Senior Sensor Engineer

Cardiff
1 month ago
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SRT Marine Systems plc (SRT) is a market leader in the domain of international marine surveillance technology and systems. We are a respected, established, and an ambitious multi-national company headquartered in the UK with a global customer base.

The company has a worldwide impact in the marine sector by leading the next generation of maritime domain awareness technologies "MDA", products, and systems that significantly enhance security, safety, environmental protection, and sustainability. Our customers are global and range from the largest national coast guards to individual vessel owners.

SRT is an exciting company where high-quality results are rewarded. We are ambitious and constantly seek to innovate in order to deliver better products and services to our customers. We strive to make SRT a rewarding and challenging place to work, where talented, hard-working individuals have the opportunity to make a real impact across the marine industry.

We're seeking an experienced and versatile Senior Sensor Engineer join our Edge Team. This is a rare opportunity to help define and deliver our cutting-edge Maritime Surveillance and Fisheries Monitoring solutions, working at the intersection of hardware, software, and advanced sensor technologies.

About the role of Senior Sensor Engineer - (not exhaustive):

In the Edge Team, you'll work on the "sensors at the fringe" fixed and mobile surveillance equipment such as radars, cameras, RDF, AIS, and other specialist maritime sensors. Your mission as a Senior Sensor Engineer will be to integrate, calibrate, and optimise these systems in non-production environments, building the software that makes their outputs usable for downstream systems and training our Delivery Team for fielddeployment.

The role spans multi-domain sensor fusion, AI-assisted analysis, anomaly detection, augmented reality, autonomous sentry operation, and evidence collection. You'll work closely with colleagues across software, hardware, data science, and infrastructure to bring innovative, high-performance edge solutions to life.

What You'll Be Doing - Senior Sensor Engineer

Design, develop, and maintain edge-sensor solutions focusing on performance, reliability, and scalability.

Build test infrastructure to capture and analyse quality and performance metrics

Work across the stack - UI, backend, robotics, device integrations, networking - learning new technologies as needed

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan, build, and test complex functionality

Diagnose and resolve technical issues through root cause analysis

Automate SDLC processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort

Produce and maintain technical documentation

Mentor peers, contribute to code reviews, and promote collaborative working practices

What You'll Bring - Senior Sensor Engineer

Strong engineering mindset with experience in one or more of: Microsoft .Net, GoLang, Python, C++, Rust.

Broad exposure to remote sensing disciplines, including:

Mathematics, physics, and geospatial mapping

Working with sensor hardware and electronics

Networking principles, protocols, and services

Application development across embedded, desktop, and web platforms

Video and radar signal processing (e.g., OpenCV)

AI-based, hardware-accelerated image processing (e.g., YOLO)

Familiarity with Enterprise Systems architecture

Experience with version control systems (Git) and SDLC automation tools

Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and collaboration skills

Our Values at SRT

Ambition - Aspiring to lead in maritimedomain management

Innovation - Driving improvement through creativity and forward-thinking

Quality - Committing to high standards in performance and reliability

Responsibility - Being individually accountable and team-driven

Team - Collaborating openly with colleagues, partners, and customers

Why Join Us?

Work on mission-critical maritime surveillance systems used worldwide

Be part of an ambitious, innovative, and supportive team

Make a direct impact on global maritime safety and sustainability

Enjoy flexible hybrid working

Competitive salary and benefits, including:

Matched pension contributions up to 5%

Private health care

Development and training programmes

SRT Marine Systems plc is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and welcome applications from all backgrounds

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