Open RAN Software Developer / Research Engineer at University of Surrey
Job Description
Fixed Term Contract until 31/03/2025
Interview Date: TBC
We reserve the right to close this advert early once a suitable candidate has been identified. Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis.
The Institute for Communication Systems (ICS) home of the 5G & 6G Innovation Centre (5GIC/6GIC) is looking to recruit a Research Software Developer in Digital Design for Advanced Communication Systems. The successful candidate will be part of the Wireless Systems Lab group and will have the opportunity to work very close with our industrial partners as well as with academic partners all over the world.
About the role
The successful candidate will focus on the development (an research) in the field of Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN), with a specific emphasis on computational intensive functionalities for an advanced physical layer. The post holder will be expected to design, develop & validate efficient processing architectures, targeting x86 general-purpose processors. Displaying a high degree of autonomy, the successful candidate will find novel solutions to complex problems, as defined by standardisation committees and the Wireless Systems Lab group. The post holder will be expected to be able to set, define and work towards achieving targets, disseminate results & document work done.
About us
ICS is the largest academic research institute in Europe specialising in all aspects of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies). It is home to over 200 researchers with expertise in all communication & broadcasting systems and has developed the best in class large scale testbeds for research and innovation and enjoys the state-of-the-art lab and computing facilities.
Established in 2012, 5GIC is the world’s first dedicated centre in researching end-to-end aspects of 5G and works closely with national and international leading academic institutes & key industrial partners. In November 2020, 6GIC was officially launched with parallel research undertaken in both 5G+ and 6G for 2030+.
About you
The post holder must have expertise in the following:
- Experience in developing high-performance software in C & C++ in real-time and low-latency environments on x86 architectures
- Experience in profiling & optimizing software performance
- Expertise in SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data) programming
- Expertise in multi-core & multi-CPU programming
- Experience in development on Linux operating systems
It would be desirable but not essential for the post holder to also have:
- Recent experience in the development of physical layer processing algorithms (e.g., forward error correction).
- Good understanding of signal processing for wireless communication systems.
- An overall working knowledge of 3GPP cellular networks (e.g., 5GNR) & understanding of Open RAN related concepts .
- Prior experience with wireless research platforms (e.g., Open Air Interface, srsRAN).
- Recent experience in the development of RRM algorithms (e.g., MAC scheduler) or other computationally intensive Open RAN modules
- Prior experience in design and development of algorithms targeting high throughput and low-latency on nVIDIA GPUs using the CUDA API.
For informal enquiries please contact:
Dr Konstantinos Nikitopoulos (k.nikitopoulos@surrey.ac.uk)
Further Information
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Further details:
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In return we offer a generous pension, relocation assistance where appropriate , flexible working options including job share and blended home/campus working locations (dependent on work duties), access to world-class leisure facilities on campus, a range of travel schemes and supportive family friendly benefits including an excellent on-site nursery.
