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Curtis Wright Controls Embedded Computing Division based in Letchworth, Hertfordshire is seeking an experience Embedded Software Engineer.
Position Summary:
You will be responsible for the development and support of CWCEC's radar video and graphics products as well as the software based video and radar distribution products, together providing complete solutions to our customer needs. Working as part of a small software team, you will be responsible for all aspects of the Software development for a product, from the preparation of the Specification through to the formal release and maintenance.
Position Responsibilities:
Embedded software development using a variety of operating systems and hardware platforms
Troubleshooting and testing of software under multiple operating systems and hardware platforms
Application development in support of product features and/or customer opportunities
Interfacing with internal and external customers
Industry research and awareness of comparable offerings in radar, graphics and video field
Generation of user and design documentation
Development of enhancements to existing Software products
Skills and Experience:
Proven embedded software development skills C/C++
Proven ability to work with Hardware Engineers to debug products
Familiarity with video compression techniques including JPEG 2000, MPEG, JPEG an asset
Familiarity with Radar signal processing desirable
Development of low-level (driver or embedded) software
Experience with the integration and debug of software with new hardware
Experience in development on a PowerPC target
Software development experience with a minimum of 4 of the following:
X Windows, X11R6, OpenGL, Linux , Windows, VxWorks/Tornado/Workbench
LynxOS
Company:
With a legacy spanning over a century of manned flight and technology innovation led by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, the embedded computing business units brings together the leading suppliers of state-of-the-art open systems architecture commercial and rugged boards and chassis for the embedded computing market, each with a heritage of over twenty years of delivering leading edge technology to the COTS industry. Combined, the Embedded Computing companies provide system integrators with a single end-to-end supplier offering commercial and rugged grade COTS computing solutions that span the full range of embedded system technology from board-level products to fully integrated sub-systems.
Excellent Benefits are an offer, these include:
Salary plus non-contributory pension scheme, life assurance at four times salary, 25 days annual leave, fully funded private medical cover for employee, partner and dependent children up to the age of 21 subject to criteria (the company also pays the excess of any claims), discretionary incentive scheme with a target bonus rate of 5% or 10% of salary dependent on the position, with the opportunity to achieve 200% of your target bonus rate and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan where you can purchase stock in the company at a reduced rate and sell on at a later date, this is a US based plan so is not UK tax efficient.
Curtis Wright currently operate a 9/10 working week during the Summer months (typically May to August) whereby employees have the choice of working a normal 37.5hr working week over 5 days or working a 75hr fortnight over 9 days and having every second Friday off. This is a not a guaranteed scheme, and is about to end for this year.
For further information on the Embedded Software Engineer vacancy located in Letchworth, Hertfordshire please contact Janet Marsh on (01582) 878809 quoting Ref 900/19 or send a copy of your CV with a covering letter to JMarsh@Redlineplc.Com.
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