Job Description

Role Snapshot

You’ll build the flight software that makes Fluid Wire robotic manipulators operate autonomously and safely in orbit. You’ll anchor the software stack for the 2028 in-orbit demonstration funded by the EIC Accelerator, spanning embedded control, APIs, and mission TM/TC. You’ll work in the Space Division in Pisa with hardware at hand, shaping interfaces that let mechatronics and flight systems perform as one

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the robot API architecture for the payload, enabling reliable command, telemetry, and cross-team integration
• Design and implement flight and platform software for the IOD mission, from control and monitoring to data handling
• Lead spacecraft integration, aligning with ECSS and mission requirements, and managing ground to space TM/TC links
• Implement simulation and HIL testing, automate verification, and iterate from lab prototypes to flight models
• Collaborate in system engineering and mission planning, translating requirements into software and test plans
• Drive software reliability and performance through code reviews, CI, and fault management strategies

What You Bring

Technical Toolkit

• C, C++, RTOS, embedded Linux, CMake, Git
• ECSS software standards, TM/TC concepts, FDIR, timing and determinism
• Interfaces and buses: USART, SPI, I2C, CAN, SpaceWire, MIL-STD-1553
• Space and network protocols: CCSDS, PUS, TCP, UDP, Ethernet
• Simulation, HIL, unit and integration testing

Professional Experience

• Deliver flight software on space-grade hardware, from prototype to flight model deployment
• Architect robust APIs for robotic or embedded systems, ensuring traceability and maintainability
• Integrate with spacecraft avionics and ground segments, owning uplink, downlink, and telemetry pipelines
• Partner with mechanical and electronics teams to achieve system-level performance under mission constraints

Nice-to-have

• Robotics software for manipulators or legged systems, motion control, state estimation
• EtherCAT, CANopen, DDS or similar middleware for real-time distributed systems
• Experience in harsh environment autonomy or remote operations