Aerospace Software Engineer – C/C++, Python, Hybrid

Aalto; Farnborough; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private medical

Pension plan

Income protection

Life assurance

Perkbox discounts

Job summary

AALTO, a global leader in Stratospace, is seeking a Software Engineer to develop robust, safety-critical software for airborne systems. You will work primarily in C, with opportunities in C++ and Python, across requirements, design, integration and qualification.

You will join a multidisciplinary team delivering advanced software for Zephyr platforms, contributing to mission-critical projects and aerospace certification activities in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in aerospace or safety-critical environment.
• Involvement with airborne software in DO-178C lifecycle.
• Strong C and C++ skills; Python experience beneficial.
• Embedded/real-time or resource-constrained software experience.
• Familiarity with requirements management, verification, traceability and configuration management.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain high-quality software for safety-critical airborne systems, primarily using C, with C++ and Python as needed.
• Contribute across the full software development lifecycle from requirements capture to qualification.
• Collaborate with Systems, Hardware, Test and Flight Operations teams to solve aircraft-level challenges.
• Support software integration, debugging, test automation and evidence generation for qualification and certification.
• Participate in technical reviews and promote engineering best practice.
• Contribute to a culture of technical excellence, accountability and continuous improvement.

Skills

C programming

C++

Python

Embedded RTOS

DO-178C

Requirements mgmt

Job description

AALTO, a global leader in Stratospace, is seeking a Software Engineer to develop robust, safety-critical software for airborne systems. You will work primarily in C, with opportunities in C++ and Python, across requirements, design, integration and qualification.

You will join a multidisciplinary team delivering advanced software for Zephyr platforms, contributing to mission-critical projects and aerospace certification activities in a collaborative environment.