Embedded Software Engineer – Aerospace Systems

Location: Ghent, Belgium

Working Model: Hybrid

About the Role:

We are supporting an advanced aerospace technology company based in Ghent that is developing next-generation embedded systems for high-performance, mission-critical applications.

The team is looking to strengthen its embedded software capability with an engineer experienced in C/C++, Embedded Linux, and hardware acceleration to offload computationally intensive workloads from general-purpose CPUs.

This role sits at the intersection of software, hardware, and real-time systems, contributing to platforms where performance, reliability, and determinism are critical.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and optimize embedded software in C/C++ for aerospace systems
• Work on Embedded Linux–based platforms (kernel, drivers, BSP, system integration)
• Interface with and program specialized processing units such as GPUs, TPUs, NPUs, and/or FPGAs
• Offload compute-heavy tasks from CPUs, including:
• AI / ML inference
• Image, video, and signal processing
• Graphics pipelines
• Cryptographic or security-related workloads
• Collaborate closely with hardware, electronics, and systems engineers to co-design efficient software-hardware solutions
• Optimize for performance, latency, power consumption, and reliability
• Support system bring-up, debugging, and validation on real hardware
• Contribute to documentation and engineering best practices in a safety-critical environment

Required Experience & Skills:

• Strong experience in embedded software development using C and C++
• Solid background with Embedded Linux (Yocto/Buildroot, drivers, kernel-space vs user-space concepts)
• Hands-on experience working with hardware accelerators:
• GPUs, TPUs, NPUs, FPGAs, or custom ASICs
• Experience offloading compute-intensive workloads from CPUs
• Strong understanding of:
• Low-level systems programming
• Memory management, concurrency, and performance optimization
• Comfortable working close to hardware (registers, interfaces, bring-up, debugging)

Nice to Have:

• Experience in aerospace, defence, automotive, or other safety-critical industries
• Familiarity with real-time constraints and deterministic systems
• Exposure to AI acceleration frameworks, video pipelines, or crypto/security stacks
• Knowledge of hardware description languages (VHDL/Verilog) or FPGA toolchains
• Experience with cross-compilation, CI/CD for embedded systems, or static analysis tools

What’s on Offer:

• Work on cutting-edge aerospace platforms with real-world impact
• High-complexity technical challenges across software and hardware
• Collaborative engineering environment with strong technical ownership
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Long-term, stable projects in a highly regulated, advanced technology domain