Firmware Engineer, Autonomous Systems

Who We Are

Sphere Defense is a fully funded technology startup with the mission of providing allied countries with sovereign, effective and seamless autonomous countermeasures to neutralize todays’ and tomorrow’s aerial threats. Sphere Defense was founded by industry veterans with previous successful exits, and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, in the heart of Europe.

About You

You are an experienced and highly-motivated Firmware Engineer that has worked with MCUs running bare-metal and RTOSs, and is experienced with building highly reliable embedded, mission-critical systems. Ideally, you have worked with autonomous systems.

What You’ll Do

• Be one of the first members of a high-performing team, designing and developing autonomous countermeasures to protect allied countries from aerial threats
• Design, develop and test high-performant and reliable firmware systems that encompass sensing, processing and actuation with low latency
• Together with the hardware team, bring-up boards and systems, ensuring that all intended functional and performance requirements are met
• Troubleshoot and debug problems, ensuring that issues are addressed as they appear
• Establish CI/CD pipelines, focusing on QA aspects
• Be a team player and a mentor, being available to support the team when needed

Location:

Onsite in Brussels, Belgium. Our office is close to Central Station.

Reports to:

Chief Technology Officer

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics or equivalent
• At least 4 years in relevant role, with increasing levels of ownership
• Demonstrated experience in the role, owning complex systems based on MCUs and MPUs running bare-metal and RTOS
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python
• Experience with bare-metal and RTOS firmware systems
• Experience with Device Drivers development and Board Bringup, including BSP creation
• Experience with lab equipment (oscilloscope, multimeter, etc.) for board bring-up and debug
• Experience with implementing and maintaining complex. multi-stage, SIL/HIL CI/CD processes
• Experience integrating sensors such as IMUs, network devices, etc.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills in written and spoken English; French or Dutch is a plus
• You are a self-starter, able to work in a high-ambiguity environment and willing to take up new challenges

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Linux and Yocto-based embedded systems
• Experience with the PX4 Flight Controller or other flight controllers
• Proficient in Rust
• Experience with ST and NXP chipsets
• Experience with server communication (REST, gRPC, etc.)
• Experience with Mobile Apps integration (BLE, WiFi)

What we offer

• Attractive compensation
• Year-end bonus eligibility
• Stock Options Plan eligibility
• Mobility Budget
• 32 days of holidays
• Meal vouchers
• Private Health insurance

Sphere Defense offers attractive compensation, stock options, and a unique opportunity to change the global defense landscape.

This role is only open to candidates with right to work in Belgium. We cannot provide visa sponsorship at this time.