Overview
Start Date: September 2025
Location: Gilching, Germany
Working hours: full time, 40h/week
Requirement: EU-citizenship
Submission deadline: 31st July 2025
To support the activities of our Software Engineering Team in our office in Gilching near Munich, we are currently seeking to employ a highly motivated and enthusiastic Software Engineer. The tasks include design, develop and test software and will focus on the Galileo Ground Segment L3 software maintenance for Galileo Control Segment (GCS) sub-systems and Galileo Mission Segment (GMS) sub-systems.
What you´ll do
• Upgrade and maintenance of our in-house development and testing environments
• Software problem analysis and resolution, including root cause identification
• Participate in anomaly resolution boards and supporting activities
• Change request analysis and implementation
• Code coverage analysis, acceptance testing and system validation
• Bug fixing and implementation of new functionality on request
• Support product assurance and configuration management activities
• Coordination with Level 2 (L2) maintenance team and other stakeholders
• Maintenance release preparation following the Galileo Software Standard for Ground (GSWS-G)
• Opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams on other software development projects, including opportunities in full-stack development
What we are looking for
• University degree in a relevant discipline
• Proficiency in Java, other programming languages (e.g. Python, C++, Fortran) are a plus
• Hands-on experience with build tools (e.g. Maven, Gradle)
• Familiarity with issue tracking and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Easy Redmine)
• Experience in software configuration management (e.g., Git, SVN)
• Experience with application deployment and scripting in Linux environments desirable
• System-minded problem solver with strong teamwork and communication skills
• Fluency in English (spoken and written)
Assets that will set you apart:
• Experience setting up and maintaining software development environments and virtualization infrastructure, particularly using VMWare and Linux environments
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
About us
What we offer:
- Thriving Environment: A growing and international environment with diverse backgrounds to learn from, with a lot of social events.
- Work-Life Balance: Take advantage of our relocation support and 30 days of paid vacation.
- Develop yourself: Enjoy permanent employment with diverse opportunities for growth, with our training program and a German language course.
- Well being: Prioritize your well-being with access to our gym program, bike lease program, and company doctor services.
- Supportive Workplace: Experience our open-door policy and ISO 9001-certified workplace, where your voice is valued and your contributions recognized
- Rewards and Incentives: Receive a competitive salary, bonus scheme, deferred compensation scheme and sponsored public transportation tickets.
Our Values:
Customer Passion - Collaboration - Care - Curiosity - Courage
In particular this means we always put our customers’ needs at the forefront of everything we do. We aspire to a high level of customer passion. Our policy, as a fair and loyal partner, is to focus on our customers’ goals and generate innovative solutions tailored to the project. Collaboration is the key to our success – one for all and all for one. We care for our people and try to make everything happen – for our employees AND our customers. Only with a high employee well-being our success is possible. We are reliable and result-oriented all the way and we always strive to deliver better than expected. This approach is essential for the benefit of both our clients and teams. As a result, we are able to preserve a spirit of trust and fairness between customers, partners and employees.
LSE Space is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.Please submit your application and all accompanying documents in English.
