Software Engineer

🚀 Challenge the Impossible

About Beyond Gravity

Beyond Gravity, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, is the first space company to combine a startup mindset, agility, speed and innovation with decades of experience and proven quality. Approximately 1800 employees at 12 locations in six countries (Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, USA, Finland and Portugal) develop and manufacture products for satellites and launch vehicles with the goal of advancing humankind and enabling the exploration of the world and beyond. Beyond Gravity is the preferred supplier of structures for all types of launch vehicles and a leading provider of selected satellite products and constellation solutions in the New Space sector. In 2024, the company generated a revenue of around CHF 359 million. More information at: www.beyondgravity.com

Your Crew:

Join a fast-growing company undergoing an ambitious industrial transformation. You’ll be part of a close-knit team, driven by daily challenges and a strong spirit of continuous improvement. you'll thrive in a structured yet agile environment where precision, collaboration, and the desire to grow together are core values.Every contribution matters — you’ll play a key role in our collective performance.

Your Mission:

A Software Engineer in general provides software engineering expertise and service for embedded processing and payload solutions to development projects and series production programs and is responsible for the satellite on-board software development life-cycle including the requirements, design, implementation, validation and documentation. A Software Engineer is responsible for the satellite on-board software development according to the requirements, including design, implementation, validation and documentation.

• Apply software design and development processes across the full lifecycle, from requirements to validation
• Define detailed software module designs and technical requirements based on system-level specifications
• Develop, test, and debug software (C and Assembly) on embedded target systems with focus on performance and efficiency
• Design and execute unit, integration, and validation tests to ensure requirements compliance
• Collaborate closely with system, FPGA, and hardware teams to ensure seamless integration
• Contribute to technical concepts, modular architectures, and technology choices, supporting innovation and product differentiation
• Produce and maintain technical documentation and manage code/configuration in version control systems
• Support process improvement through automation (e.g., Python scripting) and tool enhancements
• Monitor progress against milestones, identify risks, and communicate effectively with technical leads
• Participate in customer and subcontractor interactions, supporting technical discussions and issue resolution
  
  
  

Your Story:

• Has advanced knowledge of real time software design and development and is a profound programmer in C
• Is well acquainted with software engineering standards (incl. ECSS), methods, processes and tools
• Has the ability to set up trade-off’s regarding cost, time, quality, performance, etc., based on the
• Combination of the customer’s need and the projects budget
• Has a good understanding of recurring and non-recurring efforts and cost drivers/aspects and contributes positively to the overall result
  
  
  

Nice to Have:

• Follows the processes and makes suggestions on how to improve the processes
• Has good collaboration skills and is looking for answers and solutions both within and outside the team, including other departments, companies, and suppliers
• Is creative, solution-oriented, and open to outside influences with the ability to implement them internally
• Has the will and ability to independently take on new tasks outside his/her main competence area
  
  
  

Why Beyond Gravity?

You will be a part of an engaged team with the ambition to innovate space!

You will work in a growing high-tech company with career opportunities within the location or internationally.

In Finland we have a down-to-earth culture, experienced and competent employees and a versatile management team.

We offer a hybrid work situation and flexible hours to match your rhythm.

We have a competitive salary and benefits

🌌Are you ready for lift-off?

Our core values - Passionate, Together, and Curious - transform challenges into opportunities.We‘re actively reviewing candidates and will promptly select the ideal fit for our team.

Beyond Gravity is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected categories.

Applications by e-mail cannot be considered. We do not accept dossiers from recruitment agencies for this position.