Senior Software Engineer - Production; m​/f​/d

As a Senior Software Production Engineer, you lead the strategy and implementation of production‑grade deployment systems for drones - covering microcontroller firmware and embedded Linux platforms. You will own the end‑to‑end rollout toolchain, define quality gates, drive cross‑functional root‑cause efforts, and deliver scalable, reliable, auditable processes that support production ramp and continuous improvement.

You will work closely with stakeholders from our software development teams (Embedded and embedded Linux) as well as our test and integration team and our manufacturing team to streamline and optimize the software rollouts during production. By ensuring high quality and efficient software deployment pipelines, you will support Quantum Systems in its mission to become the benchmark for aerial data collection solutions with unmanned aerial systems (sUAV).

• Architect and own end‑to‑end production deployment pipelines for:
• Microcontroller firmware: flashing, verification, configuration/calibration injection, rollback strategy.
• NVIDIA Orin embedded Linux: image creation/deployment, provisioning, secure updates, boot reliability, and recovery.
• Define and implement robust production tooling: flashing stations, automation scripts, artifact/version management, logs/metrics, and operator‑friendly UIs/workflows.
• Establish quality gates and release readiness criteria for production software (test coverage expectations, acceptance thresholds, rollback plans).
• Lead complex debugging across hardware, firmware, bootloaders, OS, and factory test systems—drive corrective actions and long‑term prevention.
• Scale processes for throughput: reduce flashing time, minimize manual steps, and improve stability and repeatability across lines / sites (International).
• Own traceability and compliance requirements: per‑unit SW versioning, configuration baselines, device identity, and audit‑ready records.
• Mentor engineers and production support; set standards for documentation, incident response, and postmortems.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and R&D to influence product design for manufacturability and serviceability (DFM/DFS from a software angle).

• 6+ years relevant experience (production engineering, embedded deployment, systems / firmware, manufacturing test, Dev Ops for devices).
• Deep expertise in flashing / provisioning microcontrollers (interfaces, bootloaders, common failure modes, verification strategies).
• Strong expertise in embedded Linux deployment and debugging (boot chain, systemd / services, kernel / driver basics, storage, networking, logs).
• Proven track record designing scalable, reliable production workflows and driving yield/throughput improvements.
• Strong automation skills (Python / Bash), plus disciplined engineering practices (Git, CI concepts, release branching, artifact integrity).
• Excellent cross‑functional leadership and communication—able to translate factory problems into engineering roadmaps.

• We believe in the power of combined efforts: straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer‑centric focus.
• We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary.
• We push limits, think outside‑the‑box and strive for technological excellence to shape the future of aerial data.
• We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.

• Company pension scheme:
  We support you so that you can already make provisions for later.
• Flexible working hours:
  With trust‑based working hours, you are not only responsible for your working hours, but also for your work‑life balance.
• Mobile working:
  If it gets too turbulent for you in our office, you can get the necessary balance through mobile working.
• Bike‑Leasing:
  We support you in staying environmentally mobile and healthy.
• Corporate Benefits:
  Your opportunity for attractive offers and discounts from well‑known suppliers and brands, e.g. Adidas, Apple, Expedia.
• Employee events:
  We not only want to grow together, but also celebrate our successes together.
• Lunch‑Card:
  Be powerful with delicious energy, daily lunch budget is sponsored.
• Company Shuttle:
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