Arden White Aerospace and Aviation Recruitment are currently working with a leading global engineering organisation, recruiting for a Senior Principal Software Engineer to join their growing engineering team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced software engineering professional to take a senior technical leadership role, developing advanced embedded software for complex, safety critical engineering applications. You will play a key role in defining software architecture, influencing technical strategy and leading the development of high integrity software solutions used within highly regulated environments. Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, you will help deliver robust, reliable software while mentoring engineers and driving technical excellence throughout the software development lifecycle. Responsibilities Lead the software architecture and technical direction for complex embedded software projects. Design, develop and maintain real time embedded software using C/C++. Develop software for advanced control and actuation systems. Work closely with systems, hardware and verification engineers to ensure successful software integration. Ensure software is developed in accordance with DO-178C and other applicable safety critical standards. Lead software verification, validation and integration activities. Drive engineering best practice throughout the software development lifecycle. Provide technical leadership, mentoring and guidance ..... full job details .....