Job Description:
In order to support the department ‘On-Board Processing’ in Ottobrunn, Airbus Defence and Space is looking for a
SW Engineer – Onboard SW (d/f/m)
Your location:
Our site is just a stone's throw away from Munich, the beautiful capital of Bavaria. You are into sports and other outdoor activities? The Alps and Lake Starnberg are within an hour’s reach, offering a multitude of recreational options.
Our Benefits for You:
- Fair Compensation & Extras: Attractive remuneration and individual additional benefits, such as company pension schemes, mobility offers (e.g., bike leasing), or corporate discounts with partner companies in accordance with our current guidelines.
- Time for You (and Your Loved Ones): 30 days of annual leave based on our collective agreement (35-hour week); work-life balance through flexible working hours (flextime), mobile working, part-time options, job sharing, and sabbatical opportunities.
- Growth Made Easy: Excellent professional development opportunities and international, group-wide career perspectives.
- Feel Good at Work: On-site company doctor; comprehensive health programs (sports courses, preventive care, etc.), canteen and cafeteria, and local childcare facilities at selected locations.
- Diversity Connects: Work in a diverse environment with more than 140 nationalities, where exchange, mutual support, and inclusion are part of our DNA.
Within the Digital Payload Centre of Competences of Space Systems Engineering organization, you will join the transnational entity (France, Germany and United Kingdom) in charge of Payload Processing, encompassing:
- Delivery of qualified on-board and on-ground processing chain (payload mission SW / applicative VHDL) for Telecom and Navigation Digital Payloads and RF Sensing
- Software delivery, operations and functional validation support for Optical & Radar Instruments.
The local department in Ottobrunn is in charge of the full development process of Instrument Software, as :
- Analysis of Requirements Baseline provided by System Engineering through the SW Architect, defining the functional behaviour of the SW
- Define the functional behaviour of the SW as SW Requirements Baseline Support the Instrument project in all aspects regarding SW ( provide input to Instrument Design, Qualification and Operations after Launch )
- Definition of Embedded SW Architecture ( static and dynamic )
- Implementation of all functionalities as given in Requirements Baseline Execution of HW/SW integration and Functional Qualification before integration in Payload AIT
- Execution of all activities according to external and internal SW Process Standards ( ECSS-E-ST-40C, ECSS-Q-ST-80C )
- Piloting continuous internal efficiency improvement, productivity and processes, industrialization topics for the Digital Payload Processing entity.
Your tasks and responsibilities:
- Cooperation with SW Architect and Electrical Engineering to understand general function and needs of Instrument
- Transformation of System SW requirements ( SSS ) into detailed SW requirements ( SRS )
- Analysis of feasibility of requirements for embedded real-time implementation ( support HW/SW partitioning )
- Mapping of embedded/real-time implementation constraints ( memory size, CPU load, deadlines )
- SW Design ( task scheduling, I/O, functional algorithms, SW Mode Management )
- HW/SW interface design ( I/O, interrupts, timing )
- Implementation of SW requirements ( coding )
- HW/SW integration and debugging - HW ( JTAG ) & SW ( gdb )
- Execution of Verification activities ( coding rules, metrics, code coverage )
- Definition and execution of SW validation activities ( unit testing, functional testing )
- Configuration control of SW and validation elements
- Generation of SW documentation according to SW process ( ECSS )
- Working multi-disciplinary with other functional domains ( Simulator - FVI, Database – DB )
- Manage schedule and cost of SW development
Desired skills and qualifications:
Technical:
- Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics (or similar studies)
- Minimum 8-10 years of professional experience in a similar field
- Experience with Instrument SW development, Integration and Validation
- Familiar with Space Standards ( ECSS-E-ST-40C, ECSS-Q-ST-80C, , ECSS-E-ST-70-41C )
- Adherence to a given SW development process and development standards and practices ( OPAL, MISRA, Static Code Analysis, Code Coverage )
- First experience in managing small SW development projects ( including external subcontractors )
- Experience with design & implementation of Embedded Real-time SW
- Ability to understand HW datasheets / ICDs
- Mastering of standard SW applications ( Linux, also R/T, e.g. Yocto, Windows, Office, Confluence, Git, Jira, Gerrit, Doxygen, Doors, Polyspace )
- Profound experience in development for bare-metal targets w/o memory protection
- Programming language skills : C/C++, Assembler ( SPARC, ARM, .. )
- Experience with Multi-Core Embedded CPUs ( e.g. ARM, SPARC )
- Mastering the GNU compile environment
Non-technical:
- excellent communication skills
- ability to work autonomously
- teamworking spirit ( intercultural )
- experience in technical lead of a team
- language skills ( English, Deutsch )
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Company:
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At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.
Skills Required
- Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a similar discipline
- Minimum 8–10 years of professional experience in a similar field
- Experience developing, integrating, and validating instrument software
- Familiarity with ECSS-E-ST-40C, ECSS-Q-ST-80C, and ECSS-E-ST-70-41C
- Experience following software development processes, including OPAL, MISRA, static code analysis, and code coverage
- Experience managing small software development projects, including external subcontractors
- Experience designing and implementing embedded real-time software
- Ability to understand hardware datasheets and interface control documents
- Proficiency with Linux, real-time Linux, Yocto, Windows, Office, Confluence, Git, Jira, Gerrit, Doxygen, DOORS, and Polyspace
- Strong experience developing for bare-metal targets without memory protection
- Programming skills in C, C++, and Assembly, including SPARC or ARM
- Experience with multicore embedded CPUs such as ARM or SPARC
- Proficiency with the GNU compiler environment
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work autonomously
- Ability to work effectively in intercultural teams
- Experience leading a technical team
- English and German language skills
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Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2020, it generated revenues of €49.9 billion and employed a workforce of around 130,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of the world’s leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide. Airbus is an international pioneer in the aerospace industry and a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a global scale. We believe that it’s not just what we make, but how we make it that counts; promoting responsible, sustainable and inclusive business practices and acting with integrity. Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place, on the ground, in the sky and in space.
