Senior Signal Processing Engineer - GNSS Measurement Engine

About the role

u-blox, a global leader in positioning and short-range communication technologies, is hiring a Senior Signal Processing Engineer in its R&D department for the GNSS Measurement Engine (ME) team. You will design and implement advanced GNSS receiver features in embedded C, working in an agile team of skilled engineers.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and optimise resilient signal processing algorithms for GNSS measurement engines, ensuring reliable operation in harsh electromagnetic environments with significant interference.
• Run proof-of-concept studies using simulations and on-target verification and validation.
• Develop, execute and review test cases to ensure product quality and robustness.
• Analyse nonconformities, investigate root causes and implement bug fixes or workarounds.
• Prepare technical documentation and communicate results to stakeholders.
• Support product owners in backlog planning, prioritisation and refinement, and collaborate on requirements management and IP matters.

Required profile

• Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science or a related field.
• At least 2 years of industry experience in wireless communications or Layer-1 receiver design.
• EU/EFTA citizenship and/or a Swiss work permit.
• Nice to have: jamming/spoofing detection and mitigation, background in GNSS signal processing or receiver development, and semiconductor industry experience.

Required skills

• Embedded C/C++ programming, MATLAB, Python or similar.
• Embedded software development, testing, debugging and validation.
• Comfortable with large, complex codebases with many dependencies.
• Excellent spoken and written English.

What we offer

• A leadership role in a global, technology-driven company with a high degree of ownership over product quality, cost and time-to-market.
• Collaboration with leading semiconductor manufacturing partners worldwide.
• Flexible working, with work from home offered for several days a week.
• Above-average social benefits.