CareerPlan

Senior Software Engineer - Embedded Platform

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$184k2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10

Core

Senior Software Engineer developing real-time Linux kernel and embedded platform features for robotics, drones, and industrial automation using NVIDIA Jetson/IGX/DGX Spark.

Role type

Senior IC embedded software engineer (real-time Linux kernel)

Builds

Real-time Linux kernel, BSPs, and platform features for edge AI robotics and automation

Domain

Embedded systems, Robotics, Drones, Industrial Automation, AI at-the-edge

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Linux Real Time kernel, Embedded systems development, Device drivers, Device tree, Boot flow, Debugging with tracing tools, Hardware architecture understanding, BSP shipping, GPU/SoC accelerator workloads

Preferred skills

RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr), ROS2 middleware, Embedded microprocessor architectures (ARM), Developer kits for robotics/drones

Technologies

Linux, Jetson, IGX, DGX Spark, ARM, ROS2, FreeRTOS, Zephyr

Responsibilities

Implement features for robotics/drones/automation platforms from board bring-up to production release; Define, build and tune real-time Linux Kernel; Enable and validate various IOs and sensor interfaces; Work with hardware, safety, and middleware teams to turn use cases into platform features; Engage in full product lifecycle from hardware bring-up to production deployment

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC