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Embedded Software Test Engineer Witney, Oxfordshire Hybrid - 3 days a week on-site (Commutable from Oxford, Carterton, Burford, Chipping Norton, Faringdon, Abingdon, Swindon and Cirencester) £50,000 - £60,000 + Hybrid Working + SPARK Ada Training + Formal Methods Exposure + Technical Ownership Are you an Embedded Software Test Engineer or Software Verification Engineer from a safety-critical or regulated environment looking to work on technology that will enable safe, certified autonomous flight? This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing specialist autonomy-assurance business, where you will help shape the verification of embedded software used across flight-critical control, runtime safety and mission-assurance systems. Founded to solve one of the biggest barriers to autonomous-system adoption the company works alongside major aerospace, defence and autonomy organisations. It is now expanding rapidly as demand grows across autonomous aviation, drones and next-generation vehicles. In this role, you will define verification strategies, develop test frameworks and conduct requirements-based verification and validation. You will also produce traceable certification evidence and apply advanced techniques including automated testing, fuzz testing, fault injection and Monte Carlo simulation. This role would suit someone with software V&V experience gained within aerospace, defence, automotive, rail, medical devices or another regulated engineering environment. Direct DO-178C, DAL A/B and aerospace experience would be beneficial but is not essential. The Role: * Define verification strategies for safety-critical embedded software and systems * Develop test frameworks, verification plans and certification evidence * Deliver requirements-based V&V, traceability and compliance documentation * Conduct integration, system and qualification testing using advanced verification techniques The Person: * Software verification and validation experience within a safety-critical or regulated environment * Experience with requirements-based testing, traceability and compliance documentation * Knowledge of embedded systems and real-time software * DO-178C, DAL A/B, formal methods or aerospace experience beneficial but not essential Hybrid working with a minimum of three days per week onsite in Witney, normally Tuesday to Thursday. Candidates must be eligable for SC Clearance. Reference Number: BBBH280345 Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Embedded Software Engineer Witney, Oxfordshire Hybrid - 3 days a week on-site (Commutable from Oxford, Carterton, Burford, Chipping Norton, Faringdon, Abingdon, Kidlington and Swindon) £40,000 - £60,000 + Specialist Training + Technical Progression + High Ownership + Hybrid Working Are you an Embedded Software Engineer with experience in C, C++ or Ada looking to develop safety-critical technology for next-generation autonomous systems? This is an excellent opportunity to join an early-stage, mission-led engineering business developing embedded safety and runtime-monitoring technology for autonomous aerospace and defence platforms. The company is expanding its specialist software and verification teams, offering you significant technical ownership and the opportunity to help take their technology from a proven prototype through to enterprise deployment. In this role, you will design and develop high-integrity embedded software, build runtime safety and monitoring components and contribute to certifiable software architecture. You will work closely with verification and certification engineers to support future DO-178C DAL A/B objectives. Specialist training in SPARK Ada will be provided. Previous safety-critical or aerospace experience would therefore be beneficial but is not essential for an accomplished embedded engineer who wants to move into this field. The Role: *Design and develop embedded software for autonomous systems *Build runtime-safety, monitoring and fail-safe functionality *Contribute to high-integrity software architecture, integration and V&V *Support certification-focused development against DO-178C DAL A/B objectives The Person: *Strong embedded or real-time software engineering experience *Commercial experience with C, C++, Ada or a comparable low-level language *Understanding of software design, integration and verification *Safety-critical, regulated or aerospace experience beneficial but not essential Hybrid working with a minimum of three days per week onsite in Witney, normally Tuesday to Thursday. Candidates must be eligable for SC Clearance. Reference Number: BBBH280346 Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Job title: AI Engineer Contract: 12 months Location: London (hybrid) The Role We are seeking a highly skilled AI Engineer with hands-on experience in building AI-powered software solutions using GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and modern Large Language Models (LLMs). The ideal candidate will leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate software delivery, automate engineering workflows, and build intelligent applications utilizing agentic AI frameworks, code generation, and enterprise AI platforms. The candidate should possess strong software engineering fundamentals along with expertise in integrating AI models into real-world