Aerospace Software Engineer - Embedded, Safety-Critical

Aalto Haps Ltd.; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary and incentives

25 days annual holiday

Private medical insurance, dental, and

Job summary

AALTO HAPS, based in Farnborough, is a global leader in Stratospace and an Airbus subsidiary that designs, builds, and operates the Zephyr platform. You will join as a Software Engineer working primarily in C, with opportunities in C++ and Python, contributing across requirements, design, implementation, integration, verification and qualification.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary engineering team delivering safety-critical software for airborne systems, with a strong emphasis on quality,

Qualifications

• 3+ years in aerospace or safety-critical environments.
• Experience with airborne software in DO-178C lifecycle.
• Strong C skills; experience with C++ and Python.
• Experience with embedded, real-time, or resource-constrained software.
• Familiarity with requirements management, verification, traceability, and configuration management.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; capable of cross-disciplinary work.
• Awareness of standards such as DO-330, DO-331, DO-332, DO-333, ARP4754A/B, DO-278, DEF STAN 00-55, 00-56 is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality software for safety-critical airborne systems, primarily using C, with C++ and Python where appropriate.
• Contribute across the full software development lifecycle from requirements capture and design through to implementation, integration, verification, and qualification.
• Work closely with Systems, Hardware, Test, and Flight Operations teams to solve aircraft-level challenges and deliver integrated engineering solutions.
• Support software integration, debugging, test automation, and evidence generation for qualification and certification activities.
• Participate in technical reviews, challenge assumptions constructively, and help strengthen engineering best practices.
• Contribute to a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

C programming

C++

Python

Embedded real-time

Requirements management

Debugging

Collaboration

DO-178C familiarity

Job description

AALTO HAPS, based in Farnborough, is a global leader in Stratospace and an Airbus subsidiary that designs, builds, and operates the Zephyr platform. You will join as a Software Engineer working primarily in C, with opportunities in C++ and Python, contributing across requirements, design, implementation, integration, verification and qualification.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary engineering team delivering safety-critical software for airborne systems, with a strong emphasis on quality,