Spacecraft Onboard Software Developer

The successful candidates will join a team of software scientists and engineers working on onboard software for satellites, in our working group Onboard Software Systems in Braunschweig and Oberpfaffenhofen. We develop software for national and international space missions. Among others, our current mission involvement covers missions to the ISS, sounding rocket experiments, small satellites, lunar landers and global navigation satellite systems. Our main focus resides on real-time operating systems, driver development, middleware, CDH, AOCS and distributed embedded systems. Additionally, the team has excellence in onboard software quality assurance, model-driven development and software engineering techniques. We are searching new passionate colleagues who want to strengthen our existing team, by conducting software research and development tasks in our current and future space flight missions. We aim for a team-player and reliable person with the capability to conduct and coordinate complex tasks over team boundaries. Your key tasks and responsibilities include:

• research and development of system software for embedded real-time systems of spacecraft
• design and implementation of software architecture for complex mission critical software systems following engineering guidelines and standards of the space domain
• application and research of advanced programming techniques for safety-critical software systems
• requirements analysis of onboard software
• documentation of results
• presentation of research and development results on international conferences

• Master degree in a relevant technical field with min. 3 years of experience
• experience in embedded systems software programming on Linux and RTOS, like RTEMS or RODOS
• multi-years experiences in embedded software development in C/C++
• knowledge in the area of software engineering methodologies (Continuous Integration, Git, etc.)
• fluent in English in written and spoken word (being capable of German is of advantage)
• conformance with the personal requirements for handling of export controlled goods and information according to German, European and American export control laws
• experience in hardware driver development is of advantage
• experience with SW development standards and guidelines of the space domain is of advantage

DLR is an employer that values your commitment and promotes your professional and personal growth through a range of qualification and training opportunities. Our unique working environment offers our employees a great deal of freedom and an incomparable infrastructure, in which you will be able to fulfil your mission.
Our human resources policy puts great value on a healthy work-life balance as well as equal opportunities for men and women. Individuals with disabilities will be given preferential consideration in the event their qualifications are equivalent to those of other candidates. If you have any questions concerning specific aspects of the job, please contact Dr. rer. nat. Andreas Gerndt by calling +49 531 295-2782. Please find further information on this vacancy with the reference number 27067, and details regarding the application procedure, at www.DLR.de/dlr/jobs/#30518.