SENER is a private engineering and technology group founded in 1956 that operates globally across the Aerospace, Energy, Mobility, and Marine sectors. With a workforce of over 3,000 professionals, the company is renowned for its high-tech solutions, ranging from solar thermal plants and high-speed rail systems to complex satellite components and naval design.

Headquartered in Getxo (near Bilbao), SENER maintains a significant footprint in Spain with major operational centers in Madrid and Barcelona. For international professionals, the company offers a highly technical and multicultural environment where English is frequently used for global projects, making it an attractive destination for specialized engineers and tech experts looking to work on large-scale international infrastructure and defense contracts.

Founded in 1956 by Enrique de Sendagorta Aramburu as a marine engineering firm, SENER was the first Spanish engineering company to be established. It expanded into aerospace in the 1960s and has since grown into a diversified global technology group with a presence on five continents.

For international professionals

Offers opportunities in highly specialized fields such as Aerospace, Defense, and Renewable Energy.
Headquartered in the Basque Country (Getxo), offering a high quality of life and a unique cultural experience outside of the Madrid/Barcelona hubs.
Global project reach often requires English proficiency, facilitating integration for international engineering talent.
Strong focus on innovation and R&D, providing a stimulating environment for technical career growth.
Maintains a significant presence in Madrid (Vicálvaro) and Barcelona, providing flexibility in geographic location within Spain.

This job was published 5 months ago

Software Engineers for Electronic Equipment

SENER

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

At Sener Aeroespacial y Defensa, we are looking to incorporate a Senior Software Engineer for electronic equipment into our team.

We are a pioneering engineering company in the design of satellite technology and equipment for space exploration. In Defense, we handle the design and production of equipment and systems, including unmanned ones. Our passion for precision has led us to become trusted collaborators for major space agencies, government bodies, and companies.

What you will do:

You will join the actuator control electronics development group for Space and Defense to lead new product projects in the pointing mechanisms and actuation and control systems lines.

Sener Aeroespacial y Defensa has been dedicated for over 50 years to developing aerospace systems for the space, defense, science, and diagnostics markets.

The Electronic Equipment Systems and Mechanisms division, based in Bilbao, Barcelona, and Madrid, has been a reference provider of electromechanical systems for the world's leading space agencies (NASA, ESA, JAXA, and Roscosmos) since 1995.

You will be part of the multidisciplinary team (hardware, software, firmware, and mechanics) that develops the equipment used to test the control electronics and mechanisms of antenna shoring systems, robotic couplings and anchors, telescope focusing and scanning systems, among others.

Your main responsibilities will include:

Learning about the types of test equipment we develop and their applications.
Developing new embedded software.
Designing new software features based on system requirements.
Maintaining existing software, adding new functionalities, and fixing bugs.
Developing and managing source code under Git version control.
Communicating and coordinating with team members developing firmware, electronics, or mechanisms.
Implementing and validating the application software of test equipment for certification or production campaigns.
Defining software validation procedures.

What we expect from you:

Degree or Master's/Higher Engineering/Licentiate, specializing in Electronics.
Demonstrable experience of at least 5 years in a similar position.
Programming skills in C or C++.
High level of English.

Knowledge in the following will be valued:

Sensors and motors
Serial communication buses: RS-232/485/422, USB, SPI, I2C, Modbus, Visa, CAN bus or similar
Process automation
Unit tests, integration, and continuous development
Code version control tools and bug tracking
Handling and use of laboratory measuring instruments
General knowledge of digital and analog electronics
Knowledge of regulations (ECSS, MISRA, IPC, MIL,...)

Knowledge of other tools such as the following will be valued:

IDEs for Microchip microcontrollers: MPLABX and Microchip Studio.
Doxygen, UML, LDRA, GITLAB, Python, DOORS...
Task management tools such as JIRA, Redmine, or ECLIPSE.

What we offer:

These are some of the benefits you will enjoy at Sener:

Integrate into a multidisciplinary and highly qualified team participating in technologically innovative projects on an international level.
Continue your professional development with us and access a wide range of training (technical, skills, languages...).
Take care of yourself with our physical and emotional well-being program: sports, workshops, medical service, physiotherapy, etc.
Optimize your salary with our flexible remuneration plan (meal card, private medical insurance, nursery vouchers...) and benefit from our life and accident insurance.
Make your way of working flexible! We have flexible hours, a teleworking policy, coworking spaces...
Discount portal for you and a specific onboarding plan for our international employees.
We promote equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusion for all people and are certified as a Family Responsible Entity (efr). Additionally, through the Sener Foundation, we collaborate in activities that encourage the pursuit of knowledge and contribute to the socially responsible development of engineering.

