Embedded Software Engineer (Space) - Berkshire
microTECH Global Limited, Oklahoma City, OK, United States
You’ll design and implement robust flight-software services on RTOS or Embedded Linux—turning mission requirements into deterministic, testable software—then take it from simulation all the way to launch and on-orbit operations.
Key Responsibilities
Own the on-board flight-software stack
– design, implement and test real-time Rust/C/C++ on RTOS or Embedded Linux.
Integrate subsystems end-to-end
– define ICDs and build drivers/middleware over I2C/SPI/UART/CAN(-FD)/SpaceWire (as applicable).
Build spacecraft behaviors & autonomy
– implement mode management, sequencing, and autonomous FDIR for safe and productive operations.
Deliver reliable real-time performance
– manage concurrency, timing, CPU/memory budgets, and observability under tight constraints.
Build verification infrastructure
– prototypes, SIL/HIL test harnesses, simulations, and telemetry analysis tooling to validate designs early.
Ship code from review to orbit
– push through CI/CD, support integration and launch ops, and deliver secure over-the-air updates.
Work across disciplines
– collaborate with avionics, AOCS, comms and mission teams to trade compute, power, thermal, storage and link budgets.
Fundamental Requirements
Proven experience in building production embedded or real-time systems in C/C++ and/or Rust on RTOS or Embedded Linux for space systems.
Strong grasp of real-time software: scheduling, interrupts, concurrency primitives, determinism, and designing for constrained CPU/memory.
Proven ability to build reliable, testable systems: unit/integration testing, simulation-first development, HIL validation, and disciplined debugging.
Hands-on experience integrating with hardware via common interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN(-FD), GPIO, etc.) and practical lab debugging.
Solid software engineering fundamentals: architecture, code review, static analysis, CI/CD, configuration management, and observability/logging.
Ability to own systems end-to-end: from requirements and design through implementation, verification, operations support, and iterative improvement.
Nice-to-haves
Experience with spacecraft flight software frameworks (e.g., cFS, F′, or building lightweight component-based equivalents).
Familiarity with autonomy and fault management patterns for radiation/SEUs, watchdog strategies, redundancy, and safe-mode design.
GNC/AOCS-adjacent experience: sensor/actuator pipelines, control-loop integration, estimation/filters, timing analysis.
Digital-twin / simulator / SIL-HIL experience for end-to-end behavior validation and regression testing.
On-orbit operations know-how: commissioning flows, anomaly response, telemetry triage, and OTA update strategies.
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Key Responsibilities
Own the on-board flight-software stack
– design, implement and test real-time Rust/C/C++ on RTOS or Embedded Linux.
Integrate subsystems end-to-end
– define ICDs and build drivers/middleware over I2C/SPI/UART/CAN(-FD)/SpaceWire (as applicable).
Build spacecraft behaviors & autonomy
– implement mode management, sequencing, and autonomous FDIR for safe and productive operations.
Deliver reliable real-time performance
– manage concurrency, timing, CPU/memory budgets, and observability under tight constraints.
Build verification infrastructure
– prototypes, SIL/HIL test harnesses, simulations, and telemetry analysis tooling to validate designs early.
Ship code from review to orbit
– push through CI/CD, support integration and launch ops, and deliver secure over-the-air updates.
Work across disciplines
– collaborate with avionics, AOCS, comms and mission teams to trade compute, power, thermal, storage and link budgets.
Fundamental Requirements
Proven experience in building production embedded or real-time systems in C/C++ and/or Rust on RTOS or Embedded Linux for space systems.
Strong grasp of real-time software: scheduling, interrupts, concurrency primitives, determinism, and designing for constrained CPU/memory.
Proven ability to build reliable, testable systems: unit/integration testing, simulation-first development, HIL validation, and disciplined debugging.
Hands-on experience integrating with hardware via common interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN(-FD), GPIO, etc.) and practical lab debugging.
Solid software engineering fundamentals: architecture, code review, static analysis, CI/CD, configuration management, and observability/logging.
Ability to own systems end-to-end: from requirements and design through implementation, verification, operations support, and iterative improvement.
Nice-to-haves
Experience with spacecraft flight software frameworks (e.g., cFS, F′, or building lightweight component-based equivalents).
Familiarity with autonomy and fault management patterns for radiation/SEUs, watchdog strategies, redundancy, and safe-mode design.
GNC/AOCS-adjacent experience: sensor/actuator pipelines, control-loop integration, estimation/filters, timing analysis.
Digital-twin / simulator / SIL-HIL experience for end-to-end behavior validation and regression testing.
On-orbit operations know-how: commissioning flows, anomaly response, telemetry triage, and OTA update strategies.
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