_{14th April, 2026}

Sepura are seeking embedded software engineers with low level device driver software expertise to work on their market leading critical communication radio products.

Main duties:

Our TETRA digital radio products are similar to mobile phones, but also provide robust, long range, secure communication in harsh environments to public safety, military, transport, utilities and commercial customers. Sepura offer a broad range of radio products, support tools and accessories.
  
Reporting to the Device Driver Team Leader, the role will focus on the development of low-level embedded software components for digital radio products and their accessories.
  
The successful candidate will have a good understanding of embedded telecommunications environment and mobile technology. You will possess strong communication skills and are comfortable discussing ideas and solutions with others to successfully design new components and resolve issues in legacy components. 

You will be able to apply initiative when required and will take ownership for achievement of your own activities. Previous Low-level Device Driver / Platform Embedded Software development experience of a released commercial product is essential.
  
Specific responsibilities include:  

• Design, implementation and testing of the low-level embedded software within the Sepura digital radio product range for a range of Operating Systems including Embedded Linux, Free RTOS, SYS/BIOS, OSE and bare-metal development.
• Definition and planning of software tasks at software component level.
• The production of architectural, design and test specifications.
• Design, implementation, maintenance and testing of the low-level embedded software within the Sepura digital radio product range.
• Participation in project planning and technical reviews.
• Integration testing, investigation and resolution of issues.

This role requires security clearance.

Must haves:

Essential experience

• Excellent knowledge of the C programming language in real time systems, with related experience of s/w design, implementation and test.
• Excellent debugging skills. Enjoys investigating and solving challenging real-time platform issues. Good code comprehension skills.
• Experience in complete software development lifecycle within commercially released embedded products.
• Familiar with real-time multi-processor, multi-threaded, event-driven software.
• Familiar with Embedded Linux driver architecture. Experience of using ARM BSPs.
• Developing product quality real time embedded software for low level device drivers.
• Experience of using configuration management and fault tracking tools.
• Familiarity of working in PC and UNIX based environments.

Desirable qualifications & experience

• Degree in relevant discipline
• Development for ARM based mobile communications products running real time operating systems.
• Familiarity with working with a hardware development team (interpretation of schematics and a practical knowledge of debugging using logic analysers and oscilloscopes.
• Experience of using tools for measuring code coverage, profiling and memory leak detection.
• Experience of (automated) software testing at a component level.

Person specification

• Innovative with proven ability to generate new ideas and approaches to problems.
• Tenacity to probe issues to understand their root causes.
• Structured in his/her working practices with a practical understanding of quality software development processes
• Good analytical, numerical, written and verbal communications skills.
• Good team player
• Familiar with Agile Scrum working practices.
• Experience of working in a medium size technology company.

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