Software Release Engineer - 12-month FTC

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Job description

Software Release Engineer - 12-month FTC
Location: Woking
Shift: Days - 45 hours per week
9am - 6pm Monday to Friday
Salary: £42,000 - £60,000 per annum
12-month FTC with the possibility of a permanent contract

Software Release Engineer required to join a well-established company based in Woking on a 12-month fixed term contract initially, to oversee software release and diagnostics, with a salary of between £42,000 - £60,000 per annum.

Our client is an automotive luxury brand, with a global reputation for producing luxury performance vehicles. Working with some of the most iconic designs using modern engineering this company is one of a kind and their attention to detail is second to none.

Purpose of Role

Software Development is a fast-moving, challenging, and rewarding area, and it extends to a wide range of technologies, such as legacy and AUTOSAR, waterfall and Agile, traditional, and state-of-the-art Zonal E/E Architecture.
In this complex environment, the Software Release Engineer coordinates the software deliveries of in-house software team and software supplied externally, acting as a reference point for the software development team and the first point of contact for software delivery for Manufacturing and Aftersales.
The role is oriented to deliver a high-quality software to the final customer, focusing on the continuous enhancement of the software delivery process and the optimisation of Continuous Delivery through DevOps techniques.
Software Release Engineer role:

Manage the software bug tracking tools and generate software KPI's for project reporting.
Generate the Engineering Records within SAP to manage the software part numbers in the Bill of Material (BoM) to support manufacturing process.
Conduct production software signing for all ECUs.
Maintain the planning of software platforms across programmes in line with development and programmes' needs
Chair software project meetings for each vehicle programme to ensure on-time software delivery and feature content.
First point of contact for software delivery for Programmes, Manufacturing, and Aftersales
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Embedded Software and Electronics experience in automotive
Management of software parts in the company ERP (SAP)
Knowledge of State-of-the-Art Automotive Diagnostics protocols, ECUs bootloaders including cybersecurity requirements
Knowledge of bug-tracking tools on administration side, such as Jira and MantisBT
Knowledge of different types of software development process, such as V-cycle and Agile
Experience with database administration and developing reports in Microsoft Power BI
Knowledge of DevOps techniques and ability to develop scripts to increase the interoperability of software release tools, such as JFrog Artifactory and Jenkins
Ability to write software in multiple programming languages (Java preferable)

Software Release Engineer

Self-motivated, able to work as a team member and across diverse team
Effective time management and prioritisation of tasks between multiple projects
Conscientious and attention to quality, reliability, and safety
Master degree in either engineering, information technology, computer science or similar