Product Definition Engineer

We are currently recruiting for a Product Definition Engineer to join our expanding team.

Overview

Sepura is at the forefront of mission critical communications. Our market leading advanced radios are specifically designed to help customers all over the world do their jobs better. The product definition engineer plays a key role in this by ensuring our products behave as customers require. The role is based in Waterbeach, Cambridge.

Note: An advanced radio is a cross between a walkie-talkie and a mobile phone. They are typically used by emergency services, transport, mining, and other sectors.

Role

In this post-graduate role, you will be part of Sepura's Product Definition team. You will be provided with on-the-job training to help define the detailed behaviour of Sepura's advanced radio products and tools. You will be writing feature specification documents that inform the designs of software engineers and the plans of system testers. As you build knowledge and experience you will work with a variety of business stakeholders including Product Managers, Senior Development Engineers, System Testers, Customer Support Engineers, and the wider business to:

• understand product requirements
• develop the requirements into a definition of product behaviour
• document the behaviour on behalf of business stakeholders
• maintain the documentation and incorporate change

Day to Day

Our customer base includes many different industries and markets around the world. Our complete TETRA and LTE solutions have been developed specifically for users in multiple sectors to face their critical communications challenges. There is no such thing as a typical day here at Sepura. You will be supported by your manager and team, as well as collaborating with other departments across the business. Definition Engineer activities you will be responsible for include:

• understand in depth feature, product, and system requirements, and in doing so help clarify functionality and the scope of projects
• document and maintain the product and feature definition

This role will require SC clearance

What you need to succeed

Essential:

Qualifications

• A relevant degree

Experience and Skills

• At least one degree module involving embedded software development, or an active hobby involving embedded software development
• At least one degree module in digital communications (ideally wireless)
• A desire to define the behaviour of embedded software products such as advanced radios
• Appreciation of mobile phones and related technologies such as USB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS

Desirable:

• Experience working with Android based products
• Experience with mobile phone technologies such as USB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS