Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Loft Orbital

Toulouse, France

Wanna join the adventure?

As a senior member on our Embedded Systems Team, you will be responsible for the embedded SW design and development on our satellite’s electronic payloads; cutting edge units meant to advance the state of space-as-a-service. Our development pushes the boundaries of in-space compute capabilities, RF communications, software defined payloads, and many other applications. You will help guide a team of experts in bringing these ideas to reality and launching your work into orbit.

About this Role:

Architect, design and write high-quality software for the satellite following best practices such as modularity, maintainability, testability and efficiency
Develop high-speed interface drivers, data handling and networking capabilities
Perform SW/FW/HW integration to provide a fully functional software solution
Develop unit tests, component tests and continuous integration for your code
Perform hands-on board bring-up and debugging

Must Haves:

8+ years experience writing C or C++ for Embedded Linux and RTOS platforms
Expertise with Linux kernel, device driver and BSP development
Experienced with local and remote debugging concepts and tools (gdb)
Experienced with hardware interfacing and understanding of communication protocols (DMA, UART, LVDS, Ethernet, SpaceWire)
Experience with Linux compilation toolchains (Yocto, Buildroot)
In-depth knowledge of different processor technologies such as: ARM, x86, and SoC
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Scrappy and inventive: what you will be building has never been done before
Prepared to be challenged and sometimes work out of your comfort zone
Willing to be accountable, autonomous, and take full ownership of projects
Have an ability to work both independently as well as part of a multi-disciplined team
Have an ability to learn and adopt to new technologies
Demonstrable history of thinking outside-the-box, without losing sight of reality