Role Highlights

• Position: Software Engineer, Unmanned Aircraft (Avionics, Firmware, Autopilot)
• Department: HAPS
• Location: Valencia, Spain
• Reports to: VP of Engineering, HAPS
• Type: Hybrid work
• Employment subject to security screening (including SUPO where required)

The Mission of the Software Engineer, Unmanned Aircraft

As a Software Engineer on the HAPS program, you will develop and maintain the custom software that keeps ICEYE's stratospheric electric aircraft flying — spanning the full stack from embedded avionics and command & control systems to simulation environments and ground‑based tooling. You will integrate COTS and custom avionics components into a working UAV platform, build and improve hardware‑in‑the‑loop and software‑in‑the‑loop simulation systems, and participate directly in flight test campaigns — turning real‑world data into software improvements that push the aircraft's c...