Flight Software Architect

Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Space & Safety-Critical Systems

GTS Space is working with a company at the forefront of advanced space technology, seeking an experienced Senior Embedded Software Engineer to support the development of complex, mission-critical software systems.

This is an opportunity to join a highly skilled engineering team working on real-time, safety-critical applications for space and aerospace programmes, contributing throughout the full software development lifecycle from architecture and design through to integration and verification.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain real-time embedded software for safety-critical space and aerospace applications.
• Lead software development activities throughout project lifecycles, ensuring compliance with applicable industry standards.
• Produce and maintain software design, development and project documentation.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to software engineers across multiple project phases.
• Support software integration, testing, validation and verification activities.
• Contribute to software architecture decisions and embedded system design.

Required Experience

• Minimum 10 years' experience developing embedded software within the space, aerospace, defence or other safety-critical industries.
• Strong experience developing software in accordance with recognised standards such as ECSS and/or DO-178 .
• Excellent programming skills in C , with additional experience in languages such as Python and/or Ada desirable.
• Experience using software configuration management tools including Git and SVN .
• Strong understanding of:
• Real-time multithreaded software systems
• Real-time operating systems including RTEMS , VxWorks and/or FreeRTOS
• Embedded processor architectures such as LEON , ARM and PowerPC
• Experience leading software development teams and coordinating technical activities across project phases.

Desirable Experience

• Embedded software development for hardware control systems, communication interfaces and boot software.
• Software verification and validation activities.
• Development and execution of test specifications and test procedures.
• Experience using system test benches, EGSE and SCOE environments.
• Knowledge of software development methodologies including:
• Waterfall
• Agile / Scrum
• CMMI
• Software Quality Assurance frameworks
• Team leadership and project management experience.
• Familiarity with UML and SysML modelling methodologies.
• Knowledge of MISRA-C coding standards.

Skills & Technologies

• C / C++
• RTEMS
• VxWorks
• FreeRTOS
• Python
• Ada
• Git
• SVN
• ECSS
• DO-178
• LEON
• ARM
• PowerPC
• UML
• SysML
• MISRA-C
• Scrum
• CMMI

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge space programmes.
• Involvement in highly complex and technically challenging projects.
• Collaborative international engineering environment.
• Long-term career development within a growing sector.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.