Software Engineer (Flight Software)

Flight Software Engineer - Robotics & Autonomous Systems

Up to £65,000 + Excellent Benefits Full-Time Permanent
(Anonymous Client - Cutting Edge Robotics Start Up)

Are you excited by the challenge of building safety critical software for next generation autonomous systems?
Our client, an innovative, fast growing robotics start up, is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to help develop advanced assurance and autonomy systems used across AI enabled robotic platforms.

This is an opportunity to work on genuinely groundbreaking technology within a mission driven organisation shaping the future of autonomous safety.

The Role

As a Flight Software Engineer, you will design and build core robotics software components that enable safe, predictable, and high performance operation of autonomous systems. You'll work across perception, planning, control, and decision making, collaborating with experts in embedded engineering, AI/ML, and systems architecture.

You will play a key role in developing software that meets the highest safety standards, rigorously tested, deeply validated, and engineered for real world, high stakes applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop robotic software algorithms for perception, planning, control, and decision making across the autonomy stack.
• Collaborate closely with cross functional teams to integrate components into complex robotic systems.
• Conduct robust testing, optimisation, and validation to meet strict safety and performance requirements.
• Improve development processes, tools, and methodologies to support high reliability robotics engineering.
• Stay up to date with the latest advances in robotics software and apply innovative techniques to production systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and support team growth.

Skills & Experience

• Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience developing software for robotics or autonomous systems, ideally safety critical or mission critical.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python, with hands on experience in robotics frameworks (e.g. ROS, Gazebo, MoveIt).
• Strong understanding of algorithms in perception, motion planning, control, and decision making.
• Experience with development practices such as Agile, CI/CD, TDD.
• Knowledge of safety critical standards (e.g. DO 178C, ISO 26262, IEC 61508) is beneficial.
• Excellent debugging, problem solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).

Working Culture

This role suits someone who enjoys the pace and ownership of a start up environment. You'll thrive if you:

• Love solving complex technical challenges
• Enjoy working collaboratively and adapting quickly
• Are comfortable wearing multiple hats as the company scales
• Embrace responsibility and want to help build something from the ground up
• Can commit to occasional extended hours during key phases - not as standard, but because progress matters

Benefits

• Salary sacrifice pension with 5% company match
• Generous holiday allowance
• EV car scheme
• Cycle to Work
• More benefits planned as the business continues to scale

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