Embedded Real-Time Software Engineer (C/C++, RTOS)

1500 Airbus Italia S.p.A.; Roma; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus Italia S.p.A. is seeking a capable embedded software engineer to design, develop and maintain real-time software in C/C++ for microcontrollers, SoCs, and embedded Linux platforms.

You will work on board bring-up, low-level drivers and cross-functional collaboration across hardware, systems and QA teams. Applicants should have 1–2 years of relevant experience, a Master’s in Computer Engineering, and hands-on RTOS experience (FreeRTOS, VxWorks, Zephyr) with knowledge of MISRA/DO-178C

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Engineering required.
• 1–2 years of work experience in embedded software.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and real-time programming.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain real-time embedded software.
• Develop software architecture and low-level drivers for microcontrollers and embedded platforms.
• Integrate software with hardware components and perform board bring-up.
• Conduct performance analysis, debugging, and real-time optimization.
• Ensure software meets quality, safety, and timing requirements.
• Write and maintain detailed technical documentation (design, implementation, test plans).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the development lifecycle.
• Support verification and validation activities including unit testing and system integration testing.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to process improvements.

Skills

C/C++

Real-time programming

RTOS

Embedded systems

Microcontroller interfaces

Education

Master's degree in Computer Engineering

Tools

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Git

Python scripting

CI pipelines

MISRA/DO-178C

Job description

Airbus Italia S.p.A. is seeking a capable embedded software engineer to design, develop and maintain real-time software in C/C++ for microcontrollers, SoCs, and embedded Linux platforms.

You will work on board bring-up, low-level drivers and cross-functional collaboration across hardware, systems and QA teams. Applicants should have 1–2 years of relevant experience, a Master’s in Computer Engineering, and hands-on RTOS experience (FreeRTOS, VxWorks, Zephyr) with knowledge of MISRA/DO-178C