As an Embedded Software Engineer , you are a key member of our Architecture team, developing and implementing the core embedded software that enables our autonomous long-range VTOL platforms to operate safely, reliably, and intelligently in highly demanding operational environments.
In this role, you will be dedicated to our Reliant platform – our next-generation long-range VTOL UAS designed for autonomous ISR missions in GNSS-denied and contested environments.
You will contribute to mission-critical software that powers autonomous flight, resilient navigation, payload integration, and edge computing capabilities for defense and security customers worldwide.
Together with our world-class team, you will push the boundaries of autonomous aviation, working closely with System Architecture, Flight Controls, AI, Hardware Development, Integration & Test, and Flight Operations to continuously improve Reliant's performance, reliability, and mission capabilities.
What is your Day to Day Mission:
●Design, implement, maintain, and optimize the Quantum-Systems embedded firmware stack for the Reliant platform
●Develop safety-critical flight software for autonomous long-range VTOL operations
●Design, implement, and validate new flight control, navigation, and mission management functionalities
●Export flight control and navigation algorithms from MATLAB/Simulink and integrate them into the embedded autopilot framework
●Implement, optimize, and maintain BSPs, peripheral drivers, communication interfaces, and sensor drivers
●Develop embedded software for redundant and safety-critical avionics architectures
●Integrate navigation sensors including IMUs, GNSS, magnetometers, air-data sensors, radar altimeters, and vision-based navigation systems
●Support autonomous navigation capabilities in GNSS-denied environments through sensor fusion technologies
●Develop and optimize communication interfaces for long-range command & control systems, payload communication, and vehicle subsystems
●Support the integration of modular payloads including EO/IR sensors, SIGINT, EW, SAR, CRPA, and future mission systems
●Contribute to robust firmware architectures enabling reliable operation in contested and degraded environments
●Build, document, maintain, and continuously improve autopilot firmware
●Prepare flight test releases, create flight test tickets, analyze flight logs, and support flight test campaigns
●Debug and trace embedded software to improve robustness, code coverage, and system reliability
●Maintain bootloaders, secure firmware update mechanisms, and firmware deployment processes
●Improve firmware build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing infrastructure (GitLab CI)
●Support production, manufacturing, and hardware validation tools
●Collaborate closely with AI and Edge Computing teams to integrate onboard processing capabilities into embedded flight systems
●Contribute to software architecture, coding standards, and continuous improvement of development processes
What you bring to the team:
●Several years of experience developing embedded software for microcontroller-based systems
●Excellent programming skills in C , with modern embedded software design principles
●Experience with C++ is considered a plus
●Strong understanding of ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers and embedded hardware architectures
●Excellent knowledge of communication protocols including UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet, and serial communication interfaces
●Experience working with RTOS-based embedded systems (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, uC/OS or similar)
●Experience with low-level driver development, BSP implementation, and hardware abstraction layers
●Good understanding of embedded bootloaders, firmware updates, and secure software deployment
●Experience with debugging embedded systems using JTAG/SWD, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and similar tools
●Ability to read electronic schematics and work closely with hardware engineers
●Experience with Git, GitLab, and CI/CD-based embedded software development
●Understanding of autopilot architectures and flight control software
●Experience with sensor fusion, inertial navigation, or autonomous systems is highly desirable
●Familiarity with UAV systems, robotics, aerospace, or autonomous vehicles is considered a strong advantage
●Knowledge of safety-critical software development, fault-tolerant system design, or high-reliability embedded software is a plus
●Experience integrating complex sensors or payload systems into embedded platforms is beneficial
●Interest in autonomous flight systems, long-range navigation, and mission-critical aerospace applications
●Highly self-motivated with a structured, solution-oriented working style
●Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary teams
●Fluent English (minimum B2)
Why Quantum-Systems:
●We believe in the power of combined efforts: straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer-centric focus.
●We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary.
●We push limits, think outside-the-box and strive for technological excellence to shape the future of aerial data.
●We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.
Our benefits:
●Company pension scheme: We support you so that you can already make provisions for later.
●Flexible working hours: With trust-based working hours, you are not only responsible for your working hours, but also for your work-life balance.
●Mobile Work: If things get a little busy in the office, you have the option to work remotely one flexible day per week to create the right balance.
●Stay active: With EGYM Wellpass, you get access to thousands of fitness and sports facilities — and of course, we subsidize the membership.
●Bike-Leasing: We support you in staying environmentally mobile and healthy.
●Corporate Benefits: Your opportunity for attractive offers and discounts from well-known suppliers and brands, e.g. Adidas, Apple, Expedia.
●Employee events: We not only want to grow together, but also celebrate our successes together.
●Lunch-Card: Be powerful with delicious energy, daily lunch budget is sponsored.
●Company Shuttle: Enjoy our convenient shuttle service that picks you up from Laim in Munich and brings you to our location, with return trips at the end of the workday.