Software Application Engineer

The Company

Concurrent Technologies designs a range of high-performance Intel® processor boards, switches, networking, storage and software products for use in embedded computing solutions.

We manufacture our board products in our Colchester, UK based factory to meet the highest level of inspection standards for long life cycle, reliable operation.

Our products are used by many of the world’s leading integrators within the Defence, Security, Aerospace, Telecommunications, Transportation, Medical and Industrial markets and are designed to be operated in a range of temperatures and environments from benign to extreme rugged.

The company operates facilities in Colchester and Theale in the United Kingdom and Woburn, MA in the United States. We are supported by a world-wide network of distributors and manufacturers’ representatives to ensure that local support is always available to our customers.

Concurrent Technologies is a public company, quoted on AIM on the London Stock Exchange.

The Role

Relying on your software expertise along with good communication skills, you will provide internal and external support to act as the software matter expert for our customers, including the provision of test and demonstration programs.

This role can be based in either of our UK sites (Colchester or Theale) or US site in Woburn, MA.

What will I be delivering?

Provide our marketing and sales force with technical back-up, both pre-sales and post-sales. Help with the setup and validation of third-party software / middleware products.

Provide support and act as technical contact for many of our customers world-wide.

What’s in it for me?

In this role, you get the chance to advise major customers development team on the benefits of many modern software technologies tightly coupled with the improvement on modern hardware technologies.

You also get to be involved in shaping our service offering to major customers by being involved in many different bespoke projects.

As a member of the Support team, you are ultimately a key player in helping our customers to operate at the bleeding edge of the technology.

What do I need to bring with me?

Demonstrated knowledge and experience

• Demonstrate a good understanding of software used in embedded system.
• Develop and maintain small application software used as demonstrator for various embedded application.
• Provide application notes and white paper intended to be used as technical guide by our customers and partners.
• Evaluate various middleware solution used as enabler to our product offering.
• provided support to our customers (customer facing role)

Technical skills and qualifications

• Very proficient in Embedded C and C++
• In-depth knowledge and hands on experience of Linux / VxWorks.
• In-depth knowledge of x86 architecture.
• Good appreciation of hardware.
• Misc Networking
• Middlewares : VMware, OpenVino, CUDA, OpenDDS

Behavioural competencies

Enthusiastic and happy to work as part of a small team, you are a good communicator, with the ability to multitask, and are well organised.

Benefits for working at Concurrent Technologies (US) :

• Health Insurance
• Principle 401K Plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Reimbursement Account
• 20 days’ vacation + 7 public holidays
• 5 sick / personal days per year

Benefits for working at Concurrent Technologies (UK) :

• Generous company pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution from day 1!)
• Health Insurance, Life Assurance & Income protection
• 25 days holiday + Banks
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Cycle to work
• Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
11 days ago