Software Engineer – Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes

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

The postholder will develop, maintain and support software used in the operation of the ING’s astronomical telescopes and instrumentation at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory. The work includes telescope and instrument control systems, data acquisition, operational software and associated engineering applications.

We are looking for someone with a strong software engineering background, good problem‑solving skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team. Experience of Linux, Python, C/C++ or similar languages, software interfaces to hardware, distributed systems, or astronomical instrumentation would be advantageous.

The role offers the opportunity to work in a technically demanding international observatory environment supporting front‑line astronomical research.

The post is based on La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.