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Contract Software Engineer - Gloucester
£42,000 - 72,500
IO Associates
Northgate Street, Gloucester
£42,000 - 72,500
Requirements
Must:
- Current DV clearance
- Demonstrable hands-on experience with OpenCPI framework
- Strong C/C++ development in embedded or Linux environments
- Understanding of digital signal processing (DSP) principles
- Experience integrating FPGA-based platforms (e.g. Xilinx or Intel toolchains)
- Experience working within secure National Security or MOD environments
- Ability to troubleshoot complex integration and performance issues
- Experience working with SDR and RF signal processing systems
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and optimize OpenCPI components and applications for SIGINT and RF Systems
- Integrate OpenCPI solutions onto FPGA-based and embedded SDR platforms
- Support system architecture, trade studies, and technical design decisions
- Ensure robust, scalable, and reusable OpenCPI-based implementations
- Develop OpenCPI workers and containers in C/C++ and HDL (VHDL/Verilog where required)
- Integrate DSP chains into FPGA and embedded Linux environments
- Conduct trade-off analysis across performance, latency, and resource utilization
- Support hardware/software integration in secure lab and customer environments
Description
We are an R&D client specializing in developing cutting-edge technology for National Security. This is a contract role for a Software Engineer with a current DV clearance, initially for 6 months and likely to extend. The position is based on-site in either Romsey or Gloucester with a competitive daily rate of €700-800 (Inside IR35). We value innovative problem solvers who thrive in secure environments.
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