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Senior Software Engineer, Compute Platform Integration

Irvine, CA (OC-62)💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-25 → 2026-09-26

Core

Own the boot chain and hardware integration layer for Sentry Tower robotic systems, ensuring every peripheral boots correctly on custom carrier boards.

Role type

Senior embedded Linux platform engineer (boot chain & device tree)

Builds

Custom carrier boards with NVIDIA Jetson modules, cameras, radars, and sensor suites for force protection

Domain

Defense technology / Embedded Linux / Robotics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

embedded Linux boot chain, device tree (DTS/DTSI), kernel debugging, C, Rust, C++, hardware bring-up, bus protocols (CAN, I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, USB), NixOS

Preferred skills

NVIDIA Jetson, secure boot, hardware lab tools (oscilloscope, JTAG), upstream kernel contributions

Technologies

NixOS, Linux kernel, UEFI, NVIDIA JetPack, Tegra

Responsibilities

Debug boot end-to-end from firmware through UEFI to running NixOS; maintain device trees for custom hardware; patch kernel and BSP for hardware support; liaise with platform organization on upstream changes; sustain deployed compute generations with security patches; support new hardware bring-up with electrical engineers.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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