Lead Embedded Linux Engineer (Yocto)

You will own the design and development of a custom Linux distribution built with Yocto for production satellites.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of custom Linux distributions and create Board Support Packages for new and existing hardware.
• Create and maintain Yocto layers and recipes to support multiple CPU architectures including ARM and x86.
• Design and implement mechanisms to support over-the-air (OTA) updates for production satellites.
• Develop tooling to support satellite and telecommunications software engineers.
• Manage the full software development lifecycle from requirements definition through testing and verification.

Required Skills

• 7+ years of experience building and shipping embedded Linux distributions.
• Expert knowledge of C/C++, Git, and Yocto/OpenEmbedded.
• Expertise in embedded Linux configuration, bootloaders, kernel, and device drivers.
• Advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis at the kernel level.
• Experience with hardware protocols including RS-232, SPI, I2C, and CAN.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop integration and testing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Software, Electrical, Aerospace, or a related engineering field.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with PREEMPT_RT and developing software for SmallSats or CubeSats.
• Experience using CI/CD, Docker, and creating container images from Yocto artifacts.