Embedded Software Engineer (Flight Control Systems & Flight Management Systems)

Quick Facts

• Permanent embedded software role in Flight Control / Flight Management safety-critical computing

Description

Work on safety-critical real-time embedded software for manned and unmanned air vehicles in programs such as Eurofighter and Eurodrone. In an agile team, you design, implement, test, and review embedded applications and low-level platform software for flight control computers. You will also perform requirements engineering: translate stakeholder needs into actionable requirements, manage requirement changes, and verify correct implementation.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test safety-critical real-time software
• Develop embedded applications and low-level platform software for a Flight Control Computer
• Conduct software reviews and prepare documentation
• Design and document software architecture
• Support planning of software increments
• Contribute to design definition and improvement
• Analyze stakeholder needs and/or upper-level requirements and specify actionable requirements
• Write requirements in compliance with quality criteria
• Define requirements allocation to system elements
• Manage requirement changes, including impact analysis
• Verify that requirements are correctly and completely implemented

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or similar
• At least 3 years of professional experience
• Good knowledge of embedded systems software development and/or low-level platform software
• Good knowledge of processors and processor architectures for safety-critical computing
• Experience with hardware/software interface definition
• Experience with programming standards and model-based system design (data flow and state machine diagrams)
• Experience with SCADE, automated code generation, and requirements engineering
• Hands-on experience with safety-critical standards: ED-12C/DO-178C, ED-218/DO-331, ED-80/DO-254
• Experience with ARINC 653-based real-time operating systems; IMA (ED-124/DO-297) is highly desired
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; German is a plus

Benefits

• Attractive salary and special payments
• 30 days of paid vacation plus additional days off for special occasions
• Development opportunities
• Employer-funded pension and employee stock options
• Discounted car leasing and insurance benefits
• Public transport subsidies and partner-company benefits
• Medical services, canteen/cafeteria, and a nearby kindergarten
• Work-life compatibility via job sharing, part-time models, flexible hours, and individual timeouts
• Inclusive, equal-opportunity culture with flexible working arrangements