Vienna-Based Space Propulsion Embedded Engineer | HIL & FPGA

GATE Space; Wien; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Minimum annual gross salary 55,000 EUR

Job summary

GATE Space is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to develop close-to-hardware firmware in C/C++ and integrate FPGA-based solutions. You will build robust HIL environments and CI/CD pipelines, collaborating with electrical engineering during hardware bring-up to support propulsion development in a fast-paced setting.

The role requires strong debugging skills, Python tooling, and experience with embedded systems, microcontrollers, and real-time software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Mechatronics, or related field, or equivalent.
• At least four years of experience in C/C++ close to hardware, microcontrollers, and embedded bring-up.
• Experience with Python tooling, automation, and data handling; knowledge of CI/CD for embedded systems.
• Proven ability to design automated test setups and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) systems.
• Familiarity with low-level communication protocols (SPI, I2C, CAN, UART).
• Nice-to-have: FPGA development (VHDL/Verilog), RTOS, TwinCAT/EtherCAT, or safety-critical domains.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain near-hardware software and firmware in C/C++.
• Integrate FPGA-based solutions and verify hardware interfaces.
• Build and operate Hardware-in-the-Loop environments for validation.
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines and test automation for embedded targets.
• Develop Python tooling for test automation, data capture, and analysis.
• Collaborate with electrical engineering during hardware bring-up and debugging.
• Lead software architecture decisions for custom PCB designs.

Skills

C/C++ close to hardware

Microcontrollers

Embedded hardware bring-up

Python for tooling/automation

HIL systems design

CI/CD for embedded

Debugging SPI/I2C/CAN/UART

FPGA (VHDL/Verilog)

RTOS (FreeRTOS)

TwinCAT/EtherCAT

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/EE/Embedded/Mechatronics

Tools

TwinCAT / EtherCAT

Job description

GATE Space is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to develop close-to-hardware firmware in C/C++ and integrate FPGA-based solutions. You will build robust HIL environments and CI/CD pipelines, collaborating with electrical engineering during hardware bring-up to support propulsion development in a fast-paced setting.

The role requires strong debugging skills, Python tooling, and experience with embedded systems, microcontrollers, and real-time software.