Software Engineer

Reference: 05/13

Added: 02/04/2013

Location: Crowthorne

Salary: Up to £34,000

Closing Date: 31/05/2013

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES

To support our continuing growth and success, we are looking to recruit Software Engineers from science and engineering backgrounds who can apply their unique knowledge and expertise to solve real-world problems.

Our Staff

All of our technical staff have science, mathematics or engineering degrees.  Their transferable skills in science and IT gives them the domain knowledge and expertise to readily understand our customers and the business issues they face and equips them with the tools to transform  our customers’ requirements into innovative solutions. This is what makes TRL unique and so successful.

About You

We are looking for bright, enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our team.

Your main focus will be to assist with the application of various scientific traffic models into commercial software products.  You will be expected to work closely with other technical staff to achieve these goals.  You will be expected to take responsibility for your assigned area(s), deliver implementations in a timely manner and demonstrate their correctness by devising and executing tests.  A background in a scientific or engineering field would be advantageous.

You should have practical experience in UI and application development using VB.NET and/or C#.

Previous experience of software development, including areas such as Agile, TDD, quality assurance and user documentation would be advantageous.

Good team working skills, together with the ability to work unsupervised are essential. The workload will be varied and is likely to involve a variety of areas, so flexibility is important. Most roles will involve some degree of client liaison, so the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing is required. The roles will include the maintenance of existing software code and products, as well as the design and development of new products.

Related career opportunities exist in transport research, software development and project management.

All TRL software development is carried out within a quality controlled TickIT environment with defined development processes.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV quoting reference 05/13 to vacancies@trl.co.uk giving details of your qualifications, experience and present position. Your covering letter must provide details of current remuneration.