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Senior Embedded Linux Platform Engineer

Bulverde, Texas, United States💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-10 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead development and maintenance of the embedded Linux platform, BSP, and security architecture for next-generation Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), bridging hardware and application software.

Role type

Senior Embedded Linux Platform Engineer

Builds

Secure, production-ready HSM appliances with embedded Linux distributions

Domain

Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) / Embedded Systems / Cryptography

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

C programming, Buildroot/Yocto, Linux kernel configuration, device trees, cross-compilation, hardware interface integration, secure boot implementation, network stack tuning, Git/SCM

Preferred skills

HSM/cryptographic product development, FIPS 140-3/Common Criteria, ARM64/SoM experience (NXP/AMD/Intel/TI), PCIe driver development, hardware debugging, secure provisioning strategies

Technologies

Buildroot, Yocto, Linux Kernel, U-Boot, PCIe, 10 GbE, I²C, SPI, GPIO, USB, TPM, Secure Elements, OpenSSL, PKCS #11

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain Buildroot-based Linux distributions and customize Linux kernels for SoMs; Integrate and validate board-level hardware interfaces (I²C, SPI, PCIe, USB, Ethernet PHYs); Design and validate secure boot chains and hardware roots of trust; Lead bring-up of new hardware platforms from power-on to application readiness; Tune Linux networking stack for high-throughput, low-latency appliance behavior; Document platform architecture, interfaces, and build procedures.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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