Senior Engineer (C&E) - RF Signal Processing Software

ADVANCED CONCEPTS is an entity within EDGE dedicated to the design and deployment of advanced, innovative technologies.

ADVANCED CONCEPTS is fast-tracking the development of high-technology autonomous systems, including three Medium Endurance, High Altitude, fixed-wing unmanned aerial systems, a family of precision loitering munitions, a cost- effective family of cruise missiles, and a range of guided artillery munitions.

Core Accountabilities:

- Implement OSI: PHY/layer 1 and layer 2 radio for running on Microcontroller or FPGA

- Develop embedded software for RF systems, including signal processing for data‑links

- Write device drivers and low level software for RF-chipsets and modules

- Develop and maintain bare-metal firmware for microcontrollers based on ARM Cortex-M architectures

- Develop and maintain firmware with RTOS on microcontrollers

- Integrate various communication protocols like I2C, UART, SPI, CAN and ETH in both Linux and microcontroller environments

- Use of programming languages for Microcontrollers such as C/C++ and Assembly

- Design and generation of Board Support Packages

- Participate in code reviews, ensure code quality, and follow established coding standards.

- Stay up-to-date with advancements in embedded technologies and best practices.

- Analyse and improve the performance of the developed RF systems in terms of throughput , latency, power consumption, and signal quality.

- Build of Linux images such as Yocto and FreeRTOS.

- Use of version controlled environment such as Git or SVN

- Use of code writing style guides (as for example pep8 for python)

- Implement Linux drivers and kernel modules for custom hardware components

- Implement Linux client/server against UDP, TCP or IP

- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills

- Conduct testing and troubleshooting of both software and hardware

- Support, lead and mentor junior engineers and share knowledge

Qualifications / Experience:

- Bachelor’s or Master's degree in computer science, communication, electronic, software engineering.

- Minimum 8 years of experience in embedded software engineering, C and C++ and Assembler

- Knowledge and understanding of OSI model: PHY/layer 1 and layer 2

- Strong understanding of ARM and Cortex-M architectures.

- Knowledge in Linux driver and kernel development.

- Knowledge with bare-metal firmware development for microcontrollers

- Knowledge with RTOS on microcontrollers.

- Knowledge of I2C, UART, SPI, and CAN protocols and their implementation in both Linux and microcontrollers.

- Understanding of RF principles, including modulation, coding, and signal processing.

- Experience with RF hardware, including transceivers, power amplifier, and antenna systems.

- Ability to design and implement efficient algorithms for real time RF systems.

- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with engineers and other stakeholders.

- Proven ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.