Contract Embedded Software Engineer – C/C++, Linux, SDR

Line Up Aviation; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Line Up Aviation is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer in Portsmouth to join the Advanced Developments Group. You will prototype wireless solutions using C/C++ on embedded platforms and develop software for real-time Linux environments in an agile setting.

The role covers development from prototypes to deployment standards, with a 6-month contract and a salary of up to £60/hour (Umbrella, DOE). Security clearance (SC) is required on submission.

Qualifications

• Experience programming Embedded Systems using C/C++.
• Experience of bare-metal and embedded Linux environments.
• Experience of linux device drivers including DMA, Interrupts, and Device Trees
• Knowledge of Digital Signal Processing
• Knowledge of Software Defined Radio

Responsibilities

• Prototype innovative wireless solutions.
• Develop using C/C++ on embedded platforms.
• Development of embedded software/firmware prototypes in an agile environment.
• Further development of proven prototypes to a deployment standard.
• Development of software in a real-time embedded environment using Linux (e.g. Microblaze or RISC-V using C/C++).
• Experience of working with and configuring embedded Linux systems with Buildroot and Yocto.
• Experience of working with U-Boot, Kernel config and device trees.
• Building and deploying embedded Linux systems in an offline environment

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Bare-metal Linux

Linux device drivers

Digital Signal Processing

Software Defined Radio

Job description

Line Up Aviation is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer in Portsmouth to join the Advanced Developments Group. You will prototype wireless solutions using C/C++ on embedded platforms and develop software for real-time Linux environments in an agile setting.

The role covers development from prototypes to deployment standards, with a 6-month contract and a salary of up to £60/hour (Umbrella, DOE). Security clearance (SC) is required on submission.