Principal Software Engineer V06450
BAE Systems · Not specified, Cowes
Principal Software Engineer V06450 at BAE Systems, based in Not specified, Cowes, paying £54.57 - £73.68 per hour. This is a permanent role.
- Salary
- £54.57 - £73.68 per hour
- Location
- Not specified, Cowes
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted
- 11 hours ago
- Closes
- 2 Nov 2026
- Sector
- Software Developer
About 27% above the going rate for software developer
Reference https://www.morson.com/jobs/aerospace-and-defence/contract/cowes/principal-softw
About the role
PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER – V06450
Role Description
- Provide technical expertise across the software team for the requirements, design, implementation, testing and verification of the software subsystems on Naval radar
Key Tasks
- Derive and maintain a set of software requirements from a baseline set of systems requirements
- Produce and maintain a software design to meet a set of software requirements
- Use a software design to produce a deliverable software solution
- Test a software solution to prove that is meets its design aims and requirements
Skills
- Have considerable ability of using at least one high level programming language - Knowledge of Ada95 is desirable
- Have considerable ability of using a high-level design methodology (e.g. UML) - Knowledge of UML is essential
- Have knowledge of all aspects of a software lifecycle and good knowledge of software lifecycle models (e.g. Waterfall, Agile)
- Have good knowledge of appropriate software standards (e.g. ISO/IEC/IEE 12207)
- Have a comprehensive understanding of configuration management and experience of a configuration management tool
- An understanding of model-based techniques is desirable
Additional
- This work is based on the Isle of wight, and requires full-time on-site working,
Reference: https://www.morson.com/jobs/aerospace-and-defence/contract/cowes/principal-softw · Posted 11 hours ago · Closes 2 Nov 2026 · Listed via BAE Systems
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