Embedded Software Developer

2 weeks ago

Waterbeach, United Kingdom Sepura Full time

The Sepura TETRA digital radio products are like mobile phones, but also provide robust, long range, secure communication in harsh environments to public safety, military, transport, utilities, and commercial customers. Sepura offer a broad range of radio products, support tools and accessories.

A history of developing embedded software for released commercial products is essential.

**Your Role**

Specific responsibilities may include:

- Design, implementation, testing and maintenance of low-level embedded software within the Sepura digital radio product range for a range of Operating Systems including Embedded Linux, Android, Free RTOS, SYS/BIOS, OSE and bare-metal development.
- Embedded Linux kernel hacking and kernel configuration including modifications to the scheduler, performance optimisations and minimising latencies.
- Trialing and integrating open-source development tools for debugging, profiling, code-coverage, memory leak detection etc.
- Maintenance and enhancements of the Linux build and distribution tools.
- Production of architectural, design and test specifications when required.
- Participation in technical reviews.
- Providing technical leadership as necessary during course of their work.
**Your Day to Day**

The Software Team at Sepura follows an Agile development process centered around Scrum ceremonies. During each sprint you could be taking on several tasks related to several of the responsibilities listed above.

You will be collaborating with your team members and various other stakeholders like Project Managers, Product Owners, and other departments across the business.

Sepura has a friendly team environment where engineers are supported by their managers and other team members.

**What you need to succeed**

**Must-haves**:
**Qualifications**

Degree in relevant discipline

**Experience and Skills**
- Significant contribution to platform development of a commercially released product using Embedded Linux.
- Excellent knowledge of the C programming language in real-time multi-processor, multi-threaded, event-driven software.
- Excellent debugging skills. Enjoys investigating and solving challenging real-time platform issues.
- Developing production quality real time embedded software for low level device drivers.
- Proven ability to solve complex problems by understanding their root causes and tenacity to see things through to a successful conclusion.
- Familiar with various Linux kernel subsystems: USB, Bluetooth, WiFi, filesystem, memory and scheduling. Experience of using ARM BSPs.
- Comfortable both with Linux kernel and user space.
- Experience of using configuration management and fault tracking tools.
**Nice to have**:
**Experience and Skills**

Experience with management and configuration of the Embedded Linux Kernel distribution using Yocto, OpenEmbedded etc.

**Your Benefits**
- Flexible working hours including hybrid working
- Pension, dental cover, and private health cover
- Large, free car parking on site and electric car charging points
- Subsidised on site restaurant
- Support of staff wellbeing
- Discounted gym membership

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