Staff Embedded - Middleware

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead Linux kernel configuration, customization, and deployment efforts
• Design, develop, integrate, and maintain kernel-level software for advanced robotics and avionics systems
• Perform board bring-up activities for new hardware platforms
• Configure bootloaders, initialize processors, and develop peripheral drivers
• Implement task scheduling, memory partitioning, and real-time operating configurations
• Develop and integrate device drivers for mission-critical subsystems
• Collaborate with systems, hardware, and robotics teams to implement fault-tolerant architectures
• Support hardware/software integration efforts using engineering models, simulators, and hardware-in-the-loop environments
• Troubleshoot performance, timing, and real-time execution issues
• Develop and maintain flight-quality documentation, operational procedures, and integration processes
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across embedded software initiatives

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline
• 5+ years of experience developing embedded software for mission-critical systems
• 3+ years of Linux kernel configuration, BSP development, or low-level platform customization
• Hands-on board bring-up experience for embedded hardware platforms
• Strong C programming skills for embedded systems
• Experience with:
• Linux kernel development
• Bootloaders
• Device drivers
• Hardware abstraction layers
• Real-time debugging
• Performance optimization
• Experience working with communication interfaces such as:
• SPI
• R S-422 / R S-485
• R S-232
• A D C s
• SpaceWire
• Understanding of deterministic networking, multiprocessing architectures, and safety-critical software design
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• U.S. Person status required

Preferred Experience

• Spacecraft, robotics, or autonomous vehicle development
• Crewed vehicle avionics systems
• Robotics or autonomous mobility platforms
• NASA Core Flight System (cFS)
• VxWorks 7
• Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN)
• BSP development for safety-critical systems
• Safety-critical systems
• Space mission development lifecycles and documentation standards
• OCI containers and containerized deployment environments
• Hardware-in-the-loop and simulation-based testing