Principal Software Engineer

Redline Group - Specialist Recruitment for Technology & Electronics Companies; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Redline Group is seeking a Principal Software Engineer near Leicestershire with a strong background in DSP, embedded software, and 5G communications applications. The role focuses on technical leadership within a developing engineering team.

The candidate will own complex embedded software and DSP development, guiding architecture decisions and ensuring robust implementation across the full lifecycle.

Qualifications

• BEng/BSc or MSc/MEng in Engineering or related field.
• Significant DSP algorithm simulation and embedded software experience.
• Strong bare-metal/embedded C development with architectural guidance.
• Experience in Linux-based development environments.
• Proven ability to provide technical leadership and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of embedded software and DSP development activities.
• Lead architecture and implementation decisions across the development lifecycle.
• Mentor engineers and influence software design within the team.
• Support design and implementation of advanced communications systems.

Skills

DSP algorithms

Embedded C

Linux debugging

Technical leadership

5G communications

Education

Engineering degree (BEng/BSc or MSc/MEng)

Tools

Yocto BSPs

Cortex-M4

Linux

Job description

Are you a Principal Software Engineer with a strong background in DSP, embedded software and developing 5G communications applications?

If so I’d like to speak with you!

A well-established R&D organisation and market leader is looking to rapidly expand its engineering team and is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to provide technical leadership within its development team near Leicestershire.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will take technical ownership of complex embedded software and DSP development activities, supporting the design and implementation of advanced communications systems. The successful candidate will bring strong embedded/bare-metal software experience, a deep understanding of digital signal processing, and proven capability in implementing communication signal processing algorithms such as DDCs, filters and FFTs.

Skills/Experience required for the Principal Software Engineer job based near Leicestershire include:

• BEng/BSc or MSc/MEng within Engineering, ideally Electronics, Telecommunications, Software Engineering or a similar discipline
• Significant experience in DSP algorithm simulation, embedded software development and 5G communications systems
• Strong expertise in bare-metal and embedded C development, with the ability to guide architecture and implementation decisions
• Experience developing and debugging software in Linux-based environments
• Proven ability to provide technical leadership, mentor engineers and influence software design across the full development lifecycle

Experience of the following would be advantageous for the Principal Software Engineer job based near Leicestershire:

• Experience with Yocto-based Board Support Packages
• Experience with typical embedded control peripherals, such as RAM, Flash, UART, PWM, A/D, CAN, I2C and SPI
• Cortex M3/M4 Microcontrollers or similar.
• Experience with the efficient implementation of communications DSP algorithms, such as FFTs, filtering and DDC, including exposure to VHDL

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established, highly profitable company investing heavily in R&D. This is a great chance for a Principal Software Engineer to take a senior technical role within a consistently growing technology company, with the opportunity to influence product direction, support engineering best practice and contribute to the development of advanced communications technology.