If you identify with this role, we are waiting for you.... At Sener, we want to go as far as you want to go!

View original advert (Spanish)

En Sener Aeroespacial y Defensa queremos incorporar en nuestro equipo a un/a Ingeniero/a Senior Software para equipos electrónicos.

Somos una compañía de ingeniería pionera en el diseño de tecnología satelital y equipos para la exploración espacial. En Defensa abordamos el diseño y producción de equipos y sistemas, incluidos los no tripulados. Nuestra pasión por la precisión nos ha llevado a situarnos como colaboradores de confianza de las principales agencias espaciales, organismos gubernamentales y empresas.

Qué harás:

Te incorporarás al grupo de desarrollo de electrónica de control de actuadores para Espacio y Defensa para liderar proyectos de nuevos productos en las líneas de mecanismos de apunte y sistemas de actuación y control.

Sener Aeroespacial y Defensa, se dedica desde hace más de 50 años a desarrollar sistemas aeroespaciales para los mercados de espacio, defensa, ciencia y diagnóstico.

La división de Sistemas de Equipos electrónicos y Mecanismos, con base en Bilbao, Barcelona y Madrid constituye el un proveedor de referencia de sistemas electromecánicos para las principales agencias espaciales del mundo (NASA, ESA, JAXA y Roscosmos) desde 1995.

Formarás parte del equipo multidisciplinar (hardware, software, firmware y mecánica) que desarrolla los equipos usados para probar la electrónica de control y mecanismos de sistemas de apuntalamiento de antenas, acoplamientos y anclajes robóticos, sistemas de enfoque y de escaneo de telescopios, entre otros.

Entre las funciones que desempeñarás destacan:

Aprender los tipos de equipos de ensayos que desarrollamos y sus aplicaciones.
Desarrollar nuevo software embebido.
Diseñar nuevas características de software en base a los requisitos del sistema.
Mantener el software existente, añadiendo nuevas funcionalidades y corrigiendo errores.
Desarrollo y gestión de código fuente bajo control de versiones Git.
Comunicarte y coordinarte con los miembros del equipo que están desarrollando el firmware, la electrónica o los mecanismos.
Poner en marcha y validar el software de aplicación de los equipos de ensayos para campañas de certificación o producción.
Definir procedimientos de validación de software.

Qué esperamos de ti:

Grado o Master/Ingeniería Superior/Licenciatura, Especialidad Electrónica.
Experiencia demostrable, de al menos 5 años, en puesto similar.
Habilidades para la programación en C o C++.
Inglés nivel alto.

Se valorarán conocimientos en:

Sensores y motores
Buses de comunicación serie: RS-232/485/422, USB, SPI, I2C, Modbus, Visa, CAN bus o similares
Automatización de procesos
Test unitarios, integración y desarrollo continuo
Herramientas de control de versiones de código y seguimiento de BUGs
Manejo y uso de Instrumentos de medida de laboratorio
Conocimientos generales de electrónica digital y analógica
Conocimiento de normativas (ECSS, MISRA, IPC, MIL,...)

Se valorarán conocimiento en otras herramientas como:

IDEs for Microchip microcontrollers: MPLABX and Microchip Studio.
Doxygen, UML, LDRA, GITLAB, Python, DOORS...
Herramientas de gestión de tareas como JIRA, Redmine o ECLIPSE.

Qué te ofrecemos:

Estos son algunos de los beneficios de los que disfrutarás en Sener:

Intégrate en un equipo multidisciplinar y altamente cualificado participando en proyectos innovadores tecnológicamente a nivel internacional.
Continua tu desarrollo profesional con nosotros y accede a un amplio abanico formativo (formación técnica, en habilidades, idiomas...).
Cuídate con nuestro programa de bienestar físico y emocional: deportes, talleres, servicio médico, fisioterapia, etc.
Optimiza tu salario con nuestro plan retributivo flexible (tarjeta de comida, seguro médico privado, tickets guardería...) y cuenta con nuestro seguro de vida y accidentes.
¡Flexibiliza tu forma de trabajar! Disponemos de horario flexible, política de teletrabajo, espacios de coworking...
Portal de descuentos para ti y plan de acogida específico para nuestros empleados internacionales.
Promovemos la igualdad de oportunidades, diversidad e inclusión de todas las personas y estamos certificados como Entidad Familiarmente Responsable (efr). Además, desde la Fundación Sener colaboramos en actividades que fomentan la búsqueda del conocimiento y contribuyen al desarrollo socialmente responsable de la ingeniería.