Job Description: An opportunity for a Senior Space On-Board Software Engineer has arisen within Airbus Defence and Space, Getafe (Madrid). The selected candidate will join the Space Software Engineering Team within Airbus Defence and Space. The team is multidisciplinary, highly technical, and responsible for developing software solutions for state-of-the-art satellite missions. In the short term, you will contribute to the most advanced satellite developed in Spain—where Airbus Madrid is developing both the platform and the radar instrument—and participate in the latest software releases for the LSTM mission, the first Copernicus satellite built in Madrid.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The main tasks of the jobholder will be:
- Lead SW Architecture & Direct Customer Interface:
Serve as direct report and technical contact for the program and customer as software architect.
- Develop & Integrate SW Functions: Design and develop SW unit management program-specific functions within the Astrobus NEO infrastructure.
- Ensure Documentation & Requirements Traceability: Generate software technical and management documentation on time, ensuring full traceability against requirements.
- Execute End-to-End SW Engineering Cycle: Write technical specifications, perform detailed design, code, run unit/integration tests, and define/formalize interfaces for parallel module development.
- Validate & Deliver SW M]]>
📌 Senior Space On-Board Software Engineer (Getafe)
🏢 Airbus
📍 Getafe