Embedded Software Engineer, Space Forge
£45-60k
Reusable satellites for manufacturing in space
Be an early applicant
Reusable satellites for manufacturing in space
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
£45-60k
21-100 employees
Company mission
To make space work for humanity.
Role
Who you are
- Developing in C/C++ for embedded Real Time operating Systems (RTOS) [Essential]
- Experience with hardware level communication protocols (e.g. CAN, QSPI, UART) [Essential]
- Experience of implementing software at the HAL, for example to access low-level microprocessor registers for ARM Cortex M series and microprocessor peripherals, such as DMA, Ethernet MAC
- Demonstrable experience of working across the full software lifetime development cycle
- Ability to understand electronics schematics and device datasheets
- Experience with UML
- Use of Python for test scripts and data analysis
- If you have any of these skills please ensure they are obvious on your CV and you should highlight them in your application answers
Desirable
- Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall working practices
- Experience with Slack, Jira and Microsoft365 as productivity tools
What the job involves
- We are looking to hire a full time mid to senior level Embedded Software Engineer - Space to join our Software team
- Embedded software design for deployment in ground and space applications
- Coding in embedded C/C++
- Documentation and testing
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as systems and electronics engineering to deliver great software design that meets the requirements of the mission
- Taking software requirements for a complete subsystem (e.g. motor driver or communication system), and design and build software to meet those requirements
- Reviewing electronics schematics, processor datasheets, peripheral datasheets, and peripheral interface (protocol) definition documents
- Writing documentation covering the architecture, design, APIs, protocols, and implementation
- Build unit tests, integration tests, subsystem tests, and full-system tests. This will include writing system and subsystem test scripts. It will also include writing and executing manual testing plans
- Mentoring members of the team, sharing your knowledge and experience
- Peer review of design and code in line with Agile PR practices
Application process
- The closing date for applications is Monday 25th May 2026
Our take
Manufacturing new age materials – in space – on reusable, returnable satellites, all in a bid to help save earth. What Space Forge is attempting is nothing short of spectacular. Of course, the most important question is, ‘why?’.
Well, the kinds of low carbon materials that Space Forge is aiming to manufacture can’t be made on earth due to atmospheric contamination, temperature, and gravity, but can be made in space. Hence, Space Forge’s “microgravity as a service” solutions, delivered via its returnable, refurbishable, and relaunchable satellite platform.
It’s a project of grand proportions, but recent progress suggests it's moving from vision to reality. Following the launch of ForgeStar-1 in 2025 - the first British-built in-space manufacturing satellite - SpaceForge has already demonstrated key capabilities in orbit, including what it claims is the first commercial plasma generation in space. Backed by infrastructure like its £13M National Microgravity Research Centre and growing partnerships across the UK supply chain, the company is starting to build some real momentum.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Feb 2026
$0.5m
GRANT
May 2025
$30.6m
SERIES A
Total funding: $53.6m
Company HQ
Cardiff, UK
Leadership
Joshua Western
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously spent 4 years at the UK Space Agency, following a 5 year spell at satellite company Thales Alenia Space.
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