Intermediate Member of Technical staff, Embedded Linux Software Specialist / Engineer

MDA Space
Farnborough, United Kingdom
12 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate

Job location

Farnborough, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Unit Testing
Beamforming
UClibc (C Standard Library)
C++
Code Coverage
Continuous Integration
Software Debugging
Device Drivers
Linux on Embedded Systems
Perl
Embedded Software
Ethernet
Python
Software Engineering
Subversion
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
USB
Serial Peripheral Interface
GIT
Yocto
Software Version Control

Job description

Reporting to the team leader, the candidate will have the following responsibilities:

  • Develop & maintain existing Beamforming Embedded Software products
  • Timely delivery of software to a variety of product lines integrating with customer projects
  • Maintain code quality standards using industry recognized tools
  • Contribute to evolution of the design and product roadmap
  • Support automation tools and continuous integration methodologies
  • Take ownership of issues on products and engage with customers as appropriate
  • Produce documentation at all levels of lifecycle (concept, design, training material etc.)

Requirements

Do you have experience in Software development?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * 2 plus years of experience of full lifecycle embedded software development

  • C/C++ embedded SW engineering experience, preferably on ARM or similar processor
  • Experience working with embedded Linux embedded (kernel and user-space development and debugging, Yocto, Buildroot, low level drivers, etc.)
  • Communication interfaces: Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART, and USB
  • Low level Device Driver experience and ability to develop integrate and test
  • Python/Perl scripting knowledge
  • Version Control experience For example GIT or SVN
  • Excellent Interpersonal skills
  • Independent, self-motivated, team player and multitasking capabilities
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment
  • Knowledge on RF fundamentals and communications theory desirable, but not essential
  • Knowledge of code coverage tools and unit test environments desirable, but not essential

We're a dream team of purpose-driven, collaborative and passionate people, and we are constantly looking for others to join #TeamMDA to ignite new and innovative approaches to problem-solving that push us forward to improve life on and above Earth. If you're excited to expand our place in space and driven to inspire the next generation, we'll take you there.

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Life insurance
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Company pension
  • Private medical insurance, We are required to conduct a BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) screening in which we will check your:
  • Right to work: To confirm that you are entitled to take up the position as well as check your nationality and immigration status
  • Identity: Full ID check
  • Criminal records: Basic Disclosure
  • Employment history check: Confirmation of past three years of employment (minimum) history/activity
  • Reference checks

Benefits statement:

MDA Space provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of MDA, you and your qualified dependents are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including; private healthcare, disability income protection, life insurance, pension plan; and an employee assistance program.

About the company

Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and Geointelligence pioneer with a 55-year+ story of world firsts and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. The global MDA Space team of more than 3,800 space experts has the knowledge and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission - bringing to bear a one-of-a-kind mix of experience, engineering excellence and wide-eyed wonder that's been in our DNA since day one. For those who dream big and push boundaries on the ground and in the stars to change the world for the better, we'll take you there., Our Sat Connect IC business unit, a division of our Satellite Systems business, is a leading provider of ASICs, software, multibeam electronically steered antennas, and complete systems for communication satellites, as well as ground and airborne terminals. With locations in Israel, the UK, and the US, we are a technology leader in satellite communication.

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