# Software Architect C/C++

Critical FlyTech is a new organisation created by Airbus and Critical Software to deliver the next generation of safety-critical software across aviation, defence, and space. We are growing our systems engineering capability and looking for talented engineers who want to work on high-impact, real-world aerospace challenges.Responsibilities Define and evolve software architectures for complex aerospace applications, with C and C++ as important technologies but not necessarily the only implementation languages.. Translate system and software requirements into architectural concepts, components, interfaces and technical designs. Evaluate and select technologies, programming languages, frameworks and technical approaches according to system needs, constraints and lifecycle considerations. Drive key technical decisions and architectural trade-offs, considering performance, reliability, maintainability, testability and safety. Guide development teams and contribute to architecture, design, and code reviews. Collaborate closely with software, systems, verification and Airbus teams throughout the development lifecycle. Support integration, verification, debugging and technical problem-solv

- **Id**: 3458270
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/critical-flytech-software-architect-cc>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Coimbra, Portugal
- **Countries**: PT
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-29T10:44:55Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-29
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T02:19:30Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 9
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3105
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Health insurance, Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Avionics & Flight Control, Custom Software Development

## Company

- **Id**: 3807096
- **Name**: Critical FlyTech
- **Domain**: criticalflytech.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/critical-flytech>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: HiBob

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 62000
- **Max usd**: 134000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: global_role_cell_scaled_by_country
- **Sample n**: 2415

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **DO-178C** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 9

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Hiring locations

- **Portugal** — Iso: PT; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-29T12:52:46Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 85
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.849
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 8
- **Expected fill days**: 32
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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