Lead Embedded Linux Engineer

Located in the northern Virginia, Washington, DC metro area, my client is a startup with patented communications technology that enables text messaging anywhere in the world with direct satellite to mobile device communications which does not require special dedicated receivers to operate, just your standard mobile device. They have series A funding and will soon be going out for series B.

Core Responsibilities:

• Leading the development of the copany’s custom Linux distribution
• Creating Board Support Packages for existing and new hardware
• Creating and maintaining layers and recipes
• Supporting multiple CPU architectures (ARM, x86, etc.)
• Porting the distribution to new platforms
• Creating tooling to support satellite and telecommunications software engineers
• Designing and implementing mechanisms to support OTA updates on production satellites
• Be the Linux expert (kernel, CPU-architecture, general device-drivers, etc.) on the engineering team
• Working in a small, agile team to manage the software development lifecycle (requirements definition, design, implementation, test, and verification)

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Software, Electrical, Aerospace, or in a related engineering field
• 7+ years of experience building and shipping embedded Linux distributions
• Expert knowledge of C/C++, Git, and Yocto/OpenEmbedded
• Expert knowledge of embedded Linux configuration, development, board support packages, bootloaders, kernel, and drivers
• Experience with root cause analysis, and advanced troubleshooting at the kernel-level
• Experience working with common protocols such as RS-232, SPI, I2C, and CAN
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop integration and testing
• Demonstrated experience with all phases of the software development life cycle
• Great communication skills and experience working with cross-disciplinary teams

Ways to stand out:

• Experience with PREEMPT_RT
• Experience developing and testing software for SmallSats / CubeSats
• Experience using CI/CD to produce release artifacts
• Experience with Docker

Experience creating container images from Yocto artifacts

Why is This a Great Opportunity

This is a ground-floor opportunity with patented satellite communication technology. Potential for tremendous growth. Plans to build a manufacturing plant in the same vicinity.