Your newpany
A forward-thinking organisation in the space sector, developing cutting-edge technologies for orbital servicing and satellite sustainability. With a focus on innovation and collaboration, they are working on missions that aim to capture and retire multiple satellites, contributing to a cleaner and safer space environment.
Your new role
As a Validation & Verification Engineer, you’ll join a busy flight software team responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of embedded real-time software used in orbital debris missions. You’ll be involved in reviewing technical specifications, designing and implementing automated test cases, and supporting the development of test environments and simulators. This is a hands-on role with opportunities to collaborate across subsystems and contribute to global knowledge-sharing initiatives.
What you'll need to succeed
Essential Skills
1. Strong experience designing test cases for critical software
2. Hands-on experience implementing automated test scripts
3. Proficient in Python, including dependency management and virtual environments
4. Experience with software validation facilities (numerical, hybrid, or hardware)
5. Familiarity with Git
6. Experience in validation and verification of software for the space industry
7. Experience with real-time embedded systems (C/C++)
8. Understanding ofmunication protocols such as PUS, CCSDS, CAN, SpaceWire
9. Solid grasp of the software development lifecycle
10. Knowledge of ECSS standards (especially ECSS-E-ST-40C)
11. Proactive and self-managing, with strong collaboration skills
Desirable Skills
12. Experience with VxWorks or RTEMS platforms
13. Background in space industry software development
14. CI/CD pipeline experience
15. Familiarity with UML and model-based design
16. Knowledge of cFS software framework
17. Experience with SPARC V8 or PowerPC architecture
18. Linux system administration and shell scripting
19. Development of QT-based interactive software applications
20. Experience across the full mission lifecycle from concept to operations