Embedded Linux Software Engineer

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Embedded Linux Software Engineer in USA

Anduril Industries
Full time
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USA
09/17/2026
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Costa Mesa, CA

Responsibilities

Own and debug the complete embedded boot path, including firmware, U-Boot/UEFI, unified kernel images, initrd, encrypted storage unlock, and NixOS handoff.
Customize and sustain vendor BSPs, including Tegra/Jetson Linux and NXP platforms, and maintain kernel and device-tree patches across OS upgrades.
Ensure cameras, radars, motor controllers, CAN networks, radios, and other peripherals enumerate deterministically and operate reliably.
Maintain signed boot chains, disk encryption, kernels, and low-level system components across a deployed robotic fleet, including remediating CVEs.
Build and maintain automated Hardware-in-the-Loop test suites for power states, bus communication, and platform stability.
Diagnose boot hangs, kernel panics, bus errors, thermal and power throttling, and other hardware/software issues using serial consoles, logic analyzers, dmesg, and schematics.
Triage upstream kernel and vendor BSP issues, create fixes when needed, and carry patches forward as platforms evolve.

Requirements

At least 4 years of professional embedded Linux platform, deployed embedded Linux sustainment, or kernel-adjacent integration experience.
Deep understanding of embedded Linux boot chains, including U-Boot, EDK2, device trees, kernel command lines, initrd/initramfs, and root filesystem assembly.
Strong C programming skills for kernel, driver, and BSP work, plus proficiency in Rust or C++ for userspace platform integration and services.
Hands-on hardware debugging experience with serial consoles, schematics, component datasheets, and board-level tracing.
Experience maintaining software deployed on real-world hardware with safe, resilient, and regression-validated updates.
U.S. Person status is required under ITAR/EAR export controls, with eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
Preferred qualifications include Nix/NixOS, Yocto, Buildroot, NVIDIA Jetson/Tegra, JetPack, CUDA, hardware root of trust, secure boot, HAB/AHAB, measured boot, TPM, Python or Bash HIL testing, Haskell, and upstream Linux or U-Boot contributions.

Benefits

Competitive full-time benefits available at little to no cost to employees, including health and recovery support.
Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers and form part of total compensation.

Salary: $166k - $220k/yr

Anduril Industries

Anduril Industries builds advanced autonomous systems designed to enhance military awareness and security across land, sea, and air. Targeting defense agencies and allied military forces, it leverages its proprietary Lattice platform to drive innovation in military capabilities. What sets Anduril...

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