Embedded Safety-Critical Software Engineer for Certification

Motorsport Network, LLC; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIF Autonomy in the United Kingdom seeks engineers to design and develop safety-critical embedded software for autonomous systems. You will work on runtime assurance architectures and certification-focused software engineering across mission computers and flight control systems.

Ideal candidates have strong embedded software background, experience with C/C++/Ada, and familiarity with DO-178C or similar safety standards. This role offers growth in a highly regulated, aviation-aligned environment.

Qualifications

• Strong background in embedded software engineering.
• Experience with C, C++, Ada or similar languages.
• Experience in safety-critical environments.
• Knowledge of high-integrity software development processes.
• Experience with real-time or embedded systems.
• Familiarity with safety standards and regulated development environments.
• Understanding of software verification and validation methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop safety-critical embedded software for autonomous systems.
• Build software components supporting runtime assurance and autonomous system safety.
• Develop high-integrity software using SPARK Ada and associated toolchains.
• Support software architecture definition for certifiable autonomous systems.
• Work with verification and certification teams to achieve regulatory compliance.
• Contribute to DAL-A/DAL-B capable software solutions.
• Support integration across mission computers, flight control systems and safety monitoring functions.
• Participate in software safety analyses and design assurance activities.
• Help scale the platform from prototype to enterprise deployment.

Job description

SAIF Autonomy in the United Kingdom seeks engineers to design and develop safety-critical embedded software for autonomous systems. You will work on runtime assurance architectures and certification-focused software engineering across mission computers and flight control systems.

Ideal candidates have strong embedded software background, experience with C/C++/Ada, and familiarity with DO-178C or similar safety standards. This role offers growth in a highly regulated, aviation-aligned environment.