Details:
- Salary: £60,000 - 85,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: SL1 Slough Berkshire
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
We are seeking an experienced, hands-on embedded software engineer to take technical ownership of a video systems platform. You will lead embedded software architecture, evaluate components and platforms, develop working prototypes, and deliver reliable production-ready systems.
You will collaborate closely with hardware engineers and external specialists, translating technical requirements into robust, measurable solutions.
Key Responsibilities
* Own the embedded software architecture and contribute to system design and platform selection.
* Develop and maintain low-level C/C++ software for video processing, hardware control and network communication.
* Evaluate and integrate hardware codecs, vendor SDKs, drivers and supporting software.
* Implement and debug interfaces and protocols including I2C, SPI, UART, CAN and Ethernet.
* Integrate and optimise real-time video transport, including configuration, encryption, monitoring and recovery behaviour.
* Build and optimise video pipelines for latency, image quality, bitrate and audio synchronisation.
* Develop networking and control functions that handle packet loss, interruptions and recovery.
* Support board bring-up, hardware integration and system debugging.
* Define FPGA requirements and coordinate specialist support where needed.
* Create automated tests, diagnostics, logging and repeatable performance measurements.
* Establish reproducible builds, firmware update and recovery processes, and clear technical documentation.
* Support bench and field trials, converting test feedback into improvements.
Essential Requirements
* Strong embedded C/C++ development skills, including debugging on physical hardware.
* Experience delivering hardware-based video encoding, decoding or comparable real-time systems.
* Embedded Linux development experience, including vendor SDKs, drivers and hardware interfaces.
* Understanding of video pipelines, buffering, memory movement and end-to-end latency.
* Experience with Ethernet/IP networking and real-time video transport.
* Ability to diagnose issues across software, hardware and system boundaries.
* Experience progressing embedded systems from development hardware to dependable operational use.
* Ability to assess technical trade-offs, work independently and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
Desirable Experience
• SRT encoder/decoder development or integration.
• Low-latency H.265/HEVC or H.264 implementation.
• FPGA/SoC platforms and associated development tools.
• FPGA integration, AXI, DMA, Verilog or VHDL.
• SDI video, 4K60, 10-bit processing, embedded audio, genlock or timecode.
• GStreamer or comparable embedded media frameworks.
• Experience with camera-control protocols, telemetry or constrained wireless links