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# Senior Firmware Engineer

- **Company:** Platform Recruitment
- **Location:** Bedford, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £80,000.0 - £90,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Linux, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), GNU Linker, Open Source Technology, Toolchain, 5G/NR RLC, E-UTRAN, UTRAN
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2941264432-2

## About the Role

* Extensive experience in C for resource-constrained targets, including deep knowledge of memory layout, linker scripts, and drivers for SPI, I2C, and DMA.
 * Strong command of DSP fundamentals and 3GPP standards
 * Several years of commercial experience in cellular or RF firmware.

Bonus Skills

 * Familiarity with TI DSP architecture or Xilinx SoC development toolchains
 * Experience with open-source SDR tools like srsRAN or PCI-based host-to-DSP communication architectures.

If you are a proactive problem-solver ready to take ownership of complex firmware challenges, apply today!

## Description

* Design and maintain C firmware for TI DSPs and ARM aarch64 Linux platforms
 * Implement and optimize MAC/RLC protocol stacks for GERAN, UTRAN, E-UTRAN, and NR
 * Collaborate with FPGA teams to manage Xilinx SoC data paths and DMA transfers


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