DTV Software Engineer - Perm - Surrey

My client designs and develops key components of flat panel digital televisions. The software is deployed in products destined for European and sometimes worldwide markets. They are looking for a DTV Software Engineer to join the team and develop within their industry fabled development team, based in Staines. Design diverse parts of a digital television system, which may range from the user interface to the driver level. The majority of this software shall be designed using a combination of MS Word documents and UML2 (with a variety of tools). Good written English skills are essential. • Implement these designs in various embedded systems to a high standard. • The majority of this software shall be implemented in C++. • Work from both internal design specifications and international standards. • Ensure that work packages meet requirements, pass quality standards and are integrated with other parts of the system. • Report to the project manager for project planning, budgeting etc. • Assist other team members with their work. • Assist in identifying staff training and development needs. • Assist in identifying the need for recruitment of additional members of the team. • Become a technical authority in Digital TV. Skills & Attributes: Essential: • Skills equivalent to a degree in Electronics, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related discipline, an equivalent period of industrial experience may be substituted. • Significant experience of real-time and/or embedded software development. • Excellent skills in C++ for embedded multi-tasking systems. • Working in a small team, the candidate must be a team player and be flexible. • Individuals suitable for the position must be enthusiastic and be prepared to develop their skill set across a diverse software environment. • Existing experience and skills with software design. Desirable: • Knowledge of DVB and/or ATSC digital television standards. • Digital Television development experience. • Design with UML. • IPTV and or related IP technology. • Modern software design processes and methodologies. • Knowledge of one or more interpreted languages, such as Java, Perl, Python and/or JavaScript. • Unix administration, programming, shell scripting. • Version control systems, software build environments. • Source code quality checking and analysis tools