Software Engineer (C++, embedded, RTOS)

Job title: Software Engineer

Location: Maidenhead, Berkshire

Salary: £40,000 – £70,000 per annum

The Malloy Aeronautics Team:

Malloy Aeronautics Limited specializes in the development of heavy lift unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for both civilian and military uses. Located in Berkshire, our operations are notable for their focus on in-house design and manufacturing. This vertical integration means we control the production of most aircraft components on-site, enhancing our ability to innovate and maintain high standards across all stages of development.

About The Role:

As a Software Engineer, you will be reporting to the Software Engineering Manager. This exciting role will place the right candidate at the forefront of unmanned air systems development in the UK.

We seek a highly motivated engineer to drive development and verification of UAS software. As a Software Engineer, you will deliver critical engineering outputs, working in software requirements, design, implementation, and testing. You will apply your expertise in software engineering and aviation systems to deliver the development of high-integrity aircraft control solutions, ensuring safety, reliability, and compliance with industry standards. Additionally, you will mentor and support junior team members, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.

Ability to hold Security Clearance – 5 years residence in the UK

What you’ll being doing:

• Software Development: Deliver the design, architecture, implementation, and verification of Malloy’s software, ensuring high safety and reliability standards.
• Project Coordination: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and work to software requirements across a diverse software stack – with opportunity to develop your skills from bare-metal C++ to front end GUI.
• Ensuring Compliance & Quality: Work with adherence to industry standards, safety regulations, and rigorous testing methodologies.
• Continuous Improvement: Optimize development processes, tools, and workflows to enhance efficiency and software performance.
• Delivering Engineering Products: You’ll have the opportunity to see your contributions to UAS design through all stages of the lifecycle and have opportunity to get hands-on with testing of your systems – including in flight.

Essential Skills and Experiences:

• Proven experience in software development. Level of experience aligning to seniority of applied position.
• Opportunities for positions include embedded systems, RTOS, C++, Embedded C++, Qt, ROS and more.
• Experience with software development tools and environments (e.g., debuggers, emulators, compilers, VSCode).
• Understanding of flight control software, avionics, or aerospace software development practices, e.g. DO-178-C.
• Experience in software requirements, design, implementation, verification, and validation.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical challenges including understanding "beyond the software" at the system level.
• Excellent team-work and ability to work with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and engineers at all levels.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software development workflows.
• Familiarity with communication protocols (e.g., CAN, TCP/UDP, UART, SPI, I2C).
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).

Desired Skills and Experiences:

• Knowledge of common UAV Flight Control Stacks.
• Experience with signal processing and control systems.
• Background of aeronautics and control systems.
• Experience and understanding of HMI requirements.
• UAV design – industrial and personal experiences considered.
• Hands-on experience with robotic or UAS systems.
• Development with STM32 and associated libraries.

Benefits you may be eligible for:

• We have obtained Bronze Level Armed Forces Covenant
• Company Pension Scheme
• Access to 24 Hour Helpline
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (BAE Systems Share Incentive Plan)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Additional holiday with long service
• Healthcare cash plan
• 20 Days of Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Statutory Sick pay
• Three-Day Long Weekend Every Fortnight (Fri-Sun)
• Freshly Cooked Lunch on working Fridays
• Casual Dress
• On-Site Parking

Why Malloy Aeronautics?

Our company benefits from a streamlined process where engineering teams are involved in the entire lifecycle of our UAVs — from initial design through to production. This setup not only speeds up the development process but also improves the efficiency and effectiveness of our product launches. We value professionals who have a background in both research and development (R&D) and design for manufacture, as their expertise is crucial to our rapid and precise product development cycle.

Please be aware that many roles working for Malloy Aeronautics will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Malloy Aeronautics is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Note:If you have not heard from our recruitment department within 14 days, unfortunately you have not been successful.