EW Network & Embedded Software Engineer (All Genders)

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">At Stark, we forge the future of European and national security through cutting-edge, AI-driven technology and unmatched engineering precision. As a premier defence technology company, our mission is clear: to equip NATO Allies and their partners &nbsp;with next-generation autonomous defence platforms and advanced AI-driven software built to perform in the world’s most demanding environments.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We believe that true security stems from relentless innovation. By combining elite engineering talent with agile technology and an AI-native operational culture, Stark turns complex defence challenges into field-tested, multi-domain solutions.</span><br><br></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">WHY JOIN US</span></strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The software and systems you work on directly protect personnel and defend European and national sovereignty.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">You will work alongside industry-leading minds on autonomous systems, advanced propulsion, and secure cyber platforms.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We foster a fast-paced, collaborative environment where bold ideas are supported by serious R&amp;D backing.</span></li> </ul></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>YOUR MISSION</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You will take our directional mesh datalink from the lab bench onto real platforms and make it a fieldable, manageable, and verifiable network. You own everything between the radio and the rest of the system: the embedded software stack, network management, data transport, and the logging that proves the link works. No RF background is required. We are looking for a strong embedded and networking engineer who has put software on physical systems.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>ABOUT THE TEAM</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">STARK's Electronic Warfare team is a systems-focussed engineering group delivering software-defined, mass-scalable RF solutions for autonomous systems. Combining deep domain expertise in hardware board design, thermal/ structural packaging, real-time C++ signal processing, and resilient directional mesh networking, we rapidly build field advanced EW capabilities designed to survive and operate in contested spectrum environments.&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>WHAT YOU WILL DO AT STARK</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Integrate the datalink onto platform compute: embedded Linux bring-up, drivers, deployment images, OTA updates, and secure boot.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Build network management: node identity, configuration and key distribution, health monitoring, and remote diagnostics of fielded nodes.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Own automated logging as a deliverable in its own right: time-aligned at both ends of the link and detailed enough to serve as evidence for programme milestones.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Implement telemetry and video transport (UDP/TCP, RTP) and the interfaces to ground control stations and our C2 software.</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>WHAT YOU BRING TO THE MISSION</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Embedded Linux experience beyond the application level: bring-up, drivers, and product deployment.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Networking at packet level, including how UDP and TCP behave under loss.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You have integrated software onto a physical system (vehicle, robot, or aircraft) and you treat the log as a design object, not an afterthought.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">C/C++, Python, and Yocto or a comparable build system.</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>NICE TO HAVE</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with the PX4, ArduPilot, or MAVLink ecosystem, ideally from a UAS manufacturer.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Video transport over constrained or lossy links.</span></li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">If you're interested in building the future of European Defence with us, and you see yourself reflected on the description above, please send us your <strong>CV in English</strong>. We're looking forward to meeting you!</span></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>SECURITY CLEARANCE</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Due to the nature of our work in the defence sector, candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance required for this position. Details will be provided during the recruitment process.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>EQUAL OPPORTUNITY</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.</span></p></div> Find Jobs in Germany on Arbeitnow