Software Engineer

Overview

As a Software Engineer at AALTO, you will develop safety-critical software for airborne systems, primarily in C, with C++ and Python as needed. You’ll contribute across the full software lifecycle, from requirements to qualification, collaborating with Systems, Hardware, Test and Flight Operations teams. This role offers hands-on engineering in a high‑stakes, aerospace context with a strong emphasis on quality and reliability. You will help advance Stratospace initiatives that enable next-generation aircraft capabilities.

Pay / Benefits

• short-term incentive plan
• 25 days holiday
• private medical insurance
• dental and optical cash back
• personal pension plan
• income protection and life assurance

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain high-quality safety-critical software for airborne systems (C primary, C++/Python as needed)
• Contribute across requirements, design, implementation, integration, verification and qualification
• Collaborate with Systems, Hardware, Test and Flight Operations teams to deliver integrated solutions
• Support software integration, debugging, test automation and evidence generation for qualification and certification
• Participate in technical reviews and promote engineering best practices
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability and continuous improvement

Key requirements

• 3+ years of practical software engineering experience in aerospace or safety-critical environments
• Experience with airborne software development in DO-178C environment (requirements, design, implementation, integration, verification)
• Strong C programming skills; experience with C++ and Python
• Experience with embedded, real-time or resource-constrained software systems
• Familiarity with software requirements management, verification, traceability and configuration management
• Strong problem-solving, debugging and analytical skills
• Collaborative communication style with cross-discipline engineers
• Awareness of DO-330/DO-331/DO-332/DO-333, ARP4754A/B, DO-278, DEF STAN 00-55/00-56 (advantageous)

• collaborative communication
• problem solving
• analytical thinking
• C
• C++
• Python