Senior Embedded Linux Engineer

Anduril Industries

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On-site
Location
Costa Mesa, CASeattle, WA
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$220,000–$292,000 / yr
Posted
137 days ago
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Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds advanced hardware and software systems for national security, including autonomous drones, surveillance systems, and the Lattice AI command platform.

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The Senior Embedded Linux Engineer joins the Tactical Recon & Strike team to develop aerial small drones and associated equipment. This role involves performing board bring-up and maintenance on embedded ARM boards, including managing device trees, bootloaders, and kernel drivers. The engineer will customize vendor BSPs for NixOS systems, secure embedded Linux environments, and collaborate with firmware engineers on low-level protocols and microcontroller software updates. Key responsibilities include developing platform software for reliable updates of mass-produced military-grade systems. Required technical skills include Linux kernel development, uboot, EDK2, and platform firmware experience. Candidates should be proficient in C or Rust and familiar with MCU basics, RTOS, and MCU-level interfaces. The work focuses on creating a robotics platform for real-time command and control.

Skills

Linux Kernel C Rust Python C++ NixOS ARM RTOS CUDA uboot EDK2 Yocto Buildroot Embedded Linux Device Trees Bootloaders Kernel Drivers MCU Functional Programming

What you'll do

  • Perform board bring-up and maintenance on embedded ARM boards including device trees and kernel drivers.
  • Customize vendor BSPs for use with NixOS systems.
  • Secure embedded Linux systems by triaging and patching vulnerability reports.
  • Collaborate with firmware engineers on low-level protocols and microcontroller software updates.
  • Develop platform software for rapid and reliable updates of mass-produced military-grade systems.

What we're looking for

  • Experience with Linux kernel development.
  • Experience with uboot, EDK2, and platform firmware.
  • Experience with C or Rust.
  • Familiarity with MCU basics, RTOS, and MCU-level interfaces.
  • Familiarity with triaging and mitigating system vulnerabilities through patching.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
  • Experience developing embedded Linux systems using Yocto, buildroot, or similar systems (preferred).
  • Experience with one or more of the following languages: C++, Python (preferred).

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