Flight Software Validation & Verification Engineer

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Your new company
A forward-thinking organisation in the space sector, developing cutting-edge technologies for orbital servicing and satellite sustainability. With a focus on innovation and collaboration, they are working on missions that aim to capture and retire multiple satellites, contributing to a cleaner and safer space environment.
Your new role
As a Validation & Verification Engineer, you'll join a busy flight software team responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of embedded real-time software used in orbital debris missions. You'll be involved in reviewing technical specifications, designing and implementing automated test cases, and supporting the development of test environments and simulators. This is a hands-on role with opportunities to collaborate across subsystems and contribute to global knowledge-sharing initiatives.
What you'll need to succeed
Essential Skills
Strong experience designing test cases for critical software
Hands-on experience implementing automated test scripts
Proficient in Python, including dependency management and virtual environments
Experience with software validation facilities (numerical, hybrid, or hardware)
Familiarity with Git
Experience in validation and verification of software for the space industry
Experience with real-time embedded systems (C/C++)
Understanding of communication protocols such as PUS, CCSDS, CAN, SpaceWire
Solid grasp of the software development lifecycle
Knowledge of ECSS standards (especially ECSS-E-ST-40C)
Proactive and self-managing, with strong collaboration skills
Desirable Skills
Experience with VxWorks or RTEMS platforms
Background in space industry software development
CI/CD pipeline experience
Familiarity with UML and model-based design
Knowledge of cFS software framework
Experience with SPARC V8 or PowerPC architecture
Linux system administration and shell scripting
Development of QT-based interactive software applications
Experience across the full mission lifecycle from concept to operations

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Location:
Kidlington
Salary:
£85,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
IT;IT;Engineering

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