2023 Internships working with safety-critical aerospace software

Rapita is delighted to offer paid three to six month internships to outstanding undergraduates in Computer Science, Master Students, and PhD students, with a background in computer architecture. The candidates will join our hardware and software teams and will be actively involved in the design, development, and testing of bespoke software tools that can help our customers in building safety-critical systems with emphasis on multicore performance analysis.

This internship offers an excellent opportunity for a hands-on introduction to practical hardware analysis in safety-critical systems and software engineering tools and practices for reliable software. We own an extremely successful internship record, with several former internship students now holding a permanent job within the company.

Placement scope

Internship students will be placed within a consolidated group of hardware and software engineers, specializing in the design and implementation of innovative solutions for the timing analysis of advanced Multi-Processor Systems on Chip (MPSoC) to be deployed in cutting-edge avionics and automotive systems.

We are offering multiple projects and opportunities, depending on the skills and interests of the students.

As an intern, you will be working with our development team to support, maintain and build our products for performance analysis and testing automation for critical embedded targets.

You can expect to be working in a commercial environment, creating, debugging, and testing software for PC and embedded systems. In developing our products, we use a variety of high-level programming languages (including C, C++, bash/scripting, TCL, Python) as well as low-level, target-specific Assembly. You can expect to gain experience in some/all of these.

What would make you great at this internship:

• Some background in computer architecture in general and multicore processors in particular.
• Good software skills, ideally including development in some of C, C++, bash/scripting, TCL, Python. Low-level programming skills are a plus.
• Proactive and collaborative attitude - keen to learn do new things, experiment and be a key player in a fast-paced, hardworking team.
• Interest in high quality and/or safety-critical software.

What you will gain from your internship:

• Experience in the development of industrial-quality hardware and software solutions for safety-critical embedded systems
• Opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge international projects with world-leading industries in the avionics and automotive domains
• Access to most advanced MPSoC that will be used in future avionics and automotive systems
• Low-level programing skills for the configuration and optimization of MPSoCs’ advanced features with a view to performance and timing predictability
• Exposure to different technologies, programming languages, methodologies, testing, processes, and software practices
• Quality project-based work experience to enhance your CV and employability prospects.
• The opportunity for future part-time and full-time employment.

How to apply

You can apply directly by sending a CV and preferably a cover letter to recruitment@rapitasystems.com, or apply through your university placement scheme. Make sure you explain the duration and expected dates of the placement.Direct applicants MUST be eligible to work in the EU; please explain your eligibility in the CV or covering letter.

The placements are based at our office in Barcelona.