Senior Software Engineer - Sensors

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 Software Engineer - Sensors 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 Software Engineer - Sensors - (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 Software Engineer - Sensors 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 field deployment.

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 Software Engineer - Sensors 

• 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 Software Engineer - Sensors

• 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

Why Join Us?

• Work on mission-critical maritime surveillance systems used worldwide


• Be part of an ambitious, innovative, and supportive team making 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.