Senior Embedded System Engineer (Aerospace)

Strativ Group; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Strativ Group in Madrid is seeking a Senior/Lead Embedded Systems Engineer for aerospace applications. This hands-on role focuses on systems‑level development, integrating embedded software with sensors, cameras, and onboard electronics, and requires deep understanding of hardware interfaces.

You’ll collaborate with software, hardware and electronics teams to design, implement, and validate real‑time embedded solutions, optimize performance, implement RTOS and debugging strategies, and own

Formación

• 4+ years of experience in low-level embedded software development.
• Proven experience in developing embedded systems across hardware and software boundaries.
• Experience with RTOS or bare‑metal real‑time environments.
• Hands-on experience with hardware interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART and CAN.
• Ability to read schematics and datasheets, understanding how software interacts with hardware.
• Strong systems‑level thinking and problem-solving across software and hardware layers.
• Collaborative work with hardware, electronics and software teams.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain embedded Linux software for onboard systems.
• Develop low-level software that interfaces directly with sensors, cameras, communications equipment, and other hardware.
• Debug and resolve issues spanning both software and hardware components.
• Optimize system performance, reliability, and real‑time behaviour.
• Contribute to software architecture, system integration, and overall platform development.
• Work with electronics and hardware engineers during board bring‑up and system integration.
• Analyse documentation including schematics and component datasheets.

Conocimientos

Low-level programming (C/C++)

Embedded systems development

RTOS / bare-metal

Hardware interfaces (SPI/I2C/UART/CAN)

Schematic/datasheet interpretation

Systems-level thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Descripción del empleo

Senior/Lead Embedded Systems Engineer – Aerospace

Location: Madrid, Spain

We are looking for a Senior/Lead Embedded Systems Engineer to join a growing engineering team developing advanced unmanned systems for demanding operational environments. This is a hands‑on, systems‑focused position for an engineer who understands both embedded software and the hardware it runs on. You’ll work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop, integrate, and debug software that interacts directly with sensors, communications equipment, and other onboard electronics.

The role will involve working across the boundary between software and hardware, making it well suited to someone who enjoys solving complex technical problems at the system level

Key Responsibilities

Embedded Software Development

• Develop and maintain embedded Linux software for onboard systems
• Develop low-level software that interfaces directly with sensors, cameras, communications equipment, and other hardware
• Implement and work with hardware communication protocols including SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN.
• Debug and resolve issues spanning both software and hardware components
• Optimise system performance, reliability, and real‑time behaviour.
• Contribute to software architecture, system integration, and overall platform development.

Hardware & System Integration

• Work closely with electronics and hardware engineers during board bring‑up and system integration
• Diagnose issues at the interface between embedded software, electronics, and hardware
• Analyse technical documentation including schematics and component datasheets.
• Support the integration and validation of new hardware and system capabilities.
• Contribute to the development of robust solutions for deployment in demanding environments.

Requirements

• 4+ years of low-level programming, ideally using C and/or C++
• Professional experience developing embedded systems.
• Experience with RTOS, bare-metal development, or other real-time embedded environments.
• Practical experience working with hardware interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN
• Ability to interpret schematics, datasheets, and hardware documentation
• Understanding of how embedded software interacts with processors, peripherals, sensors, and other electronics.
• Strong systems‑level thinking and the ability to troubleshoot problems beyond the software layer.
• Comfortable working collaboratively with hardware, electronics, and software engineers.

What’s On Offer

• (€45-65k)Opportunity to work on advanced unmanned and autonomous technology
• Hands‑on involvement with complex embedded systems and hardware
• The chance to work on technology deployed in real‑world operational environments
• High levels of technical ownership and responsibility
• Collaboration with engineers across software, electronics, hardware, and systems disciplines
• A fast‑moving, engineering‑focused environment where your work has a direct impact on deployed products