Senior Real Time Control Software Engineer

EOS group; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

EOS is building our high energy laser weapon capability. The Senior Software Engineer will own the real-time control software architecture for the laser, beam director and enclosure subsystems, and mentor teammates while ensuring safe, reliable operation under time pressure.

You will develop real-time control software in modern C++ on Linux, implement closed-loop tracking, drive sensors and actuators, and establish automated build, test and deployment pipelines for a defence-grade system tested

Qualifications

• Degree in software engineering or a related discipline.
• At least 6 years of production software experience.
• Strong background in real-time/embedded control and safety-critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop real-time control and coordination software for laser subsystems on Linux.
• Implement and tune closed-loop control for tracking, pointing, and thermal regulation.
• Own software architecture for safety interlocks and fail-safe behaviour.
• Develop drivers to sensors, actuators, and controllers over Ethernet, CAN, and fieldbus.
• Establish and maintain automated build, test and deployment pipelines.
• Lead software verification through unit, integration and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Mentor engineers and enforce coding standards and interface documentation.
• Support integration, trials and fault diagnosis at test ranges, including after-hours support.

Skills

Real-time systems

Modern C++

Linux

Hardware interfacing

Control theory

Version control

CI/CD pipelines

Code review

Documentation

Education

Degree in software engineering, computer science, electrical engineering

Tools

Linux

C++

Testing frameworks

Job description

EOS is building our high energy laser weapon capability. The Senior Software Engineer will own the real-time control software architecture for the laser, beam director and enclosure subsystems, and mentor teammates while ensuring safe, reliable operation under time pressure.

You will develop real-time control software in modern C++ on Linux, implement closed-loop tracking, drive sensors and actuators, and establish automated build, test and deployment pipelines for a defence-grade system tested