Software Engineer: Radar Data Processing and Control - Scientia at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

About the job:

The CSIR has a vacancy for a Software Engineer in the Radar and Electronic Warfare Impact Area within the Defence and Security Cluster. The incumbent will be responsible to design and develop software applications, modules, and sub-systems for use in the Integrated Radar Software Solutions Research Group. This position is based in Pretoria.

Key responsibilities:

• Interpret requirements and specifications for design and development;
• Design, development and testing of Real-Time signal and data processing applications for Radar Systems;
• Debug, fault find, test and perform software release in accordance with set procedures;
• Comply with project configuration management systems and practice;
• Generate data packs and design documentation;
• Understand and implement full software development life cycle;
• Qualifications, skills and experience:

A Bachelor of Engineering degree in electronic or computer engineering with at least five years’ relevant experience, of which three should be in the following:

• C++
• Experience signal processing;
• Development of computational software in radar data processing and control or related fields such as machine learning;
• Development for deployment on both Windows and Linux, OR

A Master’s degree in related engineering field;

• Knowledge of software and hardware design processes and methodologies;
• Training, knowledge and experience in the following is an advantage:
• Embedded Software Development;
• Experience in Data visualisation, Map Display software and GUI development;
• Experience in using the Boost Library;
• Experience using Qt to develop GUIs;
• Computational high level language experience such as MATLAB or Python;
• Electronic hardware and software interfacing and integration;
• Understanding of RF and high speed digital systems;
• Knowledge and experience of systems engineering, especially for software systems;
• Proven capability of document preparation;
• Strong analytical thinking skills;