Spacecraft Embedded Linux Engineer - Yocto & CAN/UART

Spire; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative space analytics company in Glasgow is seeking an experienced Embedded Linux/Software Engineer to join their Platform team. The candidate will develop software for satellite systems, focusing on fault-tolerant system design and integration with electrical engineering. Ideal candidates should have strong skills in C/C++, Bash, and Python, alongside experience working in a Linux environment. This position allows for hybrid work with a minimum of three days per week in the office.

Benefits

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 office

Qualifications

• Experience with low-level and high-level protocol development.
• Ability to integrate C libraries for hardware interfaces.
• Experience in fault-tolerant system design and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop daemons interfacing with embedded systems.
• Implement communication interfaces between embedded systems and processes.
• Collaborate with Electrical Engineering team for optimal integration.

Skills

C/C++

Bash

Python

Yocto framework

Linux-based development

Real-time communication protocols

Inter-process communication

Electronics knowledge

Documentation skills

Rust (preferred)

Safety-critical systems knowledge

Git/GitHub

CI/CD pipelines

Project management tools

Cybersecurity principles

Telemetry and command systems

Formal verification methods

Fault Detection, Isolation, Recovery (FDIR)

Tools

Yocto

Bitbake

Ubuntu

Git

Job description

An innovative space analytics company in Glasgow is seeking an experienced Embedded Linux/Software Engineer to join their Platform team. The candidate will develop software for satellite systems, focusing on fault-tolerant system design and integration with electrical engineering. Ideal candidates should have strong skills in C/C++, Bash, and Python, alongside experience working in a Linux environment. This position allows for hybrid work with a minimum of three days per week in the office.