
Senior Embedded Systems Engineer – All Genders
qtlabs - Quantum Technology Laboratories GmbH
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Wien • Austria
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Salary
💰 €57,291 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Translate system requirements into robust embedded system architectures
- Select appropriate components (MCUs/SoCs, ADCs/DACs, clocks, power supplies, memory) and define interfaces
- Design and integrate interfaces for digital and analog peripherals
- Develop high-throughput digital signal processing blocks for real-time data acquisition
- Implement embedded software (C/C++ on bare-metal and/or RTOS)
- Collaborate closely with FPGA, hardware, and optical engineering teams
- Produce documentation: requirements, interface control documents, design specifications, and verification plans
- Establish and maintain quality practices: code reviews, static analysis, unit and integration testing, and CI for firmware
- Contribute to system security, reliability, EMC/EMI, and Design-for-X (DfX) considerations
Requirements
- Proven track record designing embedded architectures from requirements through production
- Familiarity with MCU/SoC/SoM platforms, RTOS concepts, memory and clocking architectures, and low-level drivers
- Strong understanding of common buses/protocols and analog fundamentals
- Proficiency in C and C++; experience with scripting (Python) for testing and automation
- Experience integrating with FPGAs and reading hardware schematics and PCB layouts
- Excellent cross-functional communication and documentation skills; ability to lead design reviews and mentor colleagues
- Nice to have: embedded cybersecurity knowledge (secure boot, key management, system hardening)
- Nice to have: space-industry experience (radiation and thermal considerations, ECSS/NASA or DO- standards, environmental testing)
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements with a hybrid model combining remote and on-site collaboration
- A collaborative, innovative work environment in Vienna
- The opportunity to contribute to and shape a rapidly growing company
- Work on projects and products at the intersection of quantum and space technologies
- Balanced work–life integration
- Attractive workplace with excellent infrastructure at Wienerberg
- Great Italian espresso on site
- Friendly, humorous team atmosphere
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
embedded system architectureMCUsSoCsADCDACCC++RTOSdigital signal processinglow-level drivers
Soft Skills
cross-functional communicationdocumentation skillslead design reviewsmentoring