Hybrid Embedded Software Engineer

Posted 2 months ago

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About the role

  • Embedded Software Engineer at Astroscale focusing on flight software development and integration for spacecraft. Collaborating with teams and leading software lifecycle tasks in Toulouse, France.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop and validate onboard Flight Software for Astroscale spacecraft
  • Define ICDs, development and verification plans
  • Coordinate with other teams at sub-system and system level to identify software needs and solutions
  • Architect the software and hardware onboard solution
  • Perform Flight Software verification, validation, and integration
  • Participate in Mission System Test and Simulation campaigns
  • Liaise with GNC and CV Teams to integrate algorithms into flight software
  • Attend and support reviews with potential partners or clients
  • Presentations to senior management
  • Support operations team with software and support as needed
  • Work package management

Requirements

  • Bachelor or master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or relevant engineering / science discipline
  • 5 years’ experience in software development for real-time embedded systems (C/C++)
  • Knowledge of software development methodologies, including version control and continuous integration, & embedded software engineering
  • Experience of implementing real-time systems and software
  • Experience in developing and implementing test plans
  • Knowledge of hardware solutions and hardware interfacing (drivers)
  • Proactive and self-managing, able to plan and effectively lead areas of responsibility whilst contributing collaboratively within a close-knit team
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Fluent in French and English
  • Be eligible and registered to work within Europe
  • Be eligible to gain security clearance in France
  • Experience developing software for the aerospace sector (Desirable)
  • Experience of development for VxWorks or RTEMS platforms (Desirable)
  • Experience of all stages of mission design lifecycle from initial concept to design, test, and operations (Desirable)
  • Familiarity with UML (Desirable)
  • Familiarity with commonly used protocols and standards for communications, such as CCSDS, CAN, Spacewire (Desirable)
  • Knowledge of cFS software framework (Desirable)
  • Experience of SPARC V8 or PowerPC architecture (Desirable)
  • Linux system administration, shell scripts, make, etc. (Desirable)
  • Development on Linux systems (Desirable)
  • Knowledge of scripting languages (Desirable)

Benefits

  • Hybrid working
  • Support knowledge transfer from Astroscale teams globally

Job title

Embedded Software Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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