Physical Layer/Firmware, Staff Engineer

Physical Layer/Firmware, Staff Engineer

MDA Space

Farnborough, United Kingdom

Job description:

• Embedded SW/Firmware development for satellite communication systems
• Development of scheduling/low level driver code in C for in-house digital beamformer VLSI
• Embedded SW testing/debugging in a lab environment
• Participation in VLSI bring-up activities, collaborate with HW teams and participate in pre-silicon test activities
• Support customers during their bring-up activities
• Mentor Junior engineers and support onboarding and training team members
• Lead feature development and assume responsibility for completion on time

Requirements:

• Bachelor/Master in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science or related discipline
• Minimum 10 years of experience in low-level real-time/embedded SW programming with C/C++
• Experience in lab work and on-target debugging using test equipment such as Spectrum Analyzer, Signal Generator, Oscilloscope, etc.
• Basic digital signal processing knowledge
• Experience with reading HW specifications and developing low level drivers
• Knowledge of wireless communications standards an advantage
• Effective teamwork and collaboration skills
• Basic knowledge of Matlab and Python - Advantage