Sr. Embedded Hardware Engineer (6813)

As Sr. Embedded Hardware Engineer (6813) youll build the camera systems and on-device software that feed our video intelligence products working alongside an agile team of AI engineers data engineers and DevOps engineers supporting federal and defense customers.

We know that you cant have great technology services without amazing people. At MetroStar we are obsessed with our people and have led a two-decade legacy of building the best and brightest teams. Because we know our future relies on our deep understanding and relentless focus on our people we live by our mission: A passion for our people. Value for our customers.

If you think you can see yourself delivering our mission and pursuing our goals with us then check out the job description below!

What youll do:

• Own our edge capture devices end to end from board bring-up and on-device software through the physical form factor that goes into the field
• Perform bring-up and configuration on embedded Linux platforms including flashing kernel and device tree configuration camera module enablement and driver troubleshooting
• Build and maintain on-device capture pipelines that record synchronized video and audio attach sensor telemetry and hold up under sustained field use
• Design capture behavior that degrades gracefully in denied disrupted intermittent and limited bandwidth environments including local buffering and store-and-forward delivery
• Integrate and synchronize sensors across capture types including depth and stereo cameras inertial measurement units and positioning receivers and youll get their timestamps to line up
• Take development kits and off-the-shelf components and turn them into fieldable units working through enclosure mounting power and thermal constraints with rapid prototyping to iterate on the design
• Produce bills of materials assembly instructions and test procedures
• Present design tradeoffs and test results to a diverse audience in presentation or report form including senior leadership and customer stakeholders

What youll need to succeed:

• Strong experience with embedded Linux on ARM based systems on chip including NVIDIA Jetson platforms device tree configuration and CSI camera enablement
• At least 5 years of hands-on development in C C and Python on resource constrained devices
• Demonstrated experience integrating development kits and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components into working devices that have been deployed in real-world or field environments including packaging power and mounting considerations.
• Experience building edge systems that capture and manage sensor or media data such as cameras IMUs GNSS environmental sensors vehicle telemetry or other physical sensor data.
• Experience designing systems that operate reliably under unreliable or limited connectivity including local storage/buffering retry behavior store-and-forward workflows and eventual delivery of media or telemetry to cloud services.
• Expert experience with video capture and encoding pipelines including GStreamer V4L2 hardware accelerated H.264 and H.265 encoding and RTSP or WebRTC transport
• Strong experience integrating and synchronizing sensors such as inertial measurement units and GNSS receivers including calibration and timestamp alignment across streams
• Experience delivering media and telemetry to cloud services including object storage resumable and chunked uploads and retry behavior under unreliable connectivity
• Working knowledge of power budgeting battery systems and thermal management in compact devices
• Ability to work with limited direction in an innovation environment where requirements evolve and priorities shift
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to document designs and test results for both engineering and customer audiences
• This role is hybrid with a requirement to be in our Reston HQ office a minimum of 3 days/week.
• The ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.

SALARY RANGE: $140000 - $150000

The salary range for this position is determined based on qualifications skills and relevant experience. The final salary offered will be determined based on several factors including:

• The candidates professional background and relevant work experience
• The specific responsibilities of the role and organizational needs
• Internal equity and alignment with current team compensation
• This role is also eligible for additional compensation subject to the terms and policies of MetroStar which may include:
• Performance-based bonuses
• Company-paid training and/or certifications
• Referral bonuses

Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled; candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible for full consideration.

Additional Compensation : This role may also be eligible for bonuses and/or additional incentives based on individual and company performance.

Benefits : All full-time employees are eligible to participate in our benefits programs:

• Health dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Parental Leave and dependent care
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee assistance and wellness programs

Like we said we are big fans of our people. Thats why we offer a generous benefits package professional growth and valuable time to recharge. Learn more about our company culture code and benefits. Plus check out our accolades.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit and without regard to sex race ethnicity age national origin citizenship religion physical or mental disability medical condition genetic information pregnancy family structure marital status ancestry domestic partner status sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran or military status status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal state local or international law.

What we want you to know:

In compliance with federal law all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC