Embedded Software Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; München; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Mission-driven environment

High ownership and autonomy

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Zusammenfassung

United States Digital Space LLC seeks an embedded software engineer to design, develop, and maintain flight and ground system software close to hardware. You will implement real-time software on Embedded Linux, RTOS, or bare metal with a focus on determinism and performance.

You will develop drivers and middleware for sensors, actuators, and avionics hardware, writing high-quality C/C++ for safety-critical systems and collaborating with electronics and avionics engineers to co-design interfaces.

Qualifikationen

• 3+ years of embedded software experience close to hardware in aerospace, defence, or similar demanding systems.
• Strong proficiency in C and C++, with focus on correctness and maintainability.
• Experience with Embedded Linux, RTOS, or bare-metal environments and timing/determinism.
• Ability to debug on real hardware, not only in simulation.
• Experience collaborating with electronics and avionics engineers on interfaces.

Aufgaben

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software on flight and ground systems near hardware.
• Implement real-time software on Embedded Linux, RTOS, or bare metal.
• Develop and maintain drivers, interfaces, and middleware for sensors, actuators, and avionics hardware.
• Write high-quality C/C++ code for safety-critical, high-performance systems.
• Collaborate with electronics and avionics engineers to co-design interfaces.
• Support integration, debugging, and testing on real hardware with bring-up and fault isolation.
• Where useful, leverage model-based design (MATLAB/Simulink) to accelerate development.
• Contribute to FPGA-adjacent development or VHDL workflows.

Kenntnisse

Embedded software near hardware

C/C++

Real-time systems

Hardware debugging

Collaboration with hardware team

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

VHDL

Jobbeschreibung

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software that runs close to hardware on flight and ground systems.
• Implement real time software on Embedded Linux, RTOS, or bare metal platforms, with a focus on determinism, reliability, and performance.
• Develop and maintain low level drivers, interfaces, and middleware for sensors, actuators, and avionics hardware.
• Write high quality C and/or C++ code that meets the demands of safety critical, high performance systems.
• Work closely with electronics, avionics, and systems engineers to co-design hardware and software interfaces.
• Support integration, debugging, and testing on real hardware, including bring up, fault isolation, and performance tuning.
• Where useful, leverage model based design and code generation (e.g. MATLAB/Simulink) to accelerate development and reduce error.
• Contribute to FPGA adjacent development or VHDL based workflows where they interface with embedded software.

Who you are

• An embedded software engineer with 3+ years’ experience working close to hardware in aerospace, defence, or similarly demanding systems.
• Comfortable developing on Embedded Linux, RTOS, or bare-metal platforms, with a strong intuition for timing, determinism, and resource constraints.
• Fluent in C and/or C++, with a focus on correctness, clarity, and long-term maintainability.
• Someone who enjoys debugging on real hardware, not just in simulation or abstraction layers.
• Experienced collaborating tightly with electronics and avionics engineers, and shaping interfaces rather than just consuming them.
• Pragmatic about tools, open to model-based development where it accelerates delivery without obscuring behaviour.
• Curious about FPGA-adjacent workflows and comfortable interfacing with low-level logic when required.
• Motivated by building flight-critical software in a small team where your code directly affects system behaviour.

What we offer

• A mission driven environment with the opportunity to work on one of Europe’s most consequential defence challenges, with direct impact on sovereign capability and security.
• Daily collaboration with top experts across engineering, operations, and defence, with real opportunity to learn from the best, contribute, and grow.
• High ownership and autonomy; no time tracking, no micromanagement, just clear objectives and accountability for outcomes.
• A fast paced environment where good ideas are implemented quickly, and feedback from test and flight drives real decisions.
• A culture that values clarity, integrity, and excellence, and supports people who take initiative and push boundaries responsibly.
• Competitive compensation and real share options aligned to responsibility and impact, not tenure or hierarchy.