About the Company
Precision Acoustics designs and manufactures high‑performance ultrasound measurement and characterisation systems used by leading research institutions and commercial organisations worldwide. Our products combine precision motion systems, ultrasound hardware, and bespoke software.
We are a growing, technically focused company that offers the flexibility of a small engineering team alongside the stability of a successful wider group.
The Role
We are looking for a Software & Systems Engineer to join our Software & Systems team. You will contribute to the development, testing, and documentation of complex ultrasound measurement systems, as well as help improve our engineering and delivery processes.
This is an engineering‑led role with a focus on software development and system definition, with the opportunity to develop customer‑facing technical and sales support activities.
The role will be shaped around the strengths of the successful candidate.
Key Responsibilities:
Software & Systems Engineering
- Design, develop, and maintain software for ultrasound measurement systems
- Support system‑level definition and specification of bespoke solutions
- Produce and maintain clear technical documentation (requirements, test plans, system descriptions)
- Contribute to testing, validation, and compliance activities
- Support investigation and resolution of technical issues
Agile & Process Improvement
- Contribute to improving agile software development practices
- Planning, prioritisation, and issue tracking
- Improving visibility, traceability, and organisation of technical work
- Collaborate closely with software, electronics, and mechanical engineers
Customer & Sales Support (Secondary)
- Support technical input into sales opportunities and quotations
- Engage with customers to understand applications and requirements
- Act as a technical link between customers and internal teams
Essential Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or similar
- Experience in software or systems engineering
- Strong written communication skills for technical documentation
- Ability to work on complex, multidisciplinary systems
- Right to work in the UK
Desirable Experience
- LabVIEW, or other languages such as Python, C/C++, or MATLAB
- Scientific instrumentation, automation, or measurement systems
- Agile development environments
- Experience in small or multidisciplinary engineering teams
What We Offer
- Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
- Pension scheme and health insurance cash plan
- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- Patent reward scheme recognising technical innovation
Apply now if you enjoy working on technically challenging systems and want to help shape both products and processes in a growing engineering team.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Dorchester DT2 8QH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):
- This role combines technical engineering work with customer-facing commercial responsibilities. Please describe a specific example where you worked directly with a customer or stakeholder to understand a technical problem and help deliver a solution. What was your role, and what was the outcome?
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
