FPGA / Embedded Software Engineer

FPGA / Embedded Software Engineer

Reports to:  Spacecraft Software Team Leader

Location: Inovor’s Headquarters, Lot Fourteen, Adelaide.

Hours of work: Full time, 38 hours per week

Remuneration: Negotiable based on experience

Company Profile

We are a space and defence company located in Australia’s first innovation neighbourhood at Lot Fourteen in Adelaide. We are a resident amongst many other innovative and high-tech companies and are next door to the University precinct and the beautiful Botanical Gardens.

With around 50 employees, we develop satellite technologies and are building several spacecraft for civilian and defence customers. We have developed a family of small satellite platforms and provide a complete turnkey satellite mission solution from mission design to spacecraft design, manufacture, integration, test, delivery, and operations. We also provide services to Defence in several key areas, including electronic warfare, simulation and modelling and space surveillance.

Our Vision

Our vision is to create exciting technology to improve and protect our way of life on earth through small satellite mission applications and advanced capabilities in defence.

Important to Know

· We are very passionate about space!

· We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a company that promotes a diverse and safe workplace environment. We strongly encourage women, people from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent and ex-defence personnel to apply. Committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace we support applications with a strong emphasis on empowering women in STEM to join our innovative team.

What’s on offer:

· We value work/life balance and provide a flexible working environment to recruit and retain the best people.

· Employees have the opportunity to engage with state-of-the-art technology, contributing to the development of advanced satellite systems and defence solutions.

· Our employees have access to a curated training program from accredited national and global training organisations.

· We invest in the continuous learning and professional development of our team. There are ample opportunities for attending workshops, training sessions, and conferences in various departments of space.

· We provide complimentary refreshments all throughout the day to keep our people healthy and focussed.

Position Broad Purpose

We are seeking an Embedded Software / FPGA Engineer to join our dynamic satellite technologies team at Lot Fourteen. You will work within a team of experienced engineers across multiple disciplines to design and build satellite solutions.

We have a modern approach to satellite design and software engineering and use the latest technologies across our platform.  We are unique within Australia in that we develop the electronics and software for almost every component of our spacecraft platform including flight computers, battery modules, solar panels and power modules, Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS), and radios.  To date Inovor has three satellite platforms operational in orbit and more missions in progress.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Digital systems design and FPGA development
• Developing embedded software in C/C++ for microcontroller and embedded Linux platforms.
• Implementing Digital Signal Processing (DSP) in Hardware Description Language (HDL) and software.
• Developing support and testing software using C/C++/Python.
• Qualifying system functionality using lab equipment and test software.
• Supporting the operation of in-orbit spacecraft by assisting with commissioning, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Working with other engineering disciplines to contribute to the design of spacecraft.
• Unit and integration testing with CI tools.
• Documentation of software and FPGA designs.

Reporting Relationships and Key Stakeholders

This position reports to the Spacecraft Software Team Leader.

The position will work closely with:

• Our multi-disciplinary technical team.
• Our project management team.
• Our customers.

Criteria – Essential

• Tertiary engineering qualification in Software, Electronics, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• At least 1-2 years industry experience in FPGA development (eg VHDL or Verilog)
• Software development in C or C++.
• Version control with git in a team environment.
• Communication skills and emotional intelligence that supports working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Problem solving skills and motivation to work through complex challenges that are not widely encountered.

Applicants must be Australian Citizens to meet defence security clearance requirements.

Criteria – Desirable

• Basic electronics knowledge and experience working with lab equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, and logic analysers.
• Embedded software development experience, including Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS).
• Experience with any of the following:
  • Software Defined Radios, wireless communications, or Digital Signal Processing.
  • Embedded Linux software development.
  • Object-Oriented Programming.
  • Unit testing, and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins
  • Python

Inovor Technologies is a leader in space technology, providing specialist development services and advanced satellite mission solutions to a range of clients and industries including defence and commercial customers.