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# Senior Embedded Software Engineer

- **Company:** Hypersonica
- **Location:** München, Germany
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Abstraction Layers, Systems Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Code Generation, Software Debugging, Linux on Embedded Systems, Middleware, Embedded Software, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), MATLAB, Performance Tuning, Real-Time Operating Systems, Time Tracking Software, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Bare Metal
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-embedded-software-engineer-hypersonica-10671067

## About the Role

* An senior embedded software engineer with 8+ years' experience working close to hardware in aerospace, defence, or similarly demanding systems.
 * Comfortable developing on Embedded Linux, RTOS, or bare-metal platforms, with a strong intuition for timing, determinism, and resource constraints.
 * Fluent in C and/or C++, with a focus on correctness, clarity, and long-term maintainability.
 * Someone who enjoys debugging on real hardware, not just in simulation or abstraction layers.
 * Experienced collaborating tightly with electronics and avionics engineers, and shaping interfaces rather than just consuming them.
 * Pragmatic about tools, open to model-based development where it accelerates delivery without obscuring behaviour.
 * Curious about FPGA-adjacent workflows and comfortable interfacing with low-level logic when required.
 * Motivated by building flight-critical software in a small team where your code directly affects system behaviour.

## Description

At Hypersonica, we're redefining what's possible in European defence technology. We exist to deliver speed, resilience, and technological independence at a pace that sets a new standard. We are a small, elite team working on problems that matter, and solving them fast.
By joining Hypersonica, you're not stepping into a predefined role. You're joining a talent dense environment where every individual shapes the direction of the company. Our philosophy is to hire a small number of exceptional people with broad, deep technical capability, strong judgement, and the ability to operate autonomously.
We hire for talent, not rigid boxes. This role represents a business need, but the way it evolves will be shaped by the individual. If you've achieved what others said was impossible, or you bring a unique combination of skills that doesn't fit a traditional mould, we want to hear from you. The work you do here directly contributes to Europe's technological independence.

What you'll do

 * Design, develop, and maintain embedded software that runs close to hardware on flight and ground systems.
 * Implement real time software on Embedded Linux, RTOS, or bare metal platforms, with a focus on determinism, reliability, and performance.
 * Develop and maintain low level drivers, interfaces, and middleware for sensors, actuators, and avionics hardware.
 * Write high quality C and/or C++ code that meets the demands of safety critical, high performance systems.
 * Work closely with electronics, avionics, and systems engineers to co-design hardware and software interfaces.
 * Support integration, debugging, and testing on real hardware, including bring up, fault isolation, and performance tuning.
 * Where useful, leverage model based design and code generation (e.g. MATLAB/Simulink) to accelerate development and reduce error.
 * Contribute to FPGA adjacent development or VHDL based workflows where they interface with embedded software., * A mission driven environment with the opportunity to work on one of Europe's most consequential defence challenges, with direct impact on sovereign capability and security.
 * Daily collaboration with top experts across engineering, operations, and defence, with real opportunity to learn from the best, contribute, and grow.
 * High ownership and autonomy; no time tracking, no micromanagement, just clear objectives and accountability for outcomes.
 * A fast paced environment where good ideas are implemented quickly, and feedback from test and flight drives real decisions.
 * A culture that values clarity, integrity, and excellence, and supports people who take initiative and push boundaries responsibly.