Space Systems Software Engineer - Real-Time & DevOps

Electro Optic Systems; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Electro Optic Systems in Canberra seeks a software engineer to design, develop, and maintain high-performance systems supporting space telescope and laser operations. You will work across multidisciplinary teams to deliver reliable, mission-critical software in complex engineering environments.

You will apply C++ on Windows and Linux, use Python for automation, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines, testing, and verification to ensure safety-critical standards are met and system reliability is

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in software roles.
• Strong C++ development on Windows and Linux in complex environments.
• Experience with Python or similar for system development and automation.
• Proven experience with software testing: unit, integration, system-level testing.
• Experience with high-availability, mission-critical software systems.
• Exposure to distributed processing and real-time systems in scientific/observatory settings.
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, version control, and automated deployment.
• Familiarity with safety-critical software and hardware interaction.
• Desirable: visualization tools and data-driven applications; space systems familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain software for space telescope and laser operations.
• Deliver high-quality, reliable software for mission-critical environments.
• Support system integration, verification, and validation.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, optical, and systems engineers.
• Implement and enhance DevOps practices including CI/CD.
• Troubleshoot and perform root-cause analysis of complex issues.
• Contribute to distributed processing and real-time systems.
• Develop visualization tools and user interfaces for operations.
• Ensure software meets safety-critical requirements.
• Support continuous improvement of software quality and standards.

Skills

C++ development

Python

DevOps practices

CI/CD pipelines

High-availability software

Troubleshooting

Tools

Git

Job description

Electro Optic Systems in Canberra seeks a software engineer to design, develop, and maintain high-performance systems supporting space telescope and laser operations. You will work across multidisciplinary teams to deliver reliable, mission-critical software in complex engineering environments.

You will apply C++ on Windows and Linux, use Python for automation, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines, testing, and verification to ensure safety-critical standards are met and system reliability is