Embedded Software Engineer
Open in 2 locations
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Italy
3 openRoma, Italy (opens on this page)
Full-time · Posted 4d ago
Roma, Italy (opens on this page)
Full-time · Posted 2w ago
Gorgonzola (Mi), Milano, Italy (opens on this page)
Full-time · Posted 2w ago
About the job
A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures.
Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p>Software Real Time & Embedded Engineering<br /><br />CANDIDATES THAT WOULD IMPRESS US<br /><br />PROFILE:<br />You graduated with a Master of Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or any other related field<br />You enjoy working within a DevOps/Agile/Scrum team and being plunged into a challenging environment requiring reactivity and resourcefulness<br />You want to evolve in a "real time" environment with interactions between "low level" technical aspects, close to the hardware, and ensure that the “high level” functionality expected by the solution is maintained<br />You are willing to work on small or big devices such as Radar, embedded calculator equipment, Smartcards and Wearables, dedicated for the Telecommunications and IOT businesses, mobile...<br /><br />COMPETENCIES:<br />You know how to develop on embedded OS Software such as Linux, VxWorks, FastOS Linux<br />You are experienced in embedded software development such as [C or C++ and VB., NET., ADA, Assembly programming]<br />You are familiar with the use of tools and equipment involved in programming performance (including measuring instruments)<br />You master the development/adaptation of simulation tools and means necessary to carry out integration/testing activities on platform<br />You are experienced in embedded system and application design and configuration (both wayside and onboard) and relevant communication protocols and interfaces such as [DDS, ARINC...]<br />You have substantial knowledge of:<br />Building a strategy based on your understanding of the business issues involving data processes<br />Mathematics and statistics<br />Data technologies<br />You are able to take into account customer needs<br />You have working experience/knowledge with cloud provider like AWS or GCP<br />You have experience with automated deployment and associated technologies (Helm/Yaml/Ansible/Docker)<br />You are familiar with tools such as JIRA and Confluence</p><p> Fluent English (at least C1), both spoken and written.<br /><br />LIFE AS A THALES SOFTWARE REAL TIME & EMBEDDED ENGINEERING ROLE<br />As a Software Real Time & Embedded Engineering Role within Thales, you will:<br />Design, implement and test features with scalability, performance, deployment or operation and end-user experience in mind<br />Apply coding/implementation best practices to produce elegant, high quality and reusable code<br />Implement and follow security best practices for web applications<br />Collaborate with other developers to share knowledge and improve overall product/solution<br />Keep up-to-date with latest technologies evolution and frameworks<br />Interact with UX team to implement and verify user experience concepts<br />Follow the agile methodology used for the project.
This includes creation of user stories and corresponding tasks to help create a robust system based on user-centric design<br />Regularly archive source code into the source code repository for projects<br />Participate in issue investigation and deployment of applications and new releases in testing/integration environment as needed<br /><br />YOUR CAREER AT THALES<br />Future opportunities will allow you to discover other domains or sites.
You will be able to evolve and grow your competencies in different areas:<br />Room and attention to personal development<br />Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new country or go to a more complex Solution<br />Choose between a technical expertise or a leadership path<br />Build an international career within a leading Engineering Group</p><p></p><p><span>Permanent</span></p><p><span>Experience: 1-7 Years</span></p><p><span>CCNL Met/Ind – B2 Category</span></p><p><span>€ 35.884,96 - € 43.126,00</span></p><p><span>Performance Bonus (PDR): up to € 4,025</span></p><p></p><p></p>At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs.
With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!
From Thales Alenia Space's job posting for Roma, Italy, checked 7 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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