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# Embedded Flight Software Engineer

- **Company:** Bali International Hospital
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Automation of Tests, C++ (Programming Language), Data Link, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Linux, Embedded Software, Firmware, FreeRTOS, Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards), Python (Programming Language), System Programming, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Serial Peripheral Interface, Information Technology, Bare Metal, Docker
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815116334-embedded-flight-software-engineer

## About the Role

* A degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or equivalent practical experience, and 3+ years building embedded firmware in C/C++, including bare-metal development.
 * Prior experience with uncrewed aircraft and autopilot/flight-controller software.
 * Experience delivering firmware for aerospace, avionics, or other safety-and-reliability-critical systems.
 * Hands-on integration of microcontrollers with sensors, actuators, and power electronics over low-level interfaces (CAN, SPI, I2C, UART), including hardware bring-up and bench debugging with a logic analyser, oscilloscope, and JTAG.
 * Embedded Linux systems programming on single-board computers, and comfort with Docker and containerised services.
 * Proficiency in Python for tooling and test automation.

Preferred (but not required) skills

 * Familiarity with CAN FD and other deterministic vehicle networking.
 * Experience with onboard telemetry and radio/datalink firmware.
 * Experience with STM32 and FreeRTOS.
 * Experience supporting field operations and flight or vehicle testing.

## Description

* Write bare-metal and FreeRTOS based firmware in C/C++ for the wide range of boards across the aircraft, from the main flight computer to power, motor, sensing, and payload electronics.
 * Integrate the flight controller with the aircraft's sensors, actuators, power electronics, and sub-systems, and feed the outputs of our mission-management and autonomy system into the flight controller.
 * Develop and maintain the embedded-Linux systems layer on the onboard companion computer, including drivers, board bring-up, and OS-level services.
 * Capture flight data on the vehicle at the firmware level and drive the onboard datalink that gets telemetry off the aircraft.
 * Bring up new avionics hardware and debug it at the bench using a logic analyser, oscilloscope, and JTAG.
 * Support flight-test campaigns hands-on in the field, keeping onboard software running throughout operations.


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