Details about the role
Team status: Looking for new members
We’re looking for embedded software engineers to join our spacecraft team. An embedded programmer is a software developer who creates the code that makes devices smart. Instead of working only on traditional computers, embedded programmers write software for small computers or microcontrollers built into devices.
In our projects, this can include retrieving sensor readings, controlling spacecraft actuators, sending specific commands to a photosensor to capture an image inside a camera, and helping different spacecraft subsystems communicate with each other.
The role is voluntary and unpaid.
Expectations for the candidate
What we expect from you:
- Around 8 hours of work per week
- Basic understanding of programming in C, C++, or Python
- Interest in embedded systems, microcontrollers, and hardware-level programming
- Comfort working with Git and following a structured engineering workflow
- Willingness to learn about spacecraft systems and communication between hardware and software
- Experience with STM32, Arduino, FreeRTOS, Linux, Make, SPI, I2C, serial, or CAN is a plus
Opportunities
What you’ll be doing:
- Writing embedded software for microcontrollers and spacecraft subsystems
- Working with sensors, actuators, cameras, and communication interfaces
- Programming and testing devices using C, C++, and Python
- Working with STM32 microcontrollers, Arduino, and FreeRTOS-based systems
- Using communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, serial, and CAN
- Debugging, testing, and documenting your code
- Collaborating with electronics and other engineering subteams to support system integration
We offer:
- Hands-on experience with real spacecraft embedded systems
- The opportunity to work with microcontrollers, sensors, actuators, and onboard spacecraft software
- A close-knit, cross-disciplinary team where software, electronics, and mechanical systems come together
- Tangible project experience to build your portfolio
Applying for a job
One can apply until a suitable candidate is found or until the end of the application period.