✦ Luna Orbit — Software Engineering

Staff Embedded Software Engineer

at General Motors

📍 3 Locations Hybrid Posted March 13, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 8+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
Category Software Engineering

About this role

This role involves developing embedded Linux systems for automotive hardware, focusing on device drivers, firmware management, and hardware integration. The engineer will troubleshoot hardware issues and develop automation tools.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop device drivers
  • Manage firmware and boot processes
  • Hardware debugging and troubleshooting
  • Integrate automotive protocols
  • Automate hardware testing

Technical Overview

The position requires expertise in embedded Linux, hardware debugging, automotive communication protocols, and firmware management, utilizing tools like JTAG, U-Boot, and GRUB in a hybrid work setting.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an embedded software engineer with at least 8 years of experience in Linux-based systems, proficient in Go and Python. They have strong hardware debugging skills and experience working with automotive communication protocols and embedded hardware.

Must-Have Skills

8+ years of embedded software development experienceProficiency in Go and PythonUnderstanding of Linux kernel interfacesExperience with firmware management and boot processesHardware debugging skills

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with automotive communication protocolsKnowledge of embedded system initializationExperience with hardware debugging toolsExperience with container technologiesCI/CD pipelinesobservability frameworks

Tools & Platforms

embedded LinuxGoPythonJTAGlogic analyzersoscilloscopesserial toolsembedded toolchainscontainer technologiesCI/CD pipelinesobservability frameworks

Required Skills

Linuxdevice driversboard support packagesGoPythonembedded Linuxsystem interfaceshardware debuggingJTAGCANLINDoIPUDSfirmware managementboot processesU-BootGRUB

Hard Skills

Linuxdevice driversboard support packagesGoPythonembedded Linuxsystem interfaceshardware debuggingJTAGCANLINDoIPUDSfirmware managementboot processesU-BootGRUB

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcollaborationcommunicationdebuggingautomationsystem integration

Industry & Role

Industry Automotive / Automotive Technology
Job Function Embedded automotive hardware development and system integration

Keywords for Your Resume

Embedded Software EngineerLinuxdevice driversboard support packagesGoPythonembedded Linuxsystem interfaceshardware debuggingJTAGCANLINDoIPUDSfirmware managementboot processesU-BootGRUB

Deal Breakers

Less than 8 years of embedded Linux experience, Lack of experience with automotive protocols, No hardware debugging skills, Inability to work in a hybrid environment

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