TeraView is developing ways to exploit terahertz (THz) radiation in many ground-breaking applications for use within the medical, pharmaceutical, semi conductor, defence and security industries.
Based in Cambridge the company is seeking a Software Development Specialist to join the team; an individual who has the technical skills to work on a variety of novel scientific projects and the desire to influence software development at every level as the company grows
The successful candidate will have 3 years or more industry experience working within a scientific instrumentation environment. A demonstrable track record of developing instrumentation or scientific applications together with experience of working within a formalised Quality Management System is essential. A self-starter with a positive attitude and a proven ability to work in small multi-disciplinary teams is also important.
Role & Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Technical Development Team Leader, responsibilities will include:-
·Designing and developing software in support of instrumentation related to our terahertz systems, either individually or as part of a wider team
·Developing our existing C#/.net, C++ and Python codebases
·Hands-on work in prototyping of proposed solutions
·Product design and related processes within a formal Quality Management System
Key Skills:
The successful applicant will have:-
·Extensive knowledge in at least one object-oriented development platform (C#, C++, Python or comparable)
·MS-Windows programming experience, including both win32 and .NET/CLI APIs
·A proven track record in the design of multi-threaded hardware/instrumentation control applications and graphical user-interface design
·A scientific or engineering background
·Experience of product design and related processes within a formal Quality Management System
·Knowledge and experience of automated testing
·Good interpersonal skills
·Good attention to detail
Experience and Education:
Essentials:
·Computer Science or Engineering degree
·Design and development of scientific measurement equipment, for example spectrometers or medical imaging systems
·3 years minimum industrial experience in scientific instrumentation
·The ability to work alone and on own initiative
·Ability to work in a team
·Flexible approach to work
Desirables:
·Experience of using boost and STL
·3D & 2D scientific visualisation
·Robotics control or cybernetics
·Signal processing, statistics and other data analysis methods
·Knowledge of Matlab or other numerical analysis packages
·SQL / Relational-database usage
TeraView offers an excellent salary and benefits package, along with the opportunity for highly-motivated staff to work together and shape the development of products in one of the newest and most exciting areas of technology.
We are an equal opportunities employer and pride ourselves on our diverse workforce.
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