applications and driving developer productivity through AI-assisted coding solutions. Your responsibilities: * Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered applications using LLMs and Generative AI technologies. * Build engineering solutions leveraging GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, and related AI platforms. * Develop AI agents, copilots, and workflow automation solutions for enterprise use cases. * Create retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions using vector databases and knowledge repositories. * Design and implement prompt engineering frameworks and evaluation mechanisms. * Integrate AI services with enterprise applications using APIs, microservices, and cloud-native architectures. * Build automated coding assistants, developer productivity tools, and intelligent software engineering workflows. * Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to identify AI-driven opportunities and translate them into scalable solutions. * Establish best practices for AI governance, security, model monitoring, and responsible AI implementation. * Mentor development teams on effective usage of AI-assisted development tools. Your Profile Essential skills/knowledge/experience: AI & Generative AI * Strong experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI. * Hands-on experience with: o GitHub Copilot o Claude Code o OpenAI GPT Models o Azure OpenAI Services o Anthropic Claude APIs * Prompt Engineering and Prompt Optimization. * Agentic AI frameworks such as: o LangChain o LangGraph o CrewAI o AutoGen o Semantic Kernel Software Development * Strong programming expertise in: o Python o JavaScript/TypeScript o C# or Java * Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices. * Knowledge of software design patterns and scalable application architecture. AI Application Development * Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) * Vector databases: o Pinecone o ChromaDB o Weaviate o Azure AI Search * Embedding models and semantic search. * Model evaluation and observability. Desirable skills/knowledge/experience: * Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform. * CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins. * Docker and Kubernetes. * Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred). LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world's most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance. A multiple award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over consecutive years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience. Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.

Interim Digital Business Analyst Wigston, Leicestershire - Hybrid, 3 days per week on site £425-£500 per day | Outside IR35 | 3 Month Contract | Full Time | Immediate Start Excellent opportunity for an experienced Digital Business Analyst to join an established business on a focused ecommerce contract, taking ownership of requirements analysis and helping turn complex business needs into clear, sprint-ready deliverables. This company are looking for an experienced contractor to improve the quality and speed of requirements moving into development, supporting closer collaboration between business stakeholders, Product, Engineering and QA. In this role, you will lead discovery sessions, validate requirements and break down complex features into well-defined user stories. You will write detailed acceptance criteria, identify edge cases and dependencies, and support engineering and QA throughout development and testing. The ideal candidate will have recent experience as a Business Analyst within an Agile digital delivery environment, with strong practical knowledge of INVEST principles and Gherkin acceptance criteria. Ecommerce experience would be particularly valuable, alongside the ability to quickly understand unfamiliar systems and resolve gaps in requirements. This is a fantastic opportunity to make an immediate contribution to an active digital platform, improve backlog quality and leave the team with practical analysis methods they can continue using after the assignment. The Role: Run discovery workshops and stakeholder interviews to gather and validate requirements. Translate business needs into clear user stories with testable Given / When / Then acceptance criteria. Break down epics and features into appropriately sized, independently deliverable stories. Identify business rules, edge cases, error states, dependencies and unanswered questions before refinement. Work closely with the Product Owner, UX, Engineering and QA through development, testing and defect triage. Improve requirements templates, Definition of Ready and backlog quality, with a clear handover. The Person: Experienced Business Analyst within an Agile digital product or technology delivery environment. Strong requirements elicitation, workshop facilitation and stakeholder management skills. Proven ability to write INVEST-compliant user stories and detailed Gherkin acceptance criteria. Experienced in breaking down complex requirements and supporting developers and QA through delivery. Ecommerce experience desirable, particularly B2B accounts, pricing, checkout, order management or API integrations. Available immediately or at short notice, with the ability to attend Wigston three days per week. Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.