Senior Firmware Engineer - Embedded DSP & 5G Protocols

Platform Recruitment; Bedford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Platform Recruitment in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to own the embedded firmware stack, from investigation to integration and release.

You will design and maintain C firmware for TI DSPs and ARM aarch64 Linux platforms, and optimize MAC/RLC protocols for GERAN, UTRAN, E-UTRAN, and NR. Join a small, high-impact team working on cutting-edge communication technology with strong autonomy.

Qualifications

• Experience in C for resource-constrained targets with 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

C firmware development

DSP fundamentals

Memory layout & drivers

3GPP standards knowledge

Cellular/RF firmware experience

Tools

TI DSP architecture

Xilinx SoC development toolchains

Job description

Platform Recruitment in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to own the embedded firmware stack, from investigation to integration and release.

You will design and maintain C firmware for TI DSPs and ARM aarch64 Linux platforms, and optimize MAC/RLC protocols for GERAN, UTRAN, E-UTRAN, and NR. Join a small, high-impact team working on cutting-edge communication technology with strong autonomy.