Embedded Linux Engineer (Yocto + Jetson)

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘅 𝗷𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸.

Pave Talent is hiring on behalf of our client for an embedded Linux engineer who owns the operating system layer end to end: kernel, board support package (BSP), networking, build system, and the automation around all of it.

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗬

Our client is a venture-backed robotics company of roughly 150 to 250 people building rugged autonomous ground robots for industrial inspection, critical infrastructure, energy, and public safety work. They ship hardware to paying customers today, and engineering is interdisciplinary: software, controls, electrical, and mechanical engineers sit together and debug the same robot.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲

• Engineers comfortable below the application layer: kernel configs, device trees, boot failures, and hardware that does not behave the way the datasheet says

• People who want to own a platform rather than maintain a fleet of servers

• Engineers who like being in the lab with the hardware in front of them, not reasoning about it through a dashboard

• Strong writers who document system architecture so other teams can use it

If your Linux background is mainly cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, or site reliability engineering (SRE), this is not your role. The work here is embedded, on real hardware, on-site.

𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

This is the operating system seat for the entire product, not one of a dozen. You set how every board gets built, flashed, networked, and debugged, and every other engineering team depends on what you define.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬

• You own embedded Linux across multiple hardware platforms, including NVIDIA Jetson modules and their JetPack software development kits (SDKs)

• You work directly with hardware engineering, software, and quality assurance (QA), not through a ticket queue

• Your work gets validated in the field, not only in continuous integration (CI)

• The platform is still being shaped, so your architecture decisions stick

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗

• Custom kernel patching, configuration, compilation, and lifecycle maintenance across several hardware platforms

• Board support packages and device tree source (DTS) work for new compute and sensor hardware

• The build environment: cross-compilation toolchains, dependency and package management, reproducible images

• Linux networking on the robot: routing, bridges, interfaces, and firewalling with iptables and nftables

• Root-cause analysis on kernel panics, boot failures, and performance bottlenecks using gdb, strace, perf, Valgrind, dmesg, and journalctl

• Automation for software deployment, system validation testing, and routine maintenance

• Technical documentation other engineers actually use

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞

This is five days a week on-site in Philadelphia. No remote, no hybrid, and the role genuinely requires it, because the hardware is in the building. Plenty of the work is unglamorous: a board will not boot, an image will not build, an interface drops under load, and you are the person who finds out why. The bar is high and the technical process is real, including live coding, so come ready to work through problems out loud.

𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦

𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱:

• Strong programming in C++ and Python, plus advanced Bash scripting

• Deep hands-on experience administering and troubleshooting headless Linux from the command line

• Custom Linux kernel work: patching, configuration, compilation, and maintenance

• Source-based or custom distributions such as the Yocto Project, Gentoo, or Arch Linux, alongside Ubuntu or Debian

• Fluency with gdb, strace, dmesg, journalctl, perf, and Valgrind

• Advanced Git and collaborative version control workflows

• Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to document complex system architecture

• Permanent U.S. residency, and the ability to clear standard background checks before and during employment

𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀:

• NVIDIA Jetson architectures, JetPack SDKs, and board support packages

• CMake, Make, or Ninja

• Embedded Linux in CI pipelines with GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins

• Docker or systemd-nspawn for embedded environments

• Low-level hardware interfaces: I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, and DTS modification

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗦

𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀: Annual variable compensation averaging at least 15% of base salary, prorated in your first year

𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆: Included, on top of base and bonus

𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Assessed case by case, based on where you are moving from and family size

𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀: Full medical coverage and a flexible time off policy

𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲: Full-time, on-site in Philadelphia, five days a week

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹: None required. Domestic and international field opportunities exist for engineers who want them.

Apply right here on LinkedIn with your resume and we will reach out to schedule a conversation. That is all we need to get started. Your application is fully private.