Embedded Software Engineer

Holt Executive Ltd • Oxfordshire, United Kingdom • Posted July 01, 2026

Position Overview

A leading space engineering organisation is seeking an Embedded Flight Software Engineer to join its growing flight software team, developing real-time embedded software for next-generation orbital missions.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer to work on technically challenging and high-impact projects, developing onboard flight software for spacecraft and contributing to missions designed to enable safe and sustainable space operations.

You’ll take ownership of key aspects of flight software design, definition, integration, and validation, working closely with multi-disciplinary teams across spacecraft systems, GNC, and avionics.

For this role we can consider visa sponsorship and relocation support.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and validate real-time embedded flight software for satellite onboard computers.
  • Define software architecture, ICDs, and...