Embedded Software Engineer - Safety-Critical Aerospace

AALTO HAPS; Orpington; Hybrid; GBP 77,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Dental and optical cash back

Personal pension

Income protection

Life assurance

Salary sacrifice scheme

Perkbox employee discounts

Flexible working discussions

Job summary

AALTO is seeking a software engineer to design, develop and qualify software for safety-critical airborne systems. You will work primarily in C with C++ and Python where appropriate, across a full software lifecycle from requirements through verification.

Join a hybrid team in Farnborough, collaborating with Systems, Hardware, Test and Flight Operations to deliver integrated engineering solutions and robust evidence for certification activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace or safety-critical environments.
• Experience contributing to airborne software under DO-178C.
• Strong C programming, plus C++ and Python.
• Experience with embedded, real-time or resource-constrained software.
• Familiarity with requirements management, verification and configuration management.
• Analytical and methodical problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain software for safety-critical airborne systems using C, C++ and Python.
• Contribute across the full software development lifecycle from requirements to qualification.
• Collaborate with Systems, Hardware, Test and Flight Operations teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Support software integration, debugging, test automation and evidence generation for qualification.
• Participate in technical reviews and strengthen engineering best practices.
• Promote a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.

Skills

C programming

C++

Python

Embedded software

Safety-critical experience

DO-178C experience

Requirements management

Verification and traceability

Problem solving

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Tools

DO-178C tools

Job description

AALTO is seeking a software engineer to design, develop and qualify software for safety-critical airborne systems. You will work primarily in C with C++ and Python where appropriate, across a full software lifecycle from requirements through verification.

Join a hybrid team in Farnborough, collaborating with Systems, Hardware, Test and Flight Operations to deliver integrated engineering solutions and robust evidence for certification activities.