Senior Space Systems Software Engineer - Real-Time & DevOps

EOS Space Systems Pty Ltd; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & development

Flexible hours

Career development

Parental leave

Incentive scheme

Job summary

EOS Space Systems Pty Ltd in Canberra is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, and support advanced software for space telescope and laser platforms. You will deliver high-performance, reliable software across the full lifecycle in a multidisciplinary team environment.

The role emphasizes mission-critical, safety-conscious systems, DevOps integration, and real-time processing, with opportunities to contribute to visualization tools and data-driven applications in observatory contexts.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years' experience in software engineering.
• Strong experience in C++ development on Windows and Linux within complex engineering environments.
• Experience with Python or similar languages for system development, automation and data processing.
• Proven experience with software testing methodologies (unit, integration, system-level).
• Experience developing high-availability, mission-critical software systems.
• Exposure to distributed processing and real-time systems in scientific/observatory environments.
• Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, version control, and automated deployment.
• Knowledge of safety-critical software and systems automation, including hardware or firmware interaction.
• Experience contributing to visualization tools, UI, and data-driven applications (desirable).
• Familiarity with space systems, astronomical observatories, or laser-based platforms (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and maintain software systems supporting space telescope and laser operations.
• Deliver high-quality, reliable, and high-availability software for mission-critical environments.
• Support system integration, verification, and validation within observatory and space systems.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across software, hardware, optical, and systems engineering.
• Implement and enhance DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and system automation.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and perform root-cause analysis of complex software and system issues.
• Contribute to distributed processing and real-time systems.
• Develop and enhance visualisation tools and user interfaces for operational use.
• Ensure software meets the requirements of safety-critical systems.
• Support continuous improvement of software quality, performance, and engineering standards.

Skills

C++ development

Windows

Linux

Python

Software testing

DevOps

CI/CD

Distributed processing

Real-time systems

Visualization tools

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Version control (Git)

Job description

EOS Space Systems Pty Ltd in Canberra is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, and support advanced software for space telescope and laser platforms. You will deliver high-performance, reliable software across the full lifecycle in a multidisciplinary team environment.

The role emphasizes mission-critical, safety-conscious systems, DevOps integration, and real-time processing, with opportunities to contribute to visualization tools and data-driven applications in observatory contexts.