Embedded DSP Software Engineer – Software Defined Radio

Salary: £84,000 - 84,000 per year

Requirements

• 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 (e.g., 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)

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and test embedded software
• Produce test requirements and test scripts for Unit, Subsystem, and System level testing on both host and target platforms
• Run tests, analyze results, and use target test facilities such as debuggers, probes, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes
• Document and design work in UML
• Integrate software components with ARM multi-core platforms, FPGA subsystems, and RF transceiver interfaces
• Support real-time TX/RX data processing, buffering, and performance optimization on embedded targets
• Contribute to system integration and verification of Software Defined Radio (SDR) datalink capability

Technologies

• ARM
• Embedded
• Ethernet
• FPGA
• FreeRTOS
• Support
• UML
• Mobile

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We are a world-class defence organization based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, looking to recruit an Embedded DSP Software Engineer for a 6-month contract with potential for extension. Our dynamic software team is dedicated to developing, testing, and delivering innovative solutions using a broad range of software technologies. We offer a supportive working environment with the possibility of a compressed 4-day work week and hybrid/remote options for tasks that allow it. Join us and contribute to cutting-edge projects in the aerospace and defence sector.

last updated 15 week of 2026