Senior Flight Software Engineer – Space Launch

Defence Co.; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilmour Space Technologies is seeking a Senior Flight Software engineer to join our growing aerospace team. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary engineering group to deliver embedded software for flight and ground systems, contributing to concept studies, design, verification, and validation.

Based between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, you will lead software development with a strong emphasis on safety-critical systems, DO-178C familiarity, and rigorous documentation, while mentoring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Software, Computer Science, Electronics, or Mechatronics Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in professional Embedded Software design engineering settings.
• 3+ years of end-to-end Embedded Software product development experience.
• NV1 Security Clearance eligible.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate within a Software Engineering team to deliver products and services, supporting the Lead Flight Software Engineer with technical planning of work packages.
• Serve as a Responsible Engineer for Flight Software products, conducting technical assessments such as concept studies, trade studies, and COTS solution analyses.
• Ability to fulfill the role of Technical Authority on behalf of the Chief Engineer, as requested.
• Lead small product teams on a quarterly basis and contribute to the development of software engineering designs, processes, and activities.
• Follow and participate in product development processes, including requirements definition, design, verification, and validation.
• Support unit and integration testing, operational troubleshooting, and issue resolution, with potential travel to remote sites.
• Supporting architecture development, technology strategy and execution of the Software team
• Engage in Research and Development initiatives and support software engineering production activities for Launch Vehicle and Satellite product lines.
• Coordinate with Mechanical, Propulsion, Manufacturing and Production teams, as well as external suppliers and stakeholders.
• Ensure that all engineering activities adhere to company policies, plans, and procedures and fulfill other duties as requested by management.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Embedded Linux

RTOS

VHDL/Verilog (FPGA)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Software/CS/Electronics/Mechatronics

Tools

GDB

Job description

Gilmour Space Technologies is seeking a Senior Flight Software engineer to join our growing aerospace team. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary engineering group to deliver embedded software for flight and ground systems, contributing to concept studies, design, verification, and validation.

Based between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, you will lead software development with a strong emphasis on safety-critical systems, DO-178C familiarity, and rigorous documentation, while mentoring