Remote Aerospace Embedded Systems Engineer

Placements24; Rustenburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical and dental insurance

Remote work stipend

Learning & development

Work-life balance

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Remote Aircraft Systems Software Engineer to join a distributed team from anywhere in South Africa. You will design, develop, test, and deploy embedded software for advanced aircraft systems, with a focus on safety-critical requirements and RTOS-based implementations.

The role involves collaborating across hardware, systems, and quality teams, writing high-quality C/C++ or Ada code, and supporting the full development lifecycle in a remote setting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of embedded software development experience.
• Familiarity with safety-critical software processes (e.g., DO-178C).
• Proficiency in C/C++ and RTOS.
• Experience with Git and build automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement embedded software for critical aircraft systems, adhering to safety standards.
• Develop and maintain software components for flight control, navigation, and communication systems.
• Write efficient, well-documented, thoroughly tested code in C/C++ or Ada.
• Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle (requirements, design, coding, testing, integration).
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, and QA teams in a remote work environment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve software defects in testing or deployed systems.

Skills

Embedded software

C/C++

Ada

RTOS

DO-178C

Remote teamwork

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Git

Build automation tools

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Remote Aircraft Systems Software Engineer to join a distributed team from anywhere in South Africa. You will design, develop, test, and deploy embedded software for advanced aircraft systems, with a focus on safety-critical requirements and RTOS-based implementations.

The role involves collaborating across hardware, systems, and quality teams, writing high-quality C/C++ or Ada code, and supporting the full development lifecycle in a remote setting.