Graduate Embedded Software Engineer

Graduate Embedded Software Engineer

Commencing: December 2025 – negotiable based on candidate’s availability.

Reports to:  Spacecraft Software Team Leader

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

Hours of work: Full time, 38 hours per week

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. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.

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 focused.

Position Broad Purpose

We are seeking a Graduate Embedded Software 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.

As a graduate you will be integrated within the software team from day one and provided with support, mentoring, and learning opportunities to support your early career development.

We have a modern approach to satellite design and software engineering, and use the latest technologies across our platform.  Our company is unique within Australia in that we develop the electronics and software for almost every component of our spacecraft platform including flight computers, batteries, solar power systems, sensors, actuators, and radios.  To date Inovor has three satellite platforms operational in orbit and more missions in progress.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing embedded software in C/C++ for microcontroller and embedded Linux platforms.
• Digital systems design and FPGA development.
• 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 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.

Criteria – Essential

• Tertiary engineering qualification in Software, Computer Science, Electronics, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• High attention to detail and a willingness to learn.
• Software development in C or C++.
• 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

o   Basic electronics knowledge and experience working with lab equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, and logic analysers.

o   Experience with any of the following:

• Embedded software development, including Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS).
• Object-Oriented Programming
• Python
• Version control with git
• Embedded Linux software development
• Digital systems design and FPGA development (eg VHDL or Verilog)
• Control systems or robotics

Applying for this position:

Please submit your resume, latest academic transcript, and a one page cover letter addressing the criteria and relevant skills and experience.

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.