Senior Software Application Engineer

Mission

We are seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain space-grade on-board software for mission-critical systems. The role focuses on real-time embedded software operating under strict performance, reliability, and safety constraints in harsh space environments.

The ideal candidate has strong expertise in real-time systems, low-level embedded development, and space or safety-critical platforms, and is comfortable working within rigorous development and verification standards.

Key Accountabilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded flight software for on-board space systems

• Implement real-time software components with deterministic timing and resource constraints

• Develop low-level drivers and middleware for space-qualified hardware (MCUs, SoCs, FPGAs)

• Work with RTOS environments (e.g., RTEMS, FreeRTOS, VxWorks)

• Ensure compliance with space and safety standards (e.g., ECSS, DO-178, MISRA)

• Perform software verification activities including unit testing, integration testing, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing

• Collaborate with systems, hardware, and verification teams to define interfaces and system behavior

• Support anomaly investigation, debugging, and performance optimization

• Contribute to technical documentation and design reviews throughout the project lifecycle
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Education

Qualifications

• Embedded programming in C/C++ for OBCs and satellite subsystems;
• Knowledge of space-qualified RTOS (e.g., FreeRTOS, RTEMS) and ARM/LEON architectures;
• Development of low-level drivers, hardware interfaces, communication protocols, and onboard buses (CAN, I2C, SpaceWire, UART);
• Integration with ADCS, power management, and SAR payloads;
• Software optimization for memory, power, and rad-hard environments;
• Familiarity with ECSS processes, testing, validation, FDIR, and fault management.

Competencies