Senior Embedded Software Engineer – Linux, SoC, Hardware Integration

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Senior Embedded Software Engineer bridging custom hardware and application software in fast-paced R&D environment. Transforming new hardware concepts into modular, mission-ready capabilities.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeWichita • Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

LinuxPythonRTOS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Bring up embedded Linux on SoCs and custom hardware platforms.
Build and maintain BSPs, including U-Boot, device trees, kernel configuration, and hardware enablement.
Integrate FPGA fabric