Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Spacecraft/Nanosatellites

spire; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP)

Launch Attendance

Generous Time Off Policy

Education Assistance Program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Family Leave

Fitness Reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Healthy snacks & beverages in every办公室

Job summary

Spire Global is seeking an experienced Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join our Platform team supporting Spacecraft Operations. The successful candidate will design, implement, and maintain embedded firmware for satellite systems, collaborating across engineering groups to ensure robust on-orbit performance.

The role emphasizes a fast-paced development cycle with low-cost approaches, using FreeRTOS, GNU ARM toolchain, and Linux-based environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Mastery of Embedded C programming language.
• Proficiency with scripting languages like Python and Bash.
• Extensive experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS), specifically FreeRTOS.
• Familiarity with serial protocols and implementations.
• Strong problem-solving skills, particularly in debugging embedded systems.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Experience developing on Linux (Ubuntu).
• A base level of mathematical knowledge (engineering mathematic or similar).
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and test, deploy and maintain embedded firmware.
• Collaborate with other engineering functions on scoping, architecture and system design.
• Resolve on-orbit and on-ground issues related to embedded systems.
• Implement, optimize and maintain various serial protocols.
• Design and develop interface tools to improve abstraction between the embedded system and other satellite components.
• Debug and resolve complex embedded systems issues in a timely manner.
• Write and maintain technical documentation.

Skills

Embedded C

Python

Bash

RTOS/FreeRTOS

Serial protocols

Git

Linux (Ubuntu)

Engineering mathematics

Communication & teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

GNU ARM Embedded Toolchain

GDB

Arm Cortex MCUs

Job description

Spire Global is seeking an experienced Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join our Platform team supporting Spacecraft Operations. The successful candidate will design, implement, and maintain embedded firmware for satellite systems, collaborating across engineering groups to ensure robust on-orbit performance.

The role emphasizes a fast-paced development cycle with low-cost approaches, using FreeRTOS, GNU ARM toolchain, and Linux-based environments.