Astronomy Software Engineer: Telescopes & Instrumentation

Society; la Palma de Cervelló; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes is seeking a Software Engineer to join its engineering team on La Palma, Canary Islands.

The successful candidate will develop, maintain and support software used in the operation of world‑class astronomical telescopes and instrumentation, working across control systems, data acquisition and operational software in a technically challenging international observatory environment.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering background.
• Good problem‑solving skills.
• Experience with Linux, Python, C/C++ or similar languages.
• Experience with software interfaces to hardware, distributed systems or astronomical instrumentation is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and support software used in the operation of ING's telescopes and instrumentation.
• Work across telescope control systems, data acquisition and operational software.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary engineering team in an international observatory environment.

Skills

Linux

Python

C/C++

Distributed systems

Astronomical instrumentation

Job description

The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes is seeking a Software Engineer to join its engineering team on La Palma, Canary Islands.

The successful candidate will develop, maintain and support software used in the operation of world‑class astronomical telescopes and instrumentation, working across control systems, data acquisition and operational software in a technically challenging international observatory environment.