Job Description

Location: UK Wide (Hybrid/On-site as required)

Outside IR35 - Rate £50-£80 p/h

Security Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain and maintain UK Security Clearance (SC)

RC Fornax is looking for a Software Engineer – Advanced Signal Processing & AI. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly skilled engineering team developing cutting-edge software solutions for advanced sensing, tracking, data fusion and artificial intelligence applications within complex maritime and defence environments.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop and maintain software solutions supporting advanced signal processing, sensor fusion and tracking applications within maritime and defence environments.

Implement, optimise and maintain production-quality software using C++, Python and related technologies.

Develop software for sensor modelling, data processing, state estimation, anomaly detection and information fusion.

Apply software engineering best practices, including automated testing, continuous integration and configuration management.

Collaborate with systems, algorithms, hardware and verification engineers throughout the engineering lifecycle.

Support software integration, debugging, performance tuning and system-level testing activities.

Convert research concepts, algorithms and prototypes into scalable, maintainable and robust software solutions.

Contribute to technical proposals, innovation programmes and future product development initiatives.

Produce high-quality technical documentation, software designs and verification artefacts.

Support the delivery of software solutions that meet performance, quality and security requirements.

Required Experience & Skills

Degree qualified in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Electronic Engineering or a related discipline.

Strong software development experience using C++, Python or other object-oriented programming languages.

Experience developing software for complex engineering, scientific, aerospace, maritime or defence systems.

Good understanding of software architecture, design patterns and modern software engineering practices.

Experience working within Linux-based development environments.

Proficiency with source control and collaborative development tools such as Git.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop effective software solutions to complex technical challenges.

Excellent communication skills and experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Ability to produce clear technical documentation and support software verification activities.

Desirable Experience

Advanced Signal Processing (ASP).

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques.

Sensor fusion, multi-sensor integration and state estimation algorithms.

Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) systems.

Tracking and target estimation applications.

Data analytics and anomaly detection techniques.

Real-time and embedded software development.

Defence, maritime or other safety-critical engineering environments

We are open to Permanent applications to the role. We are considering a salary ranges of £50k - £80k with more flexibility around Hybrid working