Hybrid Embedded Software Team Lead - Space ASIC FW/SW

Telemetry Today LLC; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AST SpaceMobile seeks an experienced Embedded Software Tech Leader for BSP ASIC FW/SW. Lead architecture and delivery of the embedded software stack used in space communication platforms, bridging hardware R&D, system, and payload teams.

Mentors engineers, drives architecture decisions, and ensures robust diagnostics and tests. Responsibilities include guiding drivers, RTOS services, and system-level diagnostics while collaborating with Systems, HW–RF, ASIC VLSI, and validation teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of embedded software experience required.
• Expert level in C and real-time programming with lightweight infrastructure.
• Experience with lab equipment and hardware bring-up is essential.

Responsibilities

• Own ASM BSP embedded software architecture and delivery for the ASIC FW/SW stack.
• Guide cross-team collaboration between software, hardware, and validation groups.
• Provide technical leadership for drivers, RTOS services, and system-level diagnostics.
• Define architecture, SW workflows and interfaces, and support tests automation.

Skills

C programming

Real-time programming

FreeRTOS

Zephyr

Bare metal

I2C/SPI/UART

System architecture

CI/CD basics

Docker

Education

B.Sc in Computer Science or Engineering

M.Sc preferred

Tools

Git

GitLab CI/CD

Buildkite

Jenkins

Docker

Job description

AST SpaceMobile seeks an experienced Embedded Software Tech Leader for BSP ASIC FW/SW. Lead architecture and delivery of the embedded software stack used in space communication platforms, bridging hardware R&D, system, and payload teams.

Mentors engineers, drives architecture decisions, and ensures robust diagnostics and tests. Responsibilities include guiding drivers, RTOS services, and system-level diagnostics while collaborating with Systems, HW–RF, ASIC VLSI, and validation teams.