Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Space Forge

Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Space Forge

Company Space Forge
Job title Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Job location Cardiff, United Kingdom
Type Full Time

Responsibilities:

  • Taking  software requirements for a complete subsystem (e.g. motor driver or communication system), and designing and building software to meet those requirements
  • Reviewing electronics schematics, processor datasheets, peripheral datasheets, and peripheral interface (protocol) definition documents
  • Writing documentation covering the architecture, design, APIs, protocols, and implementation.
  • Build unit tests, integration tests, subsystem tests, and full-system tests.  This will include writing system and subsystem test scripts.  It will also include writing and executing manual testing plans.
  • Mentoring members of the team, sharing your knowledge and experience.
  • Peer review of design and code in line with Agile PR practices.

Requirements & Skills:

  • Developing in C/C++ for  embedded Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS);
  • Experience with hardware level communication protocols (e.g. I2C, UART or RS-485/422);
  • Ability to understand electronics schematics and device datasheets.
  • Experience with Slack, Jira, and Google Workspace as productivity tools.
  • Demonstrable experience working across the full software lifetime development cycle.
  • Working knowledge of the space industry and European space standards.
  • Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall working practices.
  • Experience with UML.
  • Use of Python 3 for test scripts and data analysis.

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