Aversan Inc. () is a trusted multi-service engineering and electronics manufacturing company. Aversan delivers leading-edge and reliable safety-critical electronics and software systems to the aerospace, defence, and space industries.

We are currently seeking a qualified Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will perform software development and maintenance required for both space and ground-based assets for a growing fleet of spacecraft

Location: Toronto, ON

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: Remote

Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain reliable, high-quality embedded software for both spacecraft and ground-based systems supporting a growing fleet of satellites
- Design and implement secure communications capabilities, including encryption, authentication, and key exchange for next-generation data links
- Build and maintain low-level software components including device drivers, kernel modules, hardware interfaces, and platform services
- Develop automated tests, validation tools, and technical documentation to support robust software delivery and long-term maintainability
- Participate in software architecture discussions, design reviews, and code reviews to ensure software quality and system reliability
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to define system requirements, debug complex issues, and evolve system architecture
- Identify performance gaps, reliability risks, and architectural shortcomings in existing systems, and drive improvements across the software stack
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers while contributing to engineering best practices and development standards

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering,



or equivalent practical experience
- Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design, debugging, testing, performance analysis, and maintainable code development
- Robust Proficiency in C++ for embedded systems, including concurrency, interrupt handling, memory-mapped peripherals, and hardware communication interfaces such as SPI, Serial, I2C, UART, etc.
- Experience developing software for embedded Linux including build systems such as Yocto.
- Experience developing low-level embedded Linux components including kernel modules, device drivers, and device tree integrations
- Experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks, validation tooling, or hardware/software integration test environments

Please Note Interested applicants must apply directly to this link to be considered for this position: The name of the file for the resume should be the applicant’s full name and the position title you are applying for. The resume format should be PDF.

Compensation: $120,000 – $160,000 CAD (annual salary)

The base salary or rate offered to an applicant within this range is determined by considering several factors, including the individual's geographic location, skills, competencies, and unique qualifications. This ensures compensation is fair and aligned with the specific requirements and attributes of each candidate.

Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy.

AI in Hiring: We use AI tools to assist with application management (e.g., organizing submissions and surfacing potentially relevant qualifications). AI is not used to make hiring decisions. All decisions are made by our hiring managers and recruitment team. Our use of AI is governed by security and privacy risk assessments aligned with our cybersecurity framework.

📌 Senior Embedded Software Engineer (Toronto)
🏢 Aversan
📍 Toronto