Contract Software Engineer

Contract Software Engineer (DV Cleared)

6 Months (Initially)

Romsey OR Gloucester for On-site Work

€700-800 per day (Inside IR35)

iO Associates is proudly partnering an R&D client, specialising in developing cutting-edge technology for our National Security.

We are looking for a Software Engineer who holds a current DV clearance to join the team on an Initial 6 month basis (with a high likelihood of extension).

The role itself will involve designing, developing and optimising OpenCPI components and application for SIGINT and RF Systems.

Along with the additional tasks below:

• Integrate OpenCPI solutions onto FPGA-based and embedded SDR platforms.
• Support system architecture, trade studies, and technical design decisions.
• Ensure robust, scalable and reusable OpenCPI-based implementations.

Key Responsibilities Involve:

Engineering & Development

• Develop OpenCPI workers and containers in C/C++ and HDL (VHDL/Verilog where required).
• Integrate DSP chains into FPGA and embedded Linux environments.
• Conduct trade-off analysis across performance, latency and resource utilisation.
• Support hardware/software integration in secure lab and customer environments.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Demonstrable hands-on experience with OpenCPI framework.
• Strong C/C++ development in embedded or Linux environments.
• Understanding of digital signal processing (DSP) principles.
• Experience integrating FPGA-based platforms (e.g. Xilinx or Intel toolchains).
• Experience working within secure National Security or MOD environments.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex integration and performance issues.
• Experience working with SDR and RF signal processing systems

Due to the nature of the work, this is an on-site role. We can only consider contractors who have an active DV clearance for this position.

If you’re interested, please apply to the link for consideration.