Signal Processing Architect

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🕒 July 30

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🏛️ Architect

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NEC Corporation

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1899

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

Consulting • Logistics • Manufacturing

NEC Corporation is a global Japanese technology and engineering company that provides IT and network solutions, communications systems, and hardware to governments, enterprises, and public institutions. It offers telecommunications and networking equipment, enterprise IT services and system integration, as well as data analytics and AI-driven solutions, and operates worldwide with strategic visions like NEC 2030VISION. The company also recruits across a wide range of functions from engineering and data analytics to sales and corporate affairs.

📋 Description

• Define and architect key L1/L2 signal-processing blocks for link-level and system-level simulators, virtualised Distributed Unit software, and Radio Unit hardware IP • Investigate and analyse new 3GPP features for simulator implementation and performance verification • Develop physical-layer receiver algorithms and verify their performance • Architect L1/L2 signal-processing solutions for vDU software and RU hardware IP • Support UK and Japan hardware and software development teams with reference and bit-true models for real-time software and FPGA/ASIC testing • Research emerging technologies for NEC product planning and sales activities • Apply AI/ML, particularly agentic AI, to automate and accelerate software and hardware development • Generate simulation results for NEC 3GPP standardisation contributions and Tdocs • Undertake system specification, high-level design, detailed design, implementation and testing of simulator features • Calibrate implementations against published results where available • Track 3GPP RAN1/RAN2 specifications for 5G NR/6G simulator and product implementation • Identify missing or changed 3GPP features requiring simulator updates • Communicate specification updates to the team • Develop and deploy agentic AI tools and workflows • Extend simulator kernel functionality • Provide technical support to NEC groups worldwide using the simulator • Create and maintain project documentation • Follow company lifecycle and QA procedures

🎯 Requirements

• Expert-level digital signal processing skills • Knowledge of linear algebra, probability theory and statistics • Experience developing algorithms for synchronization and tracking, channel estimation, equalization and MIMO detection, de-mapping and decoding • Strong object-oriented and C++ programming skills • Experience with link-level and/or system-level simulation • Understanding of 5G NR, 5G Advanced and 6G • Familiarity with the 3GPP standards process • Strong understanding of 3GPP RAN1/RAN2 technical specifications • Understanding of AI/ML, particularly agentic AI development • Experience with data analysis using MATLAB • Understanding and experience of the software development life cycle • Methodical and thorough programming approach • Ability to work according to Quality Assurance procedures • Excellent written and spoken English skills • Educated to PhD or higher degree level, preferably in communications, software engineering, physics or mathematics • Familiarity with O-RAN standards • Experience of L1/L2 software development on virtualised platforms and/or L1 hardware development involving RU/FPGA • Experience producing technical documentation • Experience with scripting languages such as Python • Experience using Intel SIMD functions for code optimisation • Experience with signal processing for Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) • Understanding of multi-threading for code parallelism • Experience with version control and configuration management tools • Self-motivated and able to work independently • Logical, analytical and effective problem-solving skills • Ability to work to tight deadlines • Integrity and commitment to quality • Ability to build cooperative working relationships • Openness to cultural diversity

🏖️ Benefits

• Permanent, full-time employment • Remote working possible from within the UK • Occasional overseas travel, particularly to Japan • Technical forum attendance opportunities • Research and development work involving 5G Advanced and 6G technologies