Flight Software Test Engineer: Embedded/RTOS

Kreios Space Ltd; Vigo; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cutting-edge space tech experiences

Collaborative engineering environment

Access to hardware, testing facilities

Professional growth in New Space

Specialized training in aerospace ver.

Help shape future of space transport

Job summary

Kreios Space Ltd. seeks a Verification & Validation Engineer to verify flight software across the development lifecycle, ensuring safe, reliable operation in space environments. You will define verification strategies, develop tests, and automate testing with software and systems engineers.

The role focuses on embedded software on FreeRTOS, real-time constraints, and CI/CD integration. You will enhance test coverage, robustness, and compliance with aerospace standards to support mission success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer/Electrical/Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in embedded software development or software testing.
• Hands-on experience with FreeRTOS or other RTOS.
• Strong programming skills in C; ability to analyze complex embedded code.
• Experience using Python for test automation and tooling development.
• Practical hardware debugging experience (JTAG/SWD, scopes, logic analyzers).
• Experience with Git and CI/CD environments (GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Knowledge of embedded protocols (SpaceWire, CAN, I2C, SPI, UART).
• Professional working proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain verification and validation plans for embedded software.
• Create and execute unit, integration, and system-level test cases.
• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks and CI/CD integration.
• Verify real-time performance: scheduling, latency, deadlines, memory usage, synchronization.
• Execute test campaigns on target hardware, models, and simulations.
• Analyze failures, perform root-cause analysis, and collaborate with developers to fix issues.
• Measure test coverage, requirements traceability, and software quality metrics.
• Conduct robustness and fault-injection tests (communication failures, memory corruption, watchdogs).
• Support aerospace software engineering and quality standards compliance.
• Contribute to ongoing improvements of testing processes and verification methodologies.

Skills

Embedded software development

C programming

Python for test automation

Hardware debugging

Git and CI/CD

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

FreeRTOS

JTAG/SWD

Oscilloscopes & logic analyzers

GitLab CI / Jenkins

SpaceWire CAN I2C SPI UART

Job description

Kreios Space Ltd. seeks a Verification & Validation Engineer to verify flight software across the development lifecycle, ensuring safe, reliable operation in space environments. You will define verification strategies, develop tests, and automate testing with software and systems engineers.

The role focuses on embedded software on FreeRTOS, real-time constraints, and CI/CD integration. You will enhance test coverage, robustness, and compliance with aerospace standards to support mission success.