Senior Embedded Software Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Munich, Germany

Company

Develops aerospace technologies designed to advance the future of space transportation.

What you will do

• Bring up RTOS platforms and develop BSPs for ARM Cortex-M cores, including MPU configuration and inter-core communication.
• Develop, test, and maintain MCU drivers for peripherals such as ADC, SPI, and clock systems, as well as drivers for complex ICs.
• Develop communication stacks and validate their integration into host systems.
• Integrate and test MCU and FPGA interfaces, including laboratory debugging with probes, serial consoles, logic analysers, and oscilloscopes.
• Establish the embedded toolchain and CI infrastructure, including hardware-in-the-loop systems and automated test equipment control.
• Own design documentation and requirements validation while coordinating with electronics, systems, test, and EGSE engineers.

Requirements

• Senior-level experience with embedded software platform bring-up and firmware development.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong embedded C and C++ skills with RTOS experience on ARM Cortex-M cores, such as ThreadX/Azure RTOS, FreeRTOS, or Zephyr.
• Hands-on experience with SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, IP, and TCP communication protocols and stacks.
• Knowledge of safety-critical design principles, RAMS, requirements validation, and multidisciplinary hardware-software collaboration.
• Meticulous documentation, testing, and laboratory problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for embedded hardware targets and TSN.
• Experience with FPGA integration, VHDL, Python, or Bash.
• Knowledge of ECSS, MIL-STD, NASA-HBK, ISO 26262, DO-178C, or similar standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Agile environment with fast decision-making and clear focus on goals and systems.
• Open and collaborative approach to risks, obstacles, and cross-disciplinary problem-solving.
• Opportunity to contribute to the development of space transportation technologies.
• Relocation assistance is provided, including visa sponsorship where applicable.
• Employment is subject to a role- and country-dependent background check.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV for consideration.
• Any offer is conditional on successfully completing the applicable background check.