Sr. Embedded Linux Platform Engineer

TITLE: Sr. Embedded Linux Platform Engineer
Direct Hire
No Sponsorship
Will consider Remote for candidates not local to the San Antonio TX area

Our client is seeking a Sr. Embedded Linux Platform Engineer to take technical ownership of the low-level Linux platform supporting a new generation of secure purpose-built hardware products. This is a highly hands-on engineering position for someone who works comfortably at the intersection of embedded Linux custom hardware and production systems. The ideal candidate has personally helped take (and can explain/demonstrate their contribution) new embedded hardware from initial board bring-up through a stable secure production-ready platform. Youll work directly with hardware and software engineering teams and have significant ownership over the Linux platform BSPs hardware interfaces system performance and platform security.

Requirements:

• 5 years of professional Embedded Linux development experience.
• Strong C programming and debugging skills in embedded or hardware-adjacent environments.
• Hands-on experience with Buildroot and/or Yocto.
• Strong working knowledge of Linux kernel configuration device trees BSPs bootloaders such as U-Boot kernel modules and driver integration.
• Experience bringing new embedded hardware platforms or board revisions into Linux.
• Hands-on experience with several hardware interfaces such as I²C SPI UART GPIO PCIe USB DMA and interrupts.
• Ability to read schematics and datasheets and troubleshoot hardware using appropriate lab equipment.
• Experience with Linux networking Ethernet controllers/drivers and network performance.
• Experience delivering embedded platforms that progressed beyond prototype development into production or customer-facing products.
• Strong Git and software configuration-management practices.

Responsibilities:

• Configure and customize Linux kernels device trees bootloaders and root file systems for embedded hardware platforms.
• Develop and maintain Board Support Packages (BSPs) across new hardware and board revisions.
• Develop or adapt kernel drivers and user-space services when existing interfaces are insufficient.
• Use schematics datasheets oscilloscopes logic analyzers and related lab equipment to troubleshoot hardware/software integration issues.
• Support secure boot trusted boot processes and platform chain-of-trust architecture.
• Integrate technologies such as TPMs secure elements and hardware-backed security capabilities.
• Integrate and optimize high-speed Ethernet and PCIe-connected networking.
• Configure Ethernet controllers PHYs and associated Linux drivers.

Comprehensive Benefits are Provided

Required Experience:

Senior IC