Job Overview
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
Location: Ashton, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF73285
Build the software behind mission‑critical defence technology.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll play a key role in developing high‑performance software for real‑time and embedded systems. Working within a small, highly skilled engineering team, you’ll contribute across the full development lifecycle from design and implementation through to integration, testing and deployment.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting‑edge software‑defined radio and digital signal processing solutions, applying your experience to complex, real‑world challenges. You’ll collaborate closely with systems, quality, requirements and acceptance engineers, gaining broad exposure while continuing to grow your technical leadership and influence within a high‑integrity environment.
Day‑to‑day, you’ll collaborate with a team of engineers to design, build, test, and deploy embedded RF applications across the full life cycle. Applications will require integration with an OpenCPI platform.
* System On Chip (SoC) DSP solution development
* Test and verification activities
* Integration with System‑on‑chip platforms
* Data exchange with services higher in the stack
Essential Experience
* Proven, recent development experience over multiple projects in C++ and DSP Engineering
* Experience developing digital signal processing applications
* Experience working with embedded or real‑time operating environments
* Experience contributing to test, verification and integration activities
* Strong collaborative skills within engineering delivery teams
Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree in electrical/computer engineering or equivalent relevant experience.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) / Counter Terrorist security clearance for this role. Sole UK National.
Many of the positions require national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. Further details at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK.
Benefits
* Generous holiday allowance
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
* Employee share scheme
* Employee shopping savings portal
* Payment of Professional Fees
* Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
* Holiday Trading to buy or sell annual leave
* ‘Be Kind Day’ — one paid volunteering day each year
* Flexible working options that support work‑life balance
* A dynamic working environment
Closing Date
15/05/2026
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