software embedded engineer C ambito Space

The company is looking for an embedded software engineer with proved experience in the specific field.

The candidate will have responsibilities in designing, developing, and testing embedded software on different uP/uC architectures

The activity will include coding, debugging, testing and documenting. Solid software design skills and commitment to innovation would be preferred.

If you’re a talented and innovative engineer with a passion for developing software solutions and have a strong understanding of hardware-software integration,

we invite you to apply to join a modern work environment in space industry.

• Design and develop embedded software solutions for microcontrollers and microprocessors, respecting mission requirements.
• Conducting feasibility studies and system analysis to support trade-off evaluations on sub-system definition.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to define software requirements and specifications, analyze solutions and support trade-off evaluations.
• Write efficient, modular and well-documented code in C, respecting consolidated standards.
• Work with testing teams to ensure software meets imposed quality standards.
• Debugging and troubleshooting software to identify and resolve issues.
• Conducting code reviews, both internal and with customers, to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Contributing to the technical documentation and maintenance of software applications.

Required hard skills and qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience as an embedded software engineer.
• Proficiency in C programming language for embedded systems.
• Expertise with microcontrollers and microprocessors with preference for ARM, SPARC and RISC-V architectures.
• Strong understanding of embedded systems, hardware-software integration issues and capability to read and comprehend components datasheets.
• Previous experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS) (i.e. RTEMS)
• Knowledge of different communication protocols, in particular expected experience in SPI, UART, Spacewire, CAN, 1553B.
• Familiarity with software development tools and software version control systems (e.g. Git).
• Familiarity with Linux systems and scripting languages (i.e. Python, Bash).
• Problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team.
• Personal organization and commitment to project timelines.
• Working knowledge of software development processes and methodologies.