Embedded Software Engineer

Embedded Software Engineer | LEO Satellite

Hybrid, Permanent

A confidential NewSpace venture is building a LEO satellite installation and integration product from scratch; and is now looking for an embedded software engineer to complete a five-person core team. This is a genuine full cycle opportunity - you will begin with early phase work spanning system architecture, tooling selection, and hardware component decisions before progressing through the full lifecycle from proof of concept through to design, implementation, and testing.

What's in it for you?

• Day one involvement in a brand-new project. No legacy codebase, no inherited constraints; built from scratch with you as a key decision maker
• Small, high-trust international team where your technical input carries real weight, with direct access to the technical lead and system architect
• Broad scope across the full project lifecycle, from early architecture decisions through to implementation and testing on cutting-edge NTN and 3GPP satellite technology
• 3 days on-site per week in a well-connected and genuinely beautiful area on the German/Swiss border, giving you and your family a high quality of life

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test embedded software for SoCs, evaluation boards, and custom platforms
• Develop drivers, middleware, and applications to enable proof of concepts and system prototypes
• Integrate partner SDKs and in-house modules, supporting hardware and software co-design and debugging
• Contribute to rapid prototyping and validation of satellite communication technologies
• Support early-phase work including system architecture, tooling selection, and hardware component decisions

Skills

• 2+ years of embedded software development experience
• Strong networking background - IP, Ethernet, TCP/UDP, routing
• Experience with C programming language, embedded Linux, RTOS
• EU citizenship required for clearance purposes

Strong Differentiators

• C++, Rust, or Python as additional languages

This is a rare opportunity to be part of something genuinely new - a small, technically ambitious team building next-generation satellite connectivity technology from the ground up.