Embedded Software Engineer (Multiple Levels: Junior to Principal)

Join a high-autonomy, specialised "start-up team” within a global satellite leader building advanced payload systems that live in orbit. We are looking for Embedded Software Engineers across a range of seniorities, from Junior to Principal level, to design, implement, and optimise low-level embedded software for space-grade satellite hardware.

Key Details

• Job Title: Embedded Software Engineer (Multiple Levels: Junior to Principal)
• Location: Luxembourg
• Employment Type: Permanent
• Salary: Experience level-dependent (~€70,000-€115,000)
• Benefits: 15% performance bonus, 50% tax relief for relocators, full relocation package

What’s in it for you?

• Join at the foundational stage of a major team build-out, with a target of hiring 7 engineers by the end of the year. Early hires will directly shape the culture and direction of the department.
• Work under highly experienced technical leadership, providing rapid development for junior hires and strong peers for senior engineers.

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• A permanent role at one of Europe's most respected satellite companies, offering stability, credibility, and technically complex work that will genuinely stretch you.
• Work with modern tools like Rust and C++ alongside sophisticated hardware/software co-design (FPGA/ASIC/CPU), defining software architecture for high-throughput payloads.
• Take advantage of lucrative tax relief for relocators to the country, as well as a comprehensive relocation package.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain low-level embedded software for satellite payload systems using Linux, bootloaders, and C++.
• Integrate software with hardware components and conduct hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing to resolve issues across the software-hardware boundary.
• Optimise code for real-time performance, low power consumption, fault tolerance, and resilience.
• Ensure seamless interfacing with satellite bus systems and resilience against radiation constraints.

Core Skills

• Proficiency in C++, Linux, and bootloaders
• Familiarity with RTOS, bare-metal programming, and low-level hardware interfaces
• Commitment to live and work in Luxembourg.

Additional “Bonus” Skills

• Experience programming in Rust
• fault detection/recovery mechanisms
• signal processing, telemetry protocols
• FPGA integration.

This is a genuinely great opportunity in an industry leading team, with the freedom and autonomy of a start-up environment but with extensive, private financial backing. Please apply today!