Embedded DSP SW Engineer – Software Defined Radio Datalink

Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Certain Advantage
World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit an Embedded DSP Software Engineer – Software Defined Radio Datalink subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract.

This role would suit a candidate who comes from a mobile communications industry or from the aerospace/defence field. Other industries will be considered too.

Rate: £70 per hour
Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’
Location: Stevenage
Hybrid/Remote working: The role will based onsite. A compressed 4-Day week of Monday to Thursday is possible
Duration: 6 months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.
IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)
Interview process: One stage video interview process

Embedded DSP Software Engineer – Software Defined Radio Datalink Job Description:

Join our growing Software team in Stevenage, working as part of a dynamic team to develop, test and deliver innovative solutions by exploiting a wide portfolio of software technologies. You will work as part of a small team and be empowered to work individually with little supervision.
You will need to be able to work independently and be self driven whilst providing some technical leadership. You will need to be very proactive and comfortable working with teams outside of the SW department, and be experienced in Digital Signal Processing techniques (SDR) and able to develop Embedded SW in C. To be able to work in a lab based environment using various test tools such as scopes, logic analysers, bespoke test equipment and host based testing.

Responsibilities:

• An Embedded Software C Engineer capable of developing, integrating and testing Embedded Software
• Producing test requirements & test scripts for Unit, Subsystem and System level testing on both host and target platforms
• Running tests, analysing results and using target test facilities such as debuggers, probes, logic analysers and oscilloscopes
• Documentation and Design work in UML
• Integration of software components with ARM multi-core platforms, FPGA subsystems and RF transceiver interfaces
• Support Real Time TX/RX data processing, buffering and performance optimisation on Embedded targets
• Contribute to system integration and verification of Software Defined Radio (SDR) datalink capability

Skillset/experience required:

• Experience of Digital Signal Processing
• Experience of the C Programming Language
• Experience of testing software products for ARM based multi-core processing platforms
• Experience of communications protocols (eg SPI, UART, Ethernet, PCI-Express)
• Experience of DOORS
• Experience of test tools and techniques in both host and target environments
• Experience of test tools such as LDRA or equivalent for host testing
• Experience in model-based development, either in SysML/UML
• Knowledge of Real Time Operating Systems such as PikeOS or FreeRTOS
• Understanding of Real Time Embedded data handling mechanisms such as DMA, interrupts and shared memory
• Exposure to wireless modulation or waveform processing concepts (desirable)
• Experience working with FPGA or SDR based Embedded systems (desirable)