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Vacancies at CATS³

Software Development Engineer

About Us
CATS³ provides world leading control systems, signal conditioning and software for servo-hydraulic, electric and pneumatic systems used for testing of materials and structures. These range from simple single axis tests to complex multi-axis test rigs, including service load simulation testing. We are based in an attractive rural location on the outskirts of Southam in Warwickshire. Our current team consists of engineers specialising in electronics, software development, mechanical systems, fatigue, durability and mathematics. Our products are highly specialised, and within the marketplace there are several large competitors. Our partnership with ZwickRoell and other agents means that we have access to large international markets. We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join our small team of specialists.

Key responsibilities
  • Be part of an agile software team working on feature development and bug fixing on a range of software packages. This involves both new and emerging code bases and legacy code bases.
  • Engage with the team daily to communicate ideas, flag issues as they arise and collaborate with others to achieve the goals of the company.
  • Provide good estimation of tasks to assist with workload planning.
  • Provide clear and concise specification and documentation of software functionality for use in both internal and customer facing documents.
  • Take part in regular and thorough software testing and create test plans for others to follow.
  • Take part in live demonstrations and presentations of software functionality to customers and to other members of the company.

Essential Skills
  • Good experience of Visual Studio 2022 Professional or previous versions to 2019
  • C# - at least 4 years’ experience in Windows 10 application development
  • Experience with WPF and UI/UX development in general
  • Socket based communications, especially to external hardware.
  • Multi-threaded design
  • An appreciation of .NET and .NET Framework
  • git / version control

Desirable experience
  • Hands on experience of servo hydraulic control loops, if not experience of closed loop control in an engineering context.
  • Understanding and practice of MVVM principles.
  • Understanding and practice of SOLID principles.
  • C / C++ knowledge.
  • Been a member of an agile software team developing code in a SCRUM type environment.
  • Experience and use of Atlassian JIRA for project planning.
  • Experience in unit testing.
  • Experience in CI/CD using Microsoft Azure
  • Understanding of basic mechanical and control principles

​General
  • A company laptop will be provided.
  • Mostly remote working via Teams with an expectation of visiting the office at least once a fortnight.
  • The successful candidate will need to attend an on-site induction period of approximately one week.
  • Having a driving licence and access to a vehicle is preferable.

Benefits:
  • Annual holidays: 23 days + 8 Bank holidays plus statutory sick leave
  • After 3 years’ service, the 23 annual holidays grow by 1 day per year up to 28 days.
  • Pension: CATS³ contribution - 3% of annual salary; Employee contribution - 5% of annual salary
  • Private Health Insurance
  • Group Life Insurance: Death in Service (3 times salary)

To express your interest in this role please send your CV to: apply@cats3.com
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​CATS³ Limited
Unit 14, Insight Park, Welsh Rd E, Southam CV47 1NE United Kingdom
Incorporated in England - Company Reg No. 5152172
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