Job
- Level
- Senior
- Location
- Gilching
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Job Field
- Embedded
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
Job Summary
In this role, you develop safety-critical software for autonomous VTOL platforms and integrate complex sensor systems while collaborating closely with interdisciplinary teams on innovative solutions.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- As an Embedded Software Engineer, you are a key member of our Architecture team, developing and implementing the core embedded software that enables our autonomous long-range VTOL platforms to operate safely, reliably, and intelligently in highly demanding operational environments.
- In this role, you will be dedicated to our Reliant platform - our next-generation long-range VTOL UAS designed for autonomous ISR missions in GNSS-denied and contested environments.
- You will contribute to mission-critical software that powers autonomous flight, resilient navigation, payload integration, and edge computing capabilities for defense and security customers worldwide.
- Together with our world-class team, you will push the boundaries of autonomous aviation, working closely with System Architecture, Flight Controls, AI, Hardware Development, Integration & Test, and Flight Operations to continuously improve Reliant's performance, reliability, and mission capabilities.
- Design, implement, maintain, and optimize the Quantum-Systems embedded firmware stack for the Reliant platform.
- Develop safety-critical flight software for autonomous long-range VTOL operations.
- Design, implement, and validate new flight control, navigation, and mission management functionalities.
- Exportieren Sie Flugsteuerungs- und Navigationsalgorithmen aus MATLAB/Simulink und integrieren Sie sie in das eingebettete Autopilot-Framework.
- Implement, optimize, and maintain BSPs, peripheral drivers, communication interfaces, and sensor drivers.
- Develop embedded software for redundant and safety-critical avionics architectures.
- Integrate navigation sensors including IMUs, GNSS, magnetometers, air-data sensors, radar altimeters, and vision-based navigation systems.
- Support autonomous navigation capabilities in GNSS-denied environments through sensor fusion technologies.
- Develop and optimize communication interfaces for long-range command & control systems, payload communication, and vehicle subsystems.
- Support the integration of modular payloads including EO/IR sensors, SIGINT, EW, SAR, CRPA, and future mission systems.
- Contribute to robust firmware architectures enabling reliable operation in contested and degraded environments.
- Build, document, maintain, and continuously improve autopilot firmware.
- Prepare flight test releases, create flight test tickets, analyze flight logs, and support flight test campaigns.
- Debug and trace embedded software to improve robustness, code coverage, and system reliability.
- Maintain bootloaders, secure firmware update mechanisms, and firmware deployment processes.
- Improve firmware build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing infrastructure (GitLab CI).
- Support production, manufacturing, and hardware validation tools.
- Collaborate closely with AI and Edge Computing teams to integrate onboard processing capabilities into embedded flight systems.
- Contribute to software architecture, coding standards, and continuous improvement of development processes.
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Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- Excellent programming skills in C, with modern embedded software design principles.
- Starkes Verständnis von ARM Cortex-M Mikrocontrollern und eingebetteten Hardware-Architekturen.
- Excellent knowledge of communication protocols including UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet, and serial communication interfaces.
- Gutes Verständnis von eingebetteten Bootloadern, Firmware-Updates und sicherer Softwarebereitstellung.
- Ability to read electronic schematics and work closely with hardware engineers.
- Understanding of autopilot architectures and flight control software.
- Familiarity with UAV systems, robotics, aerospace, or autonomous vehicles is considered a strong advantage.
- Knowledge of safety-critical software development, fault-tolerant system design, or high-reliability embedded software is a plus.
- Interest in autonomous flight systems, long-range navigation, and mission-critical aerospace applications.
- Highly self-motivated with a structured, solution-oriented working style.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary teams.
- Fluent English (minimum B2).
Experience
- Several years of experience developing embedded software for microcontroller-based systems.
- Experience with C++ is considered a plus.
- Experience working with RTOS-based embedded systems (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, uC/OS or similar).
- Experience with low-level driver development, BSP implementation, and hardware abstraction layers.
- Experience with debugging embedded systems using JTAG/SWD, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and similar tools.
- Experience with Git, GitLab, and CI/CD-based embedded software development.
- Experience with sensor fusion, inertial navigation, or autonomous systems is highly desirable.
- Experience integrating complex sensors or payload systems into embedded platforms is beneficial.
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What we offer
- We believe in the power of combined efforts: straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer-centric focus.
- We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary.
- We push limits, think outside-the-box and strive for technological excellence to shape the future of aerial data.
- We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.
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About Your Employer
Quantum-systems Gmbh
Quantum-Systems GmbH began focusing on the development and production of autonomous transition aircraft for civilian purposes in January 2015. This was a smart move that has positioned the company as a leader in this growing industry. Autonomous transition aircraft are an important part of the future of aviation, and Quantum-Systems GmbH is at the forefront of this exciting new technology.
Description
- Company Size
- 50-249 Employees
- Language
- English
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Industry, Production, Aviation, Space Travel
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
- Location
- Gilching
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
