Software Engineer

Job Description Job title: Onboard Software Engineer
Location: Stevenage, UK

About the role
Akkodis have an opportunity for an experienced Onboard Software Engineer to work on onboard spacecraft software. You will be responsible for contributing to the design, development, and validation of onboard software for spacecraft systems. This includes working in compliance with ESA and ECSS standards, supporting hardware-software integration, and ensuring rigorous software testing.

What you will be doing
Contribute to the design, development, and validation of onboard software for spacecraft systems.
Support UML-based design and documentation in accordance with ECSS standards.
Develop code in C/C++, with future potential to evolve towards Rust.
Collaborate using Linux-based development environments and JIRA for task tracking, participating in Agile-style delivery.
Support hardware-software integration, understanding the limitations and constraints of embedded systems and single-core/multi-core transitions.
Participate in onboard software testing, ensuring compliance with ESA practices and engineering discipline.

You will have the following experience:
Proven software development experience, ideally covering the full lifecycle.
Strong e...