EMBEDDED SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), is a global space manufacturer with over 40 years of delivering high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation, environmental management, exploration, science, and orbital infrastructures. Based in Roma, our commercial offices are strategically located to stay close to our customers and public administration.

Job Description

The successful candidate will join a team responsible for specifying, designing, developing, and testing the next generation of spacecraft simulators for upcoming space missions. The goal is to faithfully reproduce the functional behavior of spacecraft, ground segments, and space environments by simulating :

• Spacecraft sub-systems
• Physical perturbations
• Attitude and orbital dynamics
• TM / TC exchanges with the ground control center

The candidate should have excellent knowledge in :

• Architectural design and development of flight and ground simulation models
• Integration and configuration of simulation models
• Planning and execution of tests (unit, integration, validation)

Knowledge of software development standards, especially ECSS standards like SMP2 or ECSS-SMP, is a plus. Additionally, familiarity with communication systems architectures and protocols (e.g., ISO / OSI, MIL-STD-1553B, Can Bus, SpaceWire) is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or equivalent
• Fluent English (C1 or higher), both spoken and written
• 2-3 years of relevant experience

Skills and Experience

• Hypervisors and instruction set emulation
• Communication standards and protocols
• Object-oriented programming
• Real-time embedded software

Personal Attributes

• Multicultural mindset and effective teamwork skills
• Proactive, accurate, and results-oriented
• Willingness to face challenges and demonstrate initiative

Join Us

At Thales Alenia Space, we offer careers, not just jobs. With approximately 8,900 employees across 10 countries, we promote mobility and career development opportunities worldwide. Space is our horizon to build a better, sustainable life on Earth. #SpaceForLife . Great journeys start here. Apply now!

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Embedded Software Engineer • latina, Italia