Software Engineer and Senior Software Engineer

Company Overview

Electro Optic Systems Pty Ltd is a global defence company headquartered in Canberra, Australia. Its Singapore subsidiary, EOS Defence System Pte Ltd, provides MRO, depot servicing, and technical field services for defence weapon systems across the Asia-Pacific region. EOS Innovation Singapore focuses on High Energy Lasers for CUAS applications.

Job Summary

EOS Innovation Singapore seeks software engineers to develop advanced defence products within multidisciplinary teams. This role involves hands-on software development, hardware integration, and evolving product requirements, suited for engineers who solve practical problems and deliver production-ready software.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, integrate, and maintain software for defence systems, including equipment interfacing, control functions, data processing, automation, and user applications
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate software with prototypes, experimental hardware, embedded devices, and evolving system designs
• Translate engineering requirements into practical software designs and contribute to verification and validation to ensure performance, safety, and compliance
• Investigate and resolve technical issues during development, integration, testing, and production support, addressing unexpected system and equipment behaviors
• Produce and maintain clear technical documentation such as design descriptions, interface definitions, test procedures, test records, and manufacturing support materials
• Apply software engineering best practices including version control, code review, debugging, testing, and configuration management
• For senior engineers, lead software design activities, contribute to architecture decisions, support design reviews, and mentor junior engineers
• Engage with internal stakeholders and customers to clarify requirements, communicate technical progress, and support engineering decisions throughout the product lifecycle

Preferred competencies and qualifications

• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline
• Experience with software development tools and practices, including source control, development environments, compilers, debugging, and test tools
• Experience in one or more technical areas such as C, C++, Python, embedded or Linux-based development, hardware interfacing, network communications, web-based interfaces, JSON, or automated testing
• Experience delivering software from concept through prototyping, integration, verification, and release (expected for senior candidates)
• Experience working in defence, safety-critical, regulated, or high-integrity engineering environments

Skills and Attributes

• Analyze, debug, and solve software and system-level problems in complex defence product development
• Work hands-on with hardware, prototypes, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated software solutions
• Communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders
• Adapt to changing requirements and work efficiently in an experimental development environment
• Manage time and priorities independently within project constraints
• For senior engineers, lead technical work, contribute constructively to design reviews, and mentor other engineers

Skills

Code Review, Design, Control & Automation, User Interface Design, Build Prototypes, Manufacturing Equipment Operation and Control, Test Records, Test Procedures, Requirements Engineering, Embedded Systems design, Collaboration Tools, Version Control Systems, Python, Resolving the Technical Issues, Architecture Design, Hardware Interfaces, Debugging, Linux, Software Maintenance