Job Description
Working within the defence sector our client is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Layer 2-3 Link and Network Protocol Software Lead to join our growing team in the defence sector.
The role offers an exciting opportunity to work in a cross-layer development team to take forward and develop these emerging technologies, to enable a new generation of secure, interoperable and resilient defence hardened, military off the shelf (MOTS) C5 hardware solutions and products, aligned with defence end user requirements. The work, which will involve classified elements, will require candidates to obtain UK security clearance.
As Layer 2-3 Lead you will work in a multidisciplinary delivery team, steered by Chief Scientist and Chief Engineer, you will be responsible for implementing, testing and supporting acoustic protocol developments in this this new family of products.
You will be responsible for implementation of emerging Layer 2 (link) and Layer 3 (network) acoustic protocols and supporting future development and innovations to align these protocols with defence end user tactical communication requirements.
You will develop and help specify cross layer interfaces to support advanced link and network layer capabilities including adaptive and directed beamforming, adaptive modulation, adaptive media access control (MAC) strategies, and advanced hybrid ARQ methods etc....