Embedded Software Integration Engineer (all gender)

Ascendance; Toulouse; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Restaurant tickets

Holiday pay bonus

Public transportation allowance

Teleworking policy

Flexible working environment

Company events

Job summary

Ascendance seeks a Senior Avionics Architect to own onboard calculator architecture and ensure robust RTOS-based data exchange for flight operations, aligned with DO-254 constraints.

You will coordinate with suppliers and the onboard software team to implement requirements, assess trade-offs, and support safety analyses. This role involves test campaigns and hardware-software integration for prototype aircraft.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in avionics/digital systems/robotics.
• Extensive knowledge in embedded software for flight computers and comms networks.
• Experience with real-time operating systems (ARINC 653 preferred).
• Ability to coordinate multi-component software integration and problem solve.

Responsibilities

• Own the onboard calculator architecture and drive rational improvements.
• Lead supplier discussions to ensure on-time delivery of equipment.
• Coordinate with onboard software team to meet software requirements.
• Finalize architecture trade-offs with a rationalized methodology.
• Support safety analyses on the system and its interfaces.
• Define test means and lead test campaigns to ensure DO-254 compliance.
• Manage do make/buy strategy and supplier benchmarking for timely delivery.
• Support physical integration of the calculator into test benches and aircraft prototypes considering mechanical, thermal, EMC/EMI constraints.

Skills

Avionics systems

Embedded software

Real-time OS

Software integration

CI / automation

Education

DO-178C/DO-331/DO-297 knowledge

ARINC 653 familiarity

Tools

ARINC 653

DO-254 compliance

Job description

Your role:

Reporting directly to the Software Technical Leader, you’ll be at the core of our avionics systems. Providing control, communication, smooth HW/SW interactions and data exchange to guarantee reliable flight operations, by respecting the functional requirements as well as aeronautics authorities constraints. You will integrate the software/system requirements onto the proposed onboard core computers architecture.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Owning the architecture of the onboard calculator and propose rationalized improvements;
• Lead supplier discussions and follow-up to ensure on-time delivery of the equipment;
• Coordinate with the onboard software team to accommodate their software requirements;
• Finalizing architecture and technology trade-offs with rationalized methodology;
• Supporting safety analysis on your system;
• Specify and eventually design test means for your system as well as lead the associated test campaign setup with potential external partners to comply with DO-254 standards;
• Finalizing make or buy strategy, supplier benchmarking, selection, and management to ensure delivery in time / quality / costs;
• Supporting the physical integration of the calculator into the test benches up to the aircraft prototype taking into account mechanical, thermal, EMC/EMI constraints.

Where do we stand?

Founded on Ascendance’s strong values, the whole team is involved in creating both innovative products to decarbonize aviation and an accurate company structure to support its fast development.

Full scale testbenches are ongoing while full scale aircraft development is running at full speed.

Sky's our limit, we are looking forward to the flight test campaign!

The job has been made for you if you:

• Have a strong experience (10+ years) in avionics/digital systems/robotics;
• Have extensive knowledge in software engineering specifically applied to embedded calculators, flight computers and communication networks;
• Have extensive experience in real-time operating systems (ARINC 653 would be an advantage);
• Be able to work at all software levels, coordinate the integration of multiple software components and subsystems, and solve complex problems;
• Have experience in software engineering methods, continuous integration and automation;
• Have experience in avionics standards : DO-178C/DO-331/DO-297/AMCs…
• Know aeronautics communication protocols (ARINC 429, CAN, LIN, FlexRay etc.);
• Are used to design and develop systems under DO254/DO-160 requirements.

We are meant to work together if you:

• You are willing to contribute to the development of the company;
• You want to impact the future of aviation and lead the transition;
• You want to face complex but thrilling challenges;
• You like to work in a dynamic environment;
• You are a real team player who wants to build a big success story with us;
• You are curious and eager to learn.

What we offer:

• Career booster: versatility, training opportunities, internal mobility
• Health insurance
• Restaurant tickets
• Holiday pay bonus
• Public transportation allowance
• Teleworking policy
• A flexible working environment
• Company events.

Recruitment process:

• Application evaluations (CVs….)
• Talent Interview
• Technical Interview
• Meet others Ascenders
• Reference check

Non-discrimination and diversity are our priorities. Ascendance is open to hire personalities with their own differences.