PHY SW Engineer - 12 Month Internship (July 2027)

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We are looking for a talented and motivated intern to join our team developing physical layer (PHY) software for our 4G and 5G products.

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We are looking for a talented and motivated intern to join our team developing physical layer (PHY) software for our 4G and 5G products. The position is a 12-month internship at our office in the centre of Bristol, where you will be working alongside a team of approximately 50 people, part of a larger (500+) international R&D team motivated by building the future of telecoms. 

If you are looking for a chance to work on cutting-edge, disruptive technology, and gain invaluable experience in a well-paid internship, Parallel Wireless is for you.

Develop real-time PHY software features on the latest multi-core Intel / AMD / ARM CPUs. 
Integrate, test and validate features on servers within lab and AWS cloud end-to-end environments.
Build test scripts and debug tools that form part of our software CI/CD and release packages.
Use AI coding agents day to day to develop and debug PHY software, scripts and tools.
Use various lab equipment for end-to-end testing: UE simulators, mobile phones (Android), and other RF equipment.

Hands-on experience of developing real-time high-performance C/C++ software in a Linux environment, using Docker containers and Kubernetes
Understanding of modern CPU instruction sets and SIMD programming.
Experience of a modern software development environment (Git, JIRA, Bitbucket, Jenkins CI/CD).
Hands-on experience of agentic development including building the skills and tools to automate engineering workflows.
A better understanding of wireless telecommunications and digital signal processing concepts.
Experience of working in multi-national Agile teams, familiarity with modern Scrum and SAFe ways of thinking and working.

Strong C and/or C++ programming skills (assessed at technical interview).

Experience with Python scripting.

Interest in AI-assisted software development.

Willingness to learn about wireless communications. Prior experience is an advantage but not a requirement.

25 days of annual leave a year (pro-rata) and an extra day off in the month of your birthday

Monthly team lunches, a kitchen stocked daily with fresh healthy fruits & snacks, and activities with the team (lunchtime table tennis, chess, running, etc.)

Private medical care + medical/dental cash plan

Personal travel insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Opt in 5% employer contribution pension

Salary between £28-30k per annum

Flexible working hours