Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience lead

Exp. Years 7-10+ years

Education Not specified

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Lead development of real-time embedded Linux software for high-assurance edge platforms. You will design, develop, and optimize software, participate in reviews, interface with customers, debug complex issues, and mentor junior engineers.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop and refactor real-time software architectures and modular software components
Benchmark and optimize system performance
Participate in design reviews and code reviews
Interface with customer teams to define proper interfaces
Reproduce, isolate and debug complex low-level problems

Technical Overview

Scope includes embedded Linux, C, Git, and build systems like Yocto/Buildroot/OpenEmbedded; development of Linux device drivers and bootloaders for SoCs; focus on kernel-level debugging and security features such as SELinux, verified boot, and TEEs.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior/lead embedded software engineer with 7+ years of Linux-based embedded development, strong kernel debugging, and hardware-interface expertise. They should have hands-on experience with Yocto, Buildroot, and OpenEmbedded, and be comfortable leading projects and mentoring junior engineers in a high-assurance edge platform environment.

Must-Have Skills

7-10+ years embedded Linux experienceProficiency in CGitYocto/Buildroot/OpenEmbeddedExperience with Linux device drivers and bootloadersAbility to interpret hardware schematicskernel-level debuggingFamiliarity with SELinuxverified bootand trusted execution environments

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with real-time operating systemsScripting: Python or BashOscilloscope-based debuggingOpen source community involvement

Tools & Platforms

YoctoBuildrootOpenEmbeddedLinuxAndroidGit

Required Skills

embedded linuxkernel debugginghardware schematicscgityoctobuildrootopenembeddedlinux device driversbootloadersandroidsocreal-timeselinuxverified boottrusted execution environments

Hard Skills

CGitYoctoBuildrootOpenEmbeddedLinuxLinux device driversbootloadersAndroidkernel-level debuggingSELinuxVerified bootTrusted Execution EnvironmentsSoCReal-time

Soft Skills

communicationmentoringleadershipteam collaborationproblem-solvingtime managementdrivenattention to detail

Industry & Role

Industry Aerospace & Defense

Job Function Lead development of embedded Linux real-time software for high-assurance edge platforms

Role Subtype Embedded systems engineer

Tech Domains Linux

Keywords for Your Resume

Principal Embedded Software EngineerEmbedded Software EngineerEmbedded EngineerCGitYoctoBuildrootOpenEmbeddedLinuxLinux device driversbootloadersAndroidkernel-level debuggingSELinuxVerified bootTrusted Execution EnvironmentsSoCReal-timeprincipal embedded software engineerembedded software engineer

Deal Breakers

No embedded Linux experience, No ability to interpret hardware schematics, No experience with Yocto/Buildroot/OpenEmbedded, Inability to work remotely

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