Embedded Software Engineer (Media Processing) - Cisco Systems Inc., England, AR Job Details

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Table.Right {float: Right;text-align: Right;border:0;padding:3px;} DIV.VEclearFloatAfterElement {clear:both;visibility:hidden;height:0px;} Requisition #: R895404 Location: UNITED KINGDOM.ENGLAND.LANGLEY
Job Title: Embedded Software Engineer (Media Processing) Region: EMEA
Area of Interest: Engineering - Software
Level of Experience: Experienced - Non Manager
Flexible Work Option: No
Job Description: This position exists within the media processing team. This team covers everything to do with audio and video including handling media packet streams, decoding and encoding compressed media using a wide-variety of audio and video codecs, multi-channel audio and video composition, and interprocessor communications in a near-“bare metal” environment using multi-core, multi-processor platforms.

The team’s goal is to develop and introduce features that enrich the media aspects of the video conferencing experience, leading to ever more natural communication.

The team also assists in designing future hardware architectures and helps bring them to life. They lead the evaluation of new media processing components and assist in the design of future platforms that are central to the company’s success. They also work closely with other teams to deliver world-class products using the platforms they produce.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Designing, implementing and maintaining complex components within multi-processor/multi-core media frameworks, specifically one or more of: video codecs, audio codecs, media packet-handling, image and signal processing algorithms.
• Architectural and system design of high performance platforms and software.
• Implementation and optimisation of algorithms.
• Evaluating components for future platforms including prototyping and risk assessment.
• Working closely with test and support teams to ensure and maintain the quality of the product.

The successful candidate will have a strong mathematical background, and programming experience. Since our software is deployed in embedded products, we are looking for candidates interested in using their mathematical expertise to write video and audio processing software.


Requirements:

• Self-motivated

• Excellent mathematical or scientific qualifications
• Interest in programming and computers
• A flare for applying mathematics to problem solving
• The ability to learn and apply their skills to new areas

Experience of the following would also be considered relevant:
• C programming

• Understanding of processor architectures 

• Assembly languages
• Image or video processing algorithms
• Digital signal processing
• Cryptography
• Communications and networking protocols


British educated candidates must have achieved at least A, A, B at A level (and ideally straight A grades) plus a 2i or 1st class honours degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Science or Maths, from one of the UK’s top universities. Those educated outside the UK need to have achieved the same standard Table.Right {float: Right;text-align: Right;border:0;padding:3px;} DIV.VEclearFloatAfterElement {clear:both;visibility:hidden;height:0px;} Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer

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