Senior Embedded Software Engineer

KEY PURPOSE OF JOB

Join a leading aerospace engineering company in Somerset West as an Embedded Software Engineer and help shape the future of satellite communication. This permanent role focuses on developing and verifying advanced space-grade systems within a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment.

KEY TASKS

The Senior Embedded Software Engineer will be responsible for developing and maintaining high-reliability embedded software for satellite subsystems with emphasis on real-time communication and signal-processing systems:

• Develop all aspects of an embedded system software implementation including creating debugging and testing software as well as supporting hardware integration
• Optimize code for memory efficiency and speed on resource-constrained devices
• Contribute to firmware architecture code reviews and documentation to maintain reliability and scalability
• Research develop and testing of theoretical and conceptual designs
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to derive and define software requirements based on system-level requirements
• Create and maintain formal engineering documentation such as specifications test procedures design reports
• Attending requirement and proposal discussions with clients when required
• Other ad-hoc duties as required by company

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Qualifications:

degree in Electronic Engineering from a recognized institution

Experience (ideally within aerospace or defence industry):

Embedded software/firmware development (C C)

Experience developing device drivers and low-level software for hardware interfaces such as ADC GPIO PWM UART SPI and I2C

Design and implement firmware in C/C for bare-metal and RTOS-based systems (e.g. FreeRTOS)

Experience with version control systems (eg. git) and issue tracking tools (eg Jira Youtrack)

High-reliability electronic product design and realisation (>5-7 years)

Practical experience testing and debugging electronic circuits (>5-7 years)

Additional knowledge areas that would strengthen the application:

Experience with ARM and/or RISC-V microprocessor architectures

Experience with embedded Linux including application development; experience with driver and/or kernel development is a plus

Experience with test automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines

Experience with Rust

Experience in FPGA firmware development using Hardware Description Languages (HDLs) like Verilog or VHDL

Experience modelling DSP algorithms (FFT filters) and communication waveforms in MATLAB / Python / etc.

Linux administrator proficiency

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

Positive self-motivated self-starter

Innovative thinker with a strong outside-the-box mindset

Responsible and accountable

Strong team player who collaborates effectively with others

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Customer-focused approach

Able to persuade and positively influence others

Resilient with the ability to bounce back from challenges

Flexible and able to multitask in a fast-paced ambiguous environment

Resourceful and solution-oriented

Strong self-management skills with the ability to set and manage priorities