My client is a leading Defence organisation looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to join their growing engineering team in Melbourne.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on complex, mission critical Defence systems where you will be involved in the design, development, integration and testing of embedded software.
The Role as an Embedded Software Engineer, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, developing reliable and high performance embedded software for advanced Defence applications.
You will have the opportunity to contribute across the full software development lifecycle, working closely with hardware, systems and other software engineers to deliver high quality solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop and test embedded software for Defence systems
- Develop software using C and/or C++
- Work with embedded systems, real-time software and hardware interfaces
- Integrate software with embedded hardware and electronic systems
- Troubleshoot, debug and optimise software
- Contribute to software architecture and technical design
- Develop and maintain software documentation
- Work closely with systems, electronics, hardware and verification engineers
- Support integration, verification and validation activities
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering processes and development practices
About You The ideal candidate will have:
- Professional experience working as an Embedded Software Engineer
- Strong programming experience in C and/or C++
- Experience developing software for embedded systems
- Experience with real-time systems, RTOS or embedded Linux would be advantageous
- Experience working with hardware/software interfaces
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
- An understanding of the full software development lifecycle
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Experience within Defence, Aerospace, Automotive, Robotics or another safety/mission-critical environment would be highly regarded
Security Clearance Requirements Due to the nature of the work, this position requires the successful candidate to be eligible to obtain an Australian Government security clearance.
You must be an Australian Citizen to be eligible for the required security clearance.
Candidates who do not hold Australian citizenship will unfortunately not be eligible for this opportunity.
Location This position is Melbourne based and requires you to be located in Melbourne, Australia. The successful candidate will be expected to work from the Melbourne office/site, so this opportunity is not available as a fully remote position.
What's on Offer?
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge Defence technology
- Work alongside highly experienced engineers and technical specialists
- Exposure to complex and technically challenging embedded systems
- Long-term career development opportunities
- Join a growing engineering team working on nationally significant projects
If you are an Embedded Software Engineer looking for your next opportunity within the Defence industry and are an Australian Citizen based in Melbourne, I would be keen to hear from you.
Consultant
Reference number: au6-1805-897204
Profession:Embedded Software & HardwareEmbedded Software
Company: Motion Recruitment
Date posted: 26th Aug, 2026
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