Software Engineer

This is a great opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading Defence organisations based In Broad Oak. Typical duties include (but are not limited to):

• Design and development of embedded software entities, from specification through to release into service
• Support to electronic circuit designers for computing architecture aspects
• Architecture design and coding of complex software problems including, but not limited to, digital signal processing, TCP/IP, data recording solutions
• Translation of requirements into design detail
• Undertake design review activities at various levels
• Support other software engineers as appropriate
• Specification of bespoke procured items (e.g. procured IP)
• Verification of components and sub-systems using a combination of simulation, analysis, test, and assurance techniques
• Maintenance of existing designs and implementation of technology insertion programmes
• Able to follow the engineering lifecycle and contribute to progress and design reviews
• Support system integration activities

Extensive experience in low-level software design and implementation in C / C++

• Sound understanding of one or more microprocessor architectures

• Experience of complex system integration, both hardware and software (Desirable)

• Knowledge of memory types and interfacing with processors and FPGAs. Skills:

• Experience in, or a good understanding of, some or all of the following areas would be advantageous:

• Implementation of digital signal processing algorithms

• Real-time DSP software

• ADCs and DACs

• Experience in the Unified Modelling Language (UML)

• Previous experience of operating in a defence or high safety integrity environment, Degree, or equivalent experience, in Electronic Engineering

• CEng or equivalent level of capability, or working towards CEng status