Software Solution Architect

Software Solutions Architect - Autonomous & Robotic Systems

Newcastle upon Tyne, Hybrid 3/2, Relocation Package Available

KO2's client is one of the world's leading providers of counter-mine and combat engineering systems, supplying complex autonomous and remote-controlled equipment to military end users globally. With a £3m R&D investment programme underway and an ambitious roadmap to become the world number one for Autonomous Combat Engineering Systems, this is a rare opportunity to join at the architectural heart of that journey.

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The Role

This is a senior, architecture-level position within the R&D function, reporting to the Head of R&D. You will not be the primary coder. You will be the person who designs and governs the software architecture and CI/CD process that the engineering team builds within. You will own the framework that ensures software developed across robotics payloads, vehicle automation, computer vision, sensor integration, digital twins and simulation is scalable, maintainable, compliant and defensible to safety-critical standards.

Critically, this is an R&D environment. You will need the pragmatism to allow a first-off prototype to move forwa...