Edge Operating System Engineer

United States·Gardenamid

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Key Responsibilities

Own image lifecycle for our flight computers, from hardware bring-up to mission deployment Build secure, minimal, reproducible NixOS configurations for NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX Optimize performance,

Requirements Summary

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field 5+ years of experience building or maintaining embedded Linux systems (Yocto, Buildroot, NixOS,

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Responsibilities

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→Own image lifecycle for our flight computers, from hardware bring-up to mission deployment
→Build secure, minimal, reproducible NixOS configurations for NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX
→Optimize performance, boot time, and reliability for mission-critical deployments
→Integrate low-level software components (GStreamer, CUDA, GPU drivers, telemetry, real-time threads) into a cohesive system
→Work closely with flight software and GNC teams to support real-time, multi-process workloads
→Develop secure update mechanisms, sandboxing, and observability tools for edge devices in hostile environments
→Lead debugging and performance analysis efforts across user space, kernel space, and hardware interfaces
→Contribute to devops and CI pipelines for embedded Linux builds and simulation environments

Requirements

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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field
5+ years of experience building or maintaining embedded Linux systems (Yocto, Buildroot, NixOS, or similar)
Deep familiarity with Linux internals: systemd, udev, bootloaders (e.g., U-Boot), networking, filesystems
Fluency in shell scripting and programming in Python, Rust, or C
Hands-on experience with NVIDIA Jetson platforms, including GPU and camera stack integration
Experience debugging kernel-space and user-space issues on embedded targets

Advanced degree or research experience in operating systems, embedded systems, or security
Experience using Nix/NixOS in production for embedded or robotics systems
Familiarity with secure boot, TPMs, cryptographic key management, and OTA update systems
Knowledge of CUDA, GStreamer, or other high-performance Linux subsystems
Prior work on autonomous systems, aerospace, or other safety-critical domains
Contributions to open source operating systems or Nix community projects

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