Senior Embedded Software Engineer
ispace, inc.2 months ago
Tokyo, JapanSenior
Responsibilities
- Develop embedded software systems for spacecraft, lunar landers, and other transportation-system elements.
- Derive software requirements from system-level requirements and lead software architecture, design, and implementation.
- Design software architectures, select DSPs and microprocessors, develop board support packages, and assess design feasibility.
- Collaborate with avionics, ground-segment, system-engineering, design, analysis, suppliers, customers, and other stakeholders on technology selection and make-or-buy decisions.
- Design, code, review, integrate, test, support, and enhance spacecraft software for attitude or motion control, command, communications, power and data management, and fault protection.
- Lead software engineers and software architecture activities while managing assigned schedules, costs, quality, tasks, status, and issues.
- Document software throughout all development phases and lead analysis of new functions and problems.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of experience designing and coding embedded software for high-reliability applications.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
- Deep understanding of real-time operating systems and embedded software.
- Experience with bus, communication, and networking protocols including RS-422, PCI, Ethernet, and SpaceWire.
- Proficiency in the C programming language.
- Strong leadership and communication skills with software engineers, subsystem engineers, stakeholders, and customers.
- Business-level English or business-level Japanese.
- Preferred: aerospace or other high-reliability embedded-software industry experience.
- Preferred: 5+ years of experience with Linux, Zephyr, or another real-time operating-system development environment.
- Preferred: 5+ years of software development experience with Git.
- Preferred: 5+ years of experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and meters.
- Preferred: 5+ years of continuous integration experience.
- Preferred: 5+ years of experience as a software team lead or architect.
About ispace, inc.
ispace, inc. designs and manufactures robotic lunar landers and micro rovers that deliver customer payloads and collect data on the Moon for space agencies and commercial users. Its business model centers on lunar transportation and surface operations services, sold as payload slots, mission integration, and data products. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, the company is publicly listed in Japan and operates subsidiaries in Luxembourg and the United States.