Integration Engineer (AU)

About the role

Join DroneShield as an Integration Engineer, where you’ll get hands-on with embedded software  and hardware development, building practical tools to support our R&D and production teams. Be part of creating real-world solutions in cutting-edge defence technology.

Responsibilities, Duties and Expectations  

• Design and implement new software tools and features for embedded Linux-based systems
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver on user and business requirements
• Work with the broader engineering team to ensure reliable and robust end to end system operation
• Write and maintain internal documentation for implemented features and tools
• Maintain and support legacy tools and systems
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members

Qualifications, Experience and Skills  

• BS degree in Computer Science, Mechatronics, Electronic Engineer or similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
• Minimum 5-7 years’ experience in related roles
• Comfortable on the command line in a Linux first environment
• Software development experience in Python (required), Golang, Modern C++
• Familiarity with developing under Linux (embedded Linux would be advantageous)
• Experience with development tools including Git, Jira, Confluence, GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Poetry
• Inter-device and inter-process communication using gRPC, REST, raw TCP/UDP, or other high performance messaging protocols
• Experience developing manufacturing systems and rigs for R&D and production
• Experienced in Python required
• Experience unit testing and use of CI/CD pipelines required
• Knowledge of the following would also be desirable:
• • DevOps experience, automated testing, and system monitoring
  • Experience with VISA communications to instrumentation
  • Experience in HW - RF equipment and testing (preferred)
  • Application development with cross-cutting concerns (logging, persistence, security, configuration management, transactional behaviour)
  • Microservice architecture
  • API design
• Non-technical skills:
• • Excellent written and visual communication skills
  • Experience writing instructional documentation
  • Strong troubleshooting skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a fast-paced team
  • Strong ability to multi-task, meet deadlines and handle pressure
  • “Can do” attitude and willingness to help in variety of tasks, including occasional tasks unrelated to the core role

Note for recruitment agencies: we do not accept floated candidates from external recruiters unless they were instructed to do so.

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