Embedded Software Engineer

We are looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to join our defence clients Software Defined Radio team within the UK System Delivery group.

The team is undertaking the design and implementation of a satellite communications Software Defined Radio (SDR) modem. You will be part of a small multi-disciplinary team containing software, system, firmware and infrastructure engineers. There will be scope in the future to work on further developments as project needs arise.

You will research and develop aspects of modem products and associated communications systems, using your experience in software within complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Developing software aspects to support the operation of satellite modem products based on Software Defined Radio (SDR) technologies.
• Definition, implementation, verification and validation activities associated with these solutions.
• Work in response to requirements, defining sub-systems, communicating risk and specifying test and verification techniques.
• Occasionally diagnose software problems in the laboratory prototyping environment.
• Develop and maintain skills to support on-going and future development.
• Supporting the development of product verification automated test frameworks

Skill Set

Essential

• Modern C++ software engineering for target Linux platforms to a high standard
• Developing using Eclipse CDT running on a Linux based operating system
• Device management interfaces (e.g. SNMP, Web) for design, implementation and test
• Git for version control
• Inter-process communication and techniques
• Unit and integration test tools (e.g. Google Test, Robot Framework)
• Atlassian toolset (e.g. Jira, Confluence, BitBucket)
• Python 3.x code development using Redhat 8.x hosted on Linux servers
• Python application integration with the modem and test equipment using various APIs such as SNMP

Desirable

• Agile or Scrum working environment experience would be very beneficial
• System and software modelling tools such as Enterprise Architect (SysML / UML)
• User interface design, implementation and test using HTML, CSS and JavaScript

Please note, due to the sensitive nature of the product all candidates must be sole British nationals. You will be required to hold a Security Clearance to SC level.

Portsmouth (hybrid working 3 days onsite per week, 2 days from home) - 6 month duration - Pay rate £48.59 p/h PAYE (£55.65 p/h including holiday pay) or £65 p/h Umbrella