AddressJob Title: DSP Engineer
Job Location: UK- Tewkesbury or Fleet
Flexible, condensed or reduced working hours considered and hybrid working where possible.
About this opportunity and L3Harris UK
From 12 UK sites, our team of over 1,400 people deliver unique capabilities across air, land, sea, space and cyber for military, security and commercial customers, worldwide.
L3Harris in Tewkesbury and Fleet are part of our ICI division, we work closely with UK Government and Security Agencies primarily in the areas of crypto/cyber security, electronic warfare, counter drone capabilities and situation awareness projects.
As DSP engineer, you will have good knowledge of DSP and applied mathematics, be dedicated to developing algorithms for Signal Processing, with experience in modern wireless telecommunications to work on projects in the fields of telecommunications and imaging for military end application. As a DSP algorithm developer, you will have simulation and modelling experience using MATLAB to develop DSP components and algorithms. To complement your theoretical knowledge, you will have experience of DSP algorithm implementation using Digital Signal Processors or FPGAs using, C/C++, Python for software, or Open CPI, VHDL for FPGAs.
A few of our employee benefits are:
- Hybrid working where possible
- Flexible, condensed or reduced working hours available, i.e. 4-day condensed working week, 9-day fortnights,12pm finish every Friday, etc.
- 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
- Private medical insurance with optional family cover
- Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
- Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
- Group income protection
- Referral bonus scheme
- Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support
- Professional registration with the IET (Engineers only)
Essential Requirements for the Role:
- A degree in Digital Signal Processing, Communications Engineering or Mathematics
- Knowledgeable in DSP theory with experience of algorithm development in some of the following areas:
- Filtering
- FFTs
- Correlation
- Multi-rate systems up/down sampling, up/down conversion
- Signal detection
- Adaptive systems
- Beam forming, MIMO
- Knowledgeable in Communications theory with experience of developing digital communications systems or sub-systems, working in the following areas:
- Modulation and demodulation including PSK, FSK, OFDM, CDMA.
- Detection, Synchronisation
- Error correction coding
Additional Skills and Experience (desirable):
- Knowledge of cellular and other communications protocols, eg 2G, 3G, 4G, WiFi, Bluetooth, LoRa and GPS would be useful.
- Knowledge of Electronic Warfare algorithms (ESM/ECM) and techniques would be useful.
- Knowledge and understanding of digital and RF hardware, its limitations and the effects on system performance.
- Experience of, and ability to work with, real hardware such as:
- Software defined radios
- Test equipment including, oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers, vector signal analysers and vector signal generators, and understand the results/outputs generated.
- Practical RF antenna knowledge and RF trials experience
- Ability to work from fundamental principles to develop solutions for new and/or ill-defined problems.
- Analytical abilities, perseverance, patience, highly flexible and a naturally inquisitive/creative are good attributes to be successful in this role
Important to know
Many of our roles require the ability to obtain a security clearance relevant to the country of the position. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and may be subject to government security checks.
L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.
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