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GLA Research And Innovation Engineer (Software Development)

Employer
Trinity House Lighthouse Service
Location
Harwich, Essex
Salary
C. £41,403 pa
Closing date
16 Feb 2020

Job Details

GLA Research And Innovation Engineer (Software Development)
C. £41,403 pa Flexible Working, Generous Pension Arrangements And Leave Entitlement

Based Harwich, Essex

The General Lighthouse Authorities of the United Kingdom and Ireland (GLA) are world leaders in the provision of safety-critical marine aids-to-navigation.  The GLA consist of Trinity House (for England, Wales and the Channel Islands), The Northern Lighthouse Board (for Scotland and the Isle of Man) and the Commissioners of Irish Lights (for the whole of the Island of Ireland).  GLA Research and Development (GRAD) is a key area for us as we drive leading-edge projects of global significance in the marine environment comprising satellite and terrestrial radio navigation systems, alongside physical and visual signalling systems.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our internationally-renowned GRAD team working for, and on behalf of, all three GLA applying your skills and knowledge for the benefit and safety of all mariners.  You will work at our modern, waterside offices that offer good transport links to London and beyond.  There will also be some travel to GLA locations around the United Kingdom and Ireland, with some infrequent international travel.

Using our state-of-the-art research laboratories, you will undertake research and development, manage and deliver projects and conduct field trials.  We will encourage you to produce papers for, and present at, international and national conferences.  In the first instance, you will work in our Software Development and Computer Systems discipline, primarily on technologies and issues around the International Maritime Organisation’s e-Navigation concept, but will over time, include the wider areas of the GRAD project portfolio.  You will have knowledge and experience in the application of a wide variety of current programming languages and of those now being developed, as well as a good working knowledge of systems engineering.  You will have experience in Service Oriented Architectures and knowledge of SQL database design and development, as well as also preferably possessing knowledge of e-Navigation and how it is currently being demonstrated and rolled out globally.

You will be highly numerate and an experienced programmer with a degree (2:1 preferred) in electronic engineering, computer systems engineering, software engineering, or similar.  You should have practical experience of the systems engineering lifecycle including requirements capture, design, development, implementation and testing, as well as experience in programming languages (preferably C#, Python, Java, or C++).  Ideally, you will also have experience in an engineering discipline.

You will have some industrial experience with experience of cyber-security issues, be adaptable, confident and enthusiastic with good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively (both written and orally) at all levels.  Good organisation and time management skills are essential, as are well-developed IT skills.  Project Management skills are also desirable.

If you have the talent to be part of our team, then visit our website to download a full job description and complete the online application process - please click APPLY

Application to be received by midnight on Sunday 16th February 2020

Interviews to be held in Harwich on Tuesday 25th February 2020

Trinity House is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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Trinity House is a charity dedicated to safeguarding shipping and seafarers, providing education, support and welfare to the seafaring community with a statutory duty as a General Lighthouse Authority to deliver a reliable, efficient and cost-effective aids to navigation service for the benefit and safety of all mariners

As the General Lighthouse Authority for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar, we are a world leader in the provision of aids to navigation.

Providing nearly 600 aids to navigation, the service uses three ships and new technology to deliver a leading-edge service.

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