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Senior Software Developer

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Date: 22 Aug 2026

Location: AE

Company: Technology Innovation Institute

Role Overview

We are looking for a senior embedded engineer to develop, integrate, and maintain secure flight controller software for autonomous UAVs — from RTOS-based autopilot development to secure boot and trusted execution on ARM SoC platforms. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver reliable, high-quality software throughout the product lifecycle.

 

Industry / Domain

Autonomous UAV Systems / Embedded Security

 

Functional Activities

  • Develop and maintain embedded software using C/C++ for real-time systems. 

  • Integrate software with sensors, communication interfaces, and hardware peripherals. 

  • Perform software integration, bring-up, debugging, validation, and performance optimization. 

  • Participate in system integration, bench testing, simulation, and flight-testing activities. 

  • Contribute to software architecture, design reviews, and technical documentation. 

  • Use Git-based version control workflows, code reviews, branching, merging, and release management. 

  • Support CI/CD pipelines, build automation, software packaging, and deployment activities. 

  • Collaborate with hardware, systems, test, manufacturing, and DevOps teams. 

  • Support software quality initiatives, defect resolution, and continuous improvement activities. 

 

Experience

  • 8+ years in embedded software
  • 5+ years in flight controller, autopilot, or safety-critical avionics.  

 

Technical Skills

  • Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming for real-time embedded systems; Python for tooling and test automation. 

  • Autopilot stack expertise (e.g., PX4) and MAVLink/GCS integration (QGroundControl or similar). 

  • Experience with RTOS (e.g., NuttX) and embedded OS environments. scheduling, POSIX, IPC, memory protection, drivers on ARM Cortex. 

  • Experience in software and hardware integration activities. 

  • Experience in Embedded security: ARM TrustZone, OP-TEE, trusted firmware, secure boot chains, eFUSE/OTP. 

  • Peripheral and build know-how: CAN-FD/SPI/I2C/UART 

  • Secure coding (MISRA C, SEI CERT), cryptography (TLS, AES/RSA/ECC), PKI/key management. 

  • Hands-on experience with Git, source code management, and collaborative development workflows. 

  • Understanding of CI/CD, DevOps concepts, build systems, and automated testing. 

  • Experience using static code analysis and software security tools (e.g., Coverity, SonarQube, Black Duck) for code quality, security, and compliance verification. 

  • Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills. 

 

Education and Certification Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degrees (Master's or PhD) are preferred. 

  • Safety-critical software certifications (DO-178C, ISO 26262); MATLAB for test and validation workflows.