The successful candidate will be based in our main office at Sint-Stevens-Woluwe (Brussels Area).

The position is in the Systems Department (comprises of 40 persons), Avionics & Embedded Systems (AES) Team.

The candidate will mainly report to Avionics & Embedded Systems Team Lead.

Tasks and Responsibilities

As a member of the Avionics & Embedded Systems Team, whose activities cover the complete system and software development lifecycle for a number of projects, the successful candidate will:

• Carry out project work by contributing to the development of software solutions for spacecraft on-board critical functions following engineering standard and best practices
• Develop software specifications, design documents and performance assessments as required by the projects
• Interface with the Costumers as necessary on technical topics
• Support pre-project activities by contributing to the writing of technical proposals and bringing specific knowledge and capabilities to the benefit of the Team
• Provide technical expertise and support to other Teams in the Systems Department as needed.

Qualifications and Experience

• A university degree or equivalent (i.e. Computer Science, Software Engineering) with at least 2 years’ experience in software development, ideally for aerospace applications, healthcare or automotive
• Strong experience in software design and implementation with proven engineering track in:
– Software development methodologies (Waterfall, V Shape, AGILE/SCRUM)
– Formal design methods (i.e. UML, HOOD) and version control tools (i.e. Subversion, GIT)
• Proficiency in embedded C/C++, scripting languages (i.e. Python, Bash)
• Good knowledge of Linux and real-time operating systems for embedded systems (preferably RTEMS, freeRTOS)
• Configuration and implementation of Network and Bus Protocols Stacks (TCP/IP, Ethernet, Mil-1553, CAN, SpW, SpFi)

• The following experience/knowledge will be considered as an asset:
– Typical software architecture and applications in satellite projects or ISS payloads
– Matlab/Simulink, GUI development
– Microprocessors, microcontrollers, SoCs and FPGAs
– Authoring project technical documentation.