Lead Satellite Software Architect

Engibex; Charleroi; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Engibex, a Belgian engineering consulting firm, seeks a Satellite Software Architect to define and own the software architecture across satellite platforms, from flight software to unit-level firmware on radios, cameras, and sensors.

You will bridge embedded software engineers, EE and FPGA teams, ensuring platform-wide consistency while driving the roadmap and inclusion of lessons from in-orbit operations. This role spans architecture, reviews, and in-orbit support.

Qualifications

• A MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Strong experience in embedded software development (C, Python).
• Experience designing software architectures for complex embedded systems.
• Experience with real-time operating systems (FreeRTOS) and Linux-based embedded environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and own end-to-end satellite software architecture across flight and unit-level software.
• Establish standards, interfaces, and reusable building blocks across units and missions.
• Translate system-level requirements into software designs and support implementation and reviews.
• Ensure requirements traceability from mission to software.
• Drive architectural trade-off studies and design reviews (PDR/CDR).
• Support integration, verification & validation, and in-orbit operations.
• Collaborate with operators, AOCS, and V&V teams to automate satellite operations.
• Own and maintain the satellite flight software roadmap and incorporate lessons from in-orbit operations.

Skills

Embedded software

C & Python

Architectural design

RTOS experience

English communication

Education

MSc/PhD in CS or EE or aerospace

Tools

Buildroot

U-Boot

Zynq

CMake

CAN/I2C/SPI/UART/SpaceWire

Job description

Engibex, a Belgian engineering consulting firm, seeks a Satellite Software Architect to define and own the software architecture across satellite platforms, from flight software to unit-level firmware on radios, cameras, and sensors.

You will bridge embedded software engineers, EE and FPGA teams, ensuring platform-wide consistency while driving the roadmap and inclusion of lessons from in-orbit operations. This role spans architecture, reviews, and in-orbit support.