weeks. The invaluable experience you ll bring As a senior engineer, you will be the primary point of contact for the networks and infrastructure team when dealing with complex infrastructure events and technical demands. Working with internal and external users to ensure all hardware and software is configured appropriately and is fit for purpose. Essential Experience: Installation and Support of Dell Vxrail and ESXi on new hardware, including Dell EMC Storage Centre Roles and responsibilities Perform planning activities for the VxRail solution to be implemented Gather and document business requirements, assess technical capabilities, and analyse findings to translate into the engineering of technology solutions Create logical, physical design and architecture for all VMware-based server and virtual desktop solutions (ESXi / vCenter, Horizon, NSX-T, AppVolumes, Dynamic Environment Manager) Strong working knowledge of vCenter, ESXi, CLI commands, ESXi updates/troubleshooting Excellent verbal and written communication skills Strong customer service and professional client-facing facing-skills Strong time management and organizational skills and ability to meet project deadlines Understanding of networking concepts, LAN/WAN, DNS/DHCP, routing, switching, and firewalls within the scope of the VMware technology stack Nice to Haves In addition, it would be nice to have one or more of the following abilities and be open to learning new technologies, such as: Experience of working with the Microsoft Server operating systems Hands-on experience of configuring IP Routing and GRE tunnels Experience of using automation technologies such as Ansible, Chef or Puppet On-Premise Layer 3 Switching experience with vendor hardware such as Cisco, Dell, Aruba. Understanding of Government Security Classifications Working knowledge of the Jira Service Management ITSM tool Dell Avamar Backup Software experience Our non-negotiables: Due to the highly secure nature of the projects that you will be involved with, you must be: A sole UK National and eligible to work in the UK Eligible to obtain and maintain a UK Government Developed Vetting (DV) level security clearance Who is MASS MASS is an independent, global technology company, trusted by highly-secure organisations to provide advanced, digital services that manage data and keep information safe. With our heritage in defence, we offer robust solutions to sectors where security expertise is essential. We work in partnership with customers, using skilled, technical experts. We think innovatively to provide tailored, agile and resilient solutions that secure advantage, so you re ready for digital transformation. MASS is an equal opportunities employer; we know that our people are smart, skilled and motivated and in return we provide a friendly workplace where everyone is valued and has the chance to make an impact. Apply today to see how working for MASS could work for you!
MASS Little Paxton, Cambridgeshire
Feb 15, 2025
Full time
£40,000 to £55,000 25 days annual leave inclusive of up to 3 days Christmas shut-down Buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave Annual Wellbeing allowance Two pension schemes to choose from Private Medical Insurance + discounts for additional family members Life Assurance scheme up to 4 x salary Share Save scheme Electric/Hybrid Car leasing scheme Cycle to work scheme Retail discounts Career development support We are expanding our modelling team, managed by our Principal Modelling Engineer at our St Neots head office, and are looking for technical excellence to deliver crucial elements of a large, cutting-edge System-of-Systems project. You will contribute to the design, implementation, testing, and support of new capabilities, with the opportunity to take part in both local and international trials using the team s outputs while working with both current and future technologies, techniques, and methodologies. Working as part of a team, you will be involved in Sprints, taking responsibility for the delivery of SCRUM tasking. You will be supported by the Project Design Authority who will work with you to ensure high quality delivery to the customer. You will develop into the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the project, acting as a point of contact for stakeholder queries. The invaluable experience you ll bring will help us achieve more. You will help line manage and mentor graduate modelling engineers, generating Simulink based models for deployment onto FPGA targets as part of production deliveries. Core to this role will be your understanding of Physics/Mathematical principles at Degree-level and experience as a Modelling engineer. A working knowledge of RF sensors within a Defence setting would be beneficial but not essential. Experience working with synthetic electromagnetic environments and their associated software and hardware requirements and limitations is desirable. Essential Experience Experience deploying Simulink models to FPGA targets (HDL Coder toolbox). System Documentation (Design & Test). Designing, building & testing Simulink models. Experience modelling RF environments, including interfaces between stand-alone models and a broader network. Working in an agile manner (SCRUM). Desirable Experience Experience of line management. Experience working in Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) test environments. Electronic Warfare domain knowledge. Familiarity with laboratory test equipment (Signal Generators, oscilloscopes, etc.). Experience using VHDL/Verilog. A deep understanding of physics and mathematical principles at Degree-level. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential. Our people are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programmes and policies that support individuals, including mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive employee assistance programme. Our non-negotiables: Due to the highly secure nature of the projects that you will be involved with, you must be: A UK National and eligible to work in the UK. Eligible to obtain and maintain a UK Government SC-level security clearance Apply today to see how working for MASS could work for you!