Junior/Graduate Software Engineer

Junior/Graduate Software Engineer - Kaon Ltd

Full-time Position Guildford, Surrey

Salary: Circa £30k – £40k depending on experience

Please note that due to the nature of Kaon’s work this post is only open to UK Nationals who are willing to satisfy Government / MoD security vetting procedures.

About us

Kaon is a small, dynamic company located in Guildford, Surrey. We are an industry leading organisation providing solutions for the defence sector, specialising in cutting edge bespoke sonar processing systems including high data rate networks, high rate data recorders, DSP and image processing systems.

Our size makes us dynamic and flexible and we maintain an open attitude to embracing emerging technologies. We take pride in our products and Kaon’s success is a result of the skills and effort of our engineering team which is made up of software, systems and signal processing engineers. Due to our continued success we are looking to expand our team of highly skilled software engineers.

The Role

We are currently seeking a graduate software engineer to join our engineering team, if successful you will be working as part of a team utilising your skills in system design, software development and testing. At Kaon, engineers have the opportunity to operate across the whole product and project lifecycle; an engineer will be involved in bid work writing winning proposals, demonstrate their expertise in consultancy reports, help design, specify and implement world leading electronic systems and be found testing deployed systems in the UK and abroad. We need engineers that are up to this challenge.

As a graduate engineer you will be mentored by our senior engineers and offered learning and development opportunities to ensure you fulfil your potential.

Please note that due to the nature of Kaon’s work this post is only open to UK Nationals who are willing to satisfy Government / MoD security vetting procedures.

Essential Personal Qualities and Qualifications:

− A good university degree in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline;

− Experience in developing C/C++ or Java software applications;

− Possess a good command of the English language, both written and oral;

− Be able to work autonomously and as a part of a team

− Have an adaptable and flexible attitude and take pride in your work;

Any of the following additional skills would be advantageous:

− Understanding of software development and design processes, documentation and testing;

− Networking - Understanding of IP protocols and their mapping to software applications and/or Ethernet switch configurations for network optimisation;

− Experience of Linux based operating systems;

− Understanding of development services (GitLab / Jenkins / Artifactory / Docker)

− Understanding of software implementation for real-time systems;

− Maintain a methodical and objective approach to testing;

− Low Level Interfacing – Understanding of hardware level aspects associated with controlling and writing/using Linux driver interfaces;

− Experience of writing DSP algorithms in C/C++;

− Experience in the implementation of algorithms using NVidia CUDA for GPU operation;

− Experience of MATLAB and/or Python for signal processing or mathematics applications;

− GUI Development – Experience in developing intuitive data visualisation displays and understanding the customer’s requirements;

− Ability to apply signal processing techniques to solve a wide variety of problems;

What we offer

As a small company we offer a supportive, inclusive and friendly working environment, with your own workspace and large desk.

We are based in central Guildford, within a five minute walk of the town centre and mainline train station, with ~33min travel time to London. There is on-site car and secure bike parking.

In 2024 we will be relocating to neighbouring new purpose built zero/low carbon offices with additional facilities such as EV charging.

Benefits

− Competitive salary

− Annual Bonus

− Private medical insurance

− 8% employer pension contribution

− Cycle to work scheme

− Relocation assistance

− Annual salary and development appraisal

− 25 days holiday + all bank holidays

Please send your CV and covering letter to jobs@kaon.co.uk, or Kaon Ltd., 5 Wey Court, Mary Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4QU. Tel. 07941 197707.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £30,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee mentoring programme
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Yearly bonus

Application question(s):

• Due to the nature of Kaon’s work this post is only open to UK Nationals who are willing to satisfy UK Government / MoD security vetting procedures.

Work Location: In person