Xperior General is recruiting a

Lead Software Engineer - SmallSats

for our client, a high-tech engineering organisation with an established track record delivering complex projects across the

Space, Fusion Energy and Scientific Research sectors .
Our client has already developed and successfully flown its own family of satellites, with multiple spacecraft currently in orbit. Building on this flight heritage, the business is expanding its SmallSat capability and developing its modular satellite platform for increasingly ambitious institutional missions.
As part of this growth, we are looking for an experienced

Lead Software Engineer

to take technical ownership of the software capability supporting future satellite missions.
The Role

This is not a purely managerial Software Engineering position.
You will lead and develop the software team while remaining closely involved in the engineering itself making architecture decisions, writing and reviewing code, troubleshooting embedded systems and resolving hardware/software integration challenges.
The primary technical focus will be





Flight Software (FSW) , alongside responsibility for

Ground Software (GSW) . You will act as the technical authority for Flight Software and play a key role in defining how the software architecture evolves across the client's SmallSat platform.
You will work closely with

Systems Engineering, AIV and Operations , taking software through architecture, development, integration, verification and ultimately spacecraft operations.
Key Responsibilities

Take technical ownership of the

Flight Software architecture

across SmallSat missions.
Lead, mentor and grow the software engineering team while maintaining strong hands-on technical involvement.
Lead the design, development, integration and testing of

Flight Software and Ground Software .
Develop and review embedded software using

C/C++ .
Make key software architecture and technical design decisions.
Troubleshoot embedded systems and compl

📌 Lead Software Engineer (Madrid)
🏢 Xperior Global
📍 Madrid