Senior Embedded Software Engineer (All genders)

Stark Defence; München; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

STARK Defence in Munich is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and optimize real-time firmware for STM32-based platforms. You will work with hardware, systems, and flight software teams to deliver robust embedded solutions in safety-critical drone and aerospace applications.

You will own low-level firmware components, implement fault-detection and fail-safe mechanisms, and contribute to architecture discussions while ensuring deterministic performance in demanding

Qualifikationen

• BSc or MSc in Computer or Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years embedded firmware development experience.
• Strong C programming skills in embedded/bare-metal.
• Hands-on experience with STM32 microcontrollers.
• Real-time embedded systems with RTOS or bare-metal.
• Ability to read schematics and work with hardware teams.
• Proficient in debugging with measurement tools.
• Strong analytical and systematic thinking.

Aufgaben

• Develop embedded firmware in native C for STM32-based systems.
• Design real-time software for safety-critical drone and aerospace apps.
• Build low-level drivers, bootloaders, and HALs.
• Implement fault detection, watchdogs, and failsafe mechanisms.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers on board bring-up and validation.
• Analyze hardware-software interactions with oscilloscopes and debuggers.
• Contribute to safety-critical development and documentation.
• Support embedded platform architecture decisions.
• Ensure deterministic RT behavior under demanding conditions.

Kenntnisse

C programming

Embedded firmware development

RTOS programming

Hardware debugging

Reading schematics

Analytical thinking

German language

Ausbildung

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Debuggers

Jobbeschreibung

About Us

STARK is a new kind of defence technology company revolutionising the way autonomous systems are deployed across multiple domains. We design, develop, and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are software-defined, mass-scalable, and cost-effective — providing operators with a decisive edge in contested environments.

We are focused on delivering deployable, high-performance systems — not future promises. In a time of rising threats, STARK is bolstering the technological edge of NATO Allies and their Partners to deter aggression and defend Europe, today.

About the team

Your mission

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer you will play a key role in designing, developing, and optimizing software for real-time embedded systems in our platforms. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including hardware engineers, systems engineers, and flight software teams to deliver robust and secure embedded solutions.

You will design and develop low-level embedded firmware for safety-critical drone systems. You will own real-time firmware components running on STM32-based platforms, enabling reliable communication, control, and fault-handling capabilities in mission-critical environments. You will work close to the hardware, contributing to system integration, debugging, and safety-oriented embedded architecture in compliance-driven development environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded firmware in native C for STM32-based embedded systems

• Design and implement real-time software for safety-critical drone and aerospace applications

• Build low-level drivers, communication interfaces, bootloaders, and hardware abstraction layers

• Implement robust fault detection, watchdog, redundancy, and failsafe mechanisms

• Collaborate closely with hardware engineers to support board bring-up, validation, and system integration

• Analyse and troubleshoot complex hardware-software interaction issues using oscilloscopes, debuggers, and logic analysers

• Contribute to safety-critical development processes, verification activities, and technical documentation

• Support architecture discussions and technical decision-making for embedded platform development

• Ensure firmware reliability, maintainability, and deterministic real-time behaviour under demanding operating conditions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Master's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

• 5+ years of embedded firmware development experience

• Strong native C programming skills in embedded or low-level environments

• Hands-on experience with STM32 microcontrollers

• Experience developing real-time embedded systems using RTOS or bare-metal architectures

• Ability to read schematics and collaborate effectively with hardware engineering teams

• Strong debugging and hardware interaction skills using embedded development and measurement tools

• Strong systematic and analytical thinking skills

Nice to have

• Experience with IEC 61508, ISO 26262, or DO-178C environments
• German languageskills for collaboration with customers and procurement stakeholders
• SIL2, functional safety, or equivalent safety-critical software development experience
• Exposure to drone, avionics, robotics, or autonomous systems development
• Experience working within regulated or high-reliability industries such as defense, aerospace, automotive, railway, industrial automation, or medical devices