Payload System Software Integration Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Payload System Software Integration Engineer to lead the integration of software for advanced digital telecommunications payloads. In this role, you will coordinate software integration across complex distributed systems, support the development of Software Defined Radio (SDR) and digital beamforming technologies, and work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless system performance.

Key responsibilities

• Lead software integration activities for digital telecommunications payload systems.
• Integrate and validate software across complex, distributed system architectures.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, systems, and test engineering teams to ensure successful system integration.
• Support the development and integration of Software Defined Radio (SDR) and digital beamforming technologies.
• Work with embedded software, real‑time operating systems (RTOS), FPGA interfaces, and communication protocols.
• Develop and maintain automated testing and CI/CD pipelines to improve software quality and deployment.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks associated with software integration.
• Prepare technical documentation and support system verification and validation activities.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software development and integration, preferably within the aerospace or telecommunications industry.
• Experience leading software integration activities in complex, distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of digital telecommunications payloads, including SDR and digital beamforming architectures.
• Familiarity with embedded software development, RTOS, FPGA interfaces, and communication protocols.
• Hands‑on experience with test automation, CI/CD practices, GitLab, Jenkins, Python, MATLAB, and Docker.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and technical risk management skills.

Required skills

• Embedded software development
• Real‑Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
• FPGA interfaces
• Communication protocols
• Test automation
• CI/CD practices
• GitLab
• Jenkins
• Python
• MATLAB
• Docker
• Software Defined Radio (SDR)
• Digital beamforming