Robotics Embedded Software Engineer - Controls

STARK is a new kind of defence technology company revolutionizing the way autonomous systems are deployed across multiple domains. We design, develop and manufacture high performance unmanned systems that are software-defined, mass-scalable, and cost effective. This provides our operators with a decisive edge in highly contested environments.

We’re focused on delivering deployable, high-performance systems - not future promises. In a time of rising threats, STARK is bolstering the technological edge of NATO Allies and their Partners to deter aggression and defend Europe - today.

• Develop embedded and robotics software for autonomous unmanned platforms

• Implement real-time software components in C/C++ for edge and embedded systems

• Integrate edge and embedded software into ROS2-based autonomy stacks

• Contribute to the development and integration of software for GNSS-denied and degraded navigation systems

• Develop, customize, and maintain low-level drivers for embedded Linux systems and RTOS-based platforms

• Support development in RTOS environments such as ChibiOS, NuttX, and FreeRTOS

• Contribute to unit testing, integration testing, and system-level validation

• Conduct system-level debugging, performance analysis, and software verification

• Handle interface integration across sensors, compute modules, and robotic subsystems

• Support simulation, SIL/HIL testing, and real-world flight and field tests

• Produce technical documentation and performance analysis reports

• Work closely with autopilot, guidance, and navigation system engineers to deliver robust field-ready systems

• Excellent C/C++ skills for real-time and embedded systems, with hands-on experience in ROS2

• Strong experience in firmware development for embedded systems

• Strong experience in driver development and customization

• Experience with Linux driver development for embedded Linux distributions

• Experience with RTOS-based software development

• Strong debugging, analysis, and testing skills

• Good understanding of robotics software integration and distributed robotic systems

• Solid understanding of GNSS-denied navigation concepts, state estimation, and navigation system fundamentals

• Good understanding of coordinate frames, transformations, time synchronization, and latency handling in distributed systems

• Experience with automated software testing, unit testing, and integration testing

• Comfortable working across hardware-software boundaries in robotic systems

• A university degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

• Experience in autonomous systems, robotics, UAVs, or other unmanned platforms

• Experience with GNSS-denied navigation systems, inertial navigation, sensor fusion, or visual odometry

• Strong mathematics background, especially in linear algebra, probability, calculus, and estimation theory

• Physics background or double major is an advantage

• Experience converting MATLAB prototypes into production-grade C/C++ software

• Experience with simulation environments and Monte Carlo analysis

• Experience with end-to-end embedded system development e.g.  inertial navigation systems