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Senior Embedded Linux Software Engineer – Robotics Platform (DeviceOS)

Anduril· Software : Software Platform : DeviceOS
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Costa Mesa, CA$191k - $254kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Senior Embedded Linux Software Engineer focused on boot chain, BSP customization, and platform stability for Anduril’s robotics hardware (Jetson/Tegra, embedded ARM, CAN, RADAR, cameras). Owns end-to-end boot, kernel, device trees, encryption, and hardware-software boundary across deployed fleets.

Responsibilities

  • Own the boot sequence end-to-end on deployed compute: low-level firmware, U-Boot/UEFI, unified kernel images, initrd, encrypted storage unlock, and handoff to a running NixOS environment. Debug boot failures on hardware via remote support.
  • Customize & Sustain Vendor BSPs: Reconcile vendor BSPs (Tegra/Jetson Linux, NXP, etc.) with modern NixOS package sets. Produce kernel and device tree patches when hardware requires custom behavior, and forward-port these changes across OS baseline upgrades.
  • Guarantee Deterministic Hardware Availability: Ensure all peripherals—cameras, radars, motor controllers, CAN networks, and radios—are reliably enumerated, correctly named, and fully operational across boots and platform upgrades.
  • Sustain a Long-Lived Baseline: Keep the existing signed boot chain and disk encryption working as the firmware, kernels, and package sets change underneath them. Triage and remediate CVEs in vendor kernels and low-level system components on deployed field units.
  • Automate & Validate: Build and maintain automated Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test suites to catch regressions in power states, bus communication, and platform stability before code hits flight or field hardware.
  • Perform Deep Hardware/Software Root-Cause Analysis: Diagnose intermittent bus errors, thermal and power throttling issues, kernel panics, and boot hangs using serial consoles, logic analyzers, dmesg, and hardware schematics.
  • Be the Upstream: Triage upstream kernel and vendor BSP issues, produce patches when no upstream fix exists, and carry that patch set forward as the platform moves.

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of professional embedded Linux platform, sustainment of deployed embedded Linux platforms, or kernel-adjacent integration experience.
  • Deep understanding of the embedded Linux boot chain: firmware/bootloaders (U-Boot, EDK2), device trees, kernel command line, initrd/initramfs, and root filesystem assembly.
  • Strong programming skills in C (kernel/driver development and BSP patching) along with proficiency in Rust or C++ for userspace platform integration and services.
  • Hands-on experience debugging hardware at the bench: using serial consoles, reading schematics and component datasheets, and tracing issues to the board level.
  • Experience maintaining software deployed on real-world hardware, where updates must be safe, resilient to bricking, and strictly validated against regressions.
  • U.S. Person status is required due to export control regulations (ITAR/EAR), with eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Skills

Required:Boot chain and firmware developmentC programming (kernel/driver)Rust or C++ for userspaceHardware debugging

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive benefits package (health, recovery, and future planning) available at little to no cost to employees.”
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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