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Trusted by defense, security, and public sector clients worldwide, we redefine mission versatility and performance.\r\nQuantum-Systems is a strong supporter of Ukraine and has it's local Ukrainian office since 2022.\r\nAs an Lead Embedded Software Engineer you are a key part of our Architecture team to develop and implement the core features and functionalities to have our drones operate safely and autonomously in the air.\r\nTogether with our world-class team, currently seven team members, you will take an empowering role: pushing the boundaries of drone technologies. You will be working closely with stakeholders in Germany and US from the System architecture and Hardware development departments.\r\nThis is a full-time office job. Candidates must be located in Kyiv.\r\nWhat is your Day to Day Mission: Lead a team of embedded engineers\r\nImplementation, maintenance, and optimization of the Quantum-Systems autopilot firmware and firmware stack\r\nDesign, Conception, implementation, and testing of new autopilot functionalities\r\nExport of flight control and navigation algorithms from Matlab / Simulink and integration into the autopilot's embedded framework\r\nImplementation, maintenance, and optimization of BSP / peripheral and external sensor drivers and their optimized operation in the scope of the real-time operating system\r\nBuilding, documenting, and maintaining autopilot firmware for flight tests. Creation of flight test tickets, support of flight tests, and post-flight data analysis\r\nCreating unit tests, debugging/tracing of the code base for code coverage/functionality testing\r\nMaintenance of the firmware update eco system, including bootloaders & firmware updates\r\nSupport in the implementation and maintenance of production tools\r\nWhat you bring to the team: You have completed a degree in the field of bachelor's or master's degree in software engineering / electrical engineering and you have several years of experience working with embedded systems.\r\nYou have a deep understanding of embedded systems and you are a senior in designing, implementing and optimizing embedded systems.\r\nYou have strong knowledge of microcontrollers (ARM, Cortex-M), real-time operating systems and hardware and communication interfaces interfaces (UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, ETH ...)\r\nYou are experienced with real-time operating systems like FreeRTOS or uCOS II and knowledge of multi-threading, task scheduling, and inter-task communication.\r\nYou have the ability to bridge the gap between hardware and software, understanding the electrical and physical constraints, profound understanding of electronic schematics and efficiently utilizing available hardware resources\r\nYou master version control and collaboration tools such as git and gitlab and you have experience in working in collaborative development environments with agile methodologies.\r\nYou are highly self-motivated and drive your area of responsibility independently\r\nDue to your open, communicative, friendly, and competent attitude, it is easy for you to be considered as an internal expert\r\nEnglish level at least B2\r\nWhy Quantum-Systems: We Stand with Ukraine!\r\nWe believe in the power of combinedefforts: straightforward tech expertisepaired with a customer-centric focus.\r\nWe are industry pioneerswho are ambitious, bold,and visionary.\r\nWe push limits, think outside the box, and strivefor technological excellence toshape the future of aerial data.\r\nWe promise to be your runwayfor individual and professionalgrowth.\r\nJ-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Quantum Systems","rawCompany":"quantum systems","city":"Kief","state":"ND","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-06-22T01:21:34.830Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"17-2072.00","title":"Electronics Engineers, Except Computer","slug":"electronics-engineers-except-computer"}],"industries":[{"code":"334511","title":"Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing","slug":"search-detection-navigation-guidance-aeronautical-and-nautical-system-and-instrument-manufacturing"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Lead Embedded Software Engineer","description":"Quantum Systems next-generation unmanned solutions across air, land, and sea. 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