Senior Software Design Engineer

Company Overview

Civitanavi Systems S.p.A. is a leading player in the design, development, and manufacture of high-tech solutions for Navigation, Control, and Stabilization Systems, for several applications in Aerospace Defense and Industrial sectors. The application of proprietary methods and technologies, based on FOG (Fiber Optic Gyroscope) and MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems) technology, enables the company to best meet the specific needs of its customers.

Founded as a start-up in 2012 in Italy, listed on Euronext Milan since 2022 and now part of Honeywell (acquisition and delisted completed in August 2024).

Job Description
We are looking for an experienced embedded software engineer, mastering C language and structured software engineering practices, to generate tested and reliable code ready for integration on different kinds of safety-critical systems (Inertial Navigation Systems, Systems for stabilization, AHRS, and IMU) across heterogeneous application fields: Avionics, Naval, Aerospace, etc.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Development, verification, and maintenance of embedded software in C language, certifiable for mission and safety-critical avionics systems according to the RTCA DO-178B/C guideline up to Design Assurance Level A or knowledge of a process-equivalent development standard in other application fields (ECSS, ASIL, etc.).
• Participation in the drafting of the documentation related to the SW Development process (SW Requirements Data, SW Design Description) starting from the System Requirements provided.
• Experience in the development of embedded software for processing platforms without operating systems (bare metal).
• Experience in writing low-level software for various I/O protocols (Serial, I2C, SPI, etc.).
• Support to the V&V Engineers for definition and development of test cases for high-level and low-level requirements.
• Interacting with possible subcontractors in case of off-load of verification tests execution and carefully reviewing the generated outputs.
• Analysis and resolution of issues related to the SW integration and HW/SW integration process.
• Ability to handle tasks on different projects with a proven ability to perform efficient context-switching.
• Participation in the development of digital algorithms and filters in inertial navigation.
• Supporting project planning efforts and ensuring execution to schedule.
• Generating and reviewing SW-related engineering documentation.
• Managing documentation and SW code in adherence to Configuration Management and Change Control procedures.
• Conducting or participating in design reviews and supporting customer audits.
• Managing assigned tasks simultaneously and effectively communicating with the team members and the group head.

Qualification and Skills

Required

• Master's degree in computer science, electronic engineering, or similar disciplines.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in designing, coding, integrating, verifying, and carefully documenting SW for embedded systems.
• Thorough knowledge and proven experience in using the C language for embedded platforms (reference is MISRA C).
• Experience in the certification of embedded software for avionics equipment according to DO-178B/C.
• Knowledge of software development life-cycle in accordance with avionic standards (DO-178B/C): planning, requirements, design, development, integration, verification, conformity.
• Ability to generate accurate (in content and in form) life-cycle software artifacts, required for formal documentation of the software design and verification process.
• Capacity for adopting a systematic and structured analysis for software troubleshooting.
• Attitude to adhere to internal SW Requirements, SW Design, and SW Coding standards when generating SW documentation.
• Professional ethics and preparation for collaborative work in multidisciplinary teams.
• Attitude to effectively interact with electronics engineers for HW/SW Interface definition, taking over the artifacts (documents, code) generated by other members in the working team.
• Organized and systematic to maintain documentation in appropriate order.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of the English language, both in writing/reading technical documentation and in speaking/listening during project meetings and design reviews.