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Senior Embedded Software Engineer

📍 Milton Keynes - Onsite

🕒 Permanent Position

Ready to launch your career into orbit?

Join a cutting-edge team developing next-generation communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. This is your chance to work on technology that's literally out of this world.

🚀 What You'll Be Doing

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer, you'll be at the heart of our mission-critical projects, designing and developing software that powers high-reliability systems in extreme environments.

Craft low-level and high-level software in C, from concept to deployment.
Drive development across the full software stack: microcontrollers, drivers, BSPs, applications, and user interfaces.
Contribute to exciting projects involving Linux-based single-board computers and real-time microcontroller systems.
Collaborate with hardware and design engineers to integrate and validate new product designs.
Own the full lifecycle: architecture, coding, testing, debugging, and in-orbit support.

🧠 What You Bring

You're a problem-solver with a passion for embedded systems and a track record of delivering robust, efficient code.

Strong experience in C programming is essential.
Solid understanding of real-time systems, IP protocols, and hardware interfaces.
Experience with real-time Linux is a plus.
Comfortable working in a small, agile team with big ambitions.

🌟 Why Join Us?

This is more than just a job-it's a chance to be part of a fast-growing international company at the forefront of aerospace innovation.

Competitive salary and benefits package
Generous holiday allowance
Pension & health assurance
Relocation support if needed
Career growth in a rapidly expanding team

Apply now and let's explore how your skills can help shape the future of space and airborne communications

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan

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