# Embedded Software Engineer / Robotics Engineer H/F

**Company:** [Alta Ares](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/dTjqj5nvsJLNhfSDY12XbG.md)
**Location:** Toulouse, France
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time

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## Description

### **About Alta Ares**

Alta Ares is a deeptech startup founded in 2024, developing real-time AI solutions for defense operations (ISR, C-UAS). Our primary customers are NATO-aligned armed forces, with frequent deployments in real-world operational exercises.

Our products include:

-   Real-time AI ISR module deployable on drones and tactical platforms
-   Counter-UAS solution enabling autonomous drone takeover in GNSS-denied environments
-   Full-stack MLOps platform for training and deploying military-grade AI models
-   Data fusion and trajectory prediction systems

### **Role & Missions**

### **Embedded Software & Robotics Development**

-   Develop embedded software for drones and robotic systems
-   Work on flight controllers, sensor interfacing, and real-time systems
-   Implement onboard data processing and sensor fusion components

### **Firmware & Hardware Deployment**

-   Deploy, flash, and maintain firmware and software on hardware platforms
-   Ensure system reliability and robustness in real-world environments
-   Debug and troubleshoot low-level hardware/software issues

### **Autopilot & Drone Ecosystem**

-   Work with autopilot systems (ArduPilot / ArduPlane)
-   Integrate and use communication protocols such as MAVLink
-   Leverage simulation environments (SITL or equivalent) for testing and validation

### **Embedded Systems & Communication**

-   Develop on embedded Linux systems and microcontrollers
-   Interface with communication buses (I2C, SPI, UART, etc.)
-   Ensure seamless integration between hardware, firmware, and higher-level software

### **Production, Testing & Prototyping**

-   Contribute to production, testing, and QA tools
-   Help design and maintain test benches and validation workflows
-   Rapidly prototype new solutions (hardware and software)
-   Iterate quickly based on field testing and feedback

## Requirements

### **Candidate Profile**

You are an Embedded Software or Robotics Engineer with a strong hands-on mindset and a passion for building real-world systems. You enjoy working close to hardware, experimenting and deploying systems in operational environments.

### **Core Skills**

-   Experience in embedded software development (C/C++, Python or similar)
-   Strong knowledge of embedded Linux and microcontroller-based systems
-   Experience with communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART)
-   Experience with ArduPilot / ArduPlane and MAVLink
-   Familiarity with simulation environments such as SITL
-   Experience deploying, debugging, and maintaining firmware on real hardware
-   Good understanding of real-time systems and embedded constraints
-   Strong debugging and problem-solving skills

### **Nice to Have**

-   Experience in robotics or autonomous systems
-   Maker mindset (prototyping, electronics, 3D printing, etc.)
-   Experience with production, testing, or QA tooling
-   Familiarity with field testing environments (drones, outdoor robotics)
-   Experience in defense or mission-critical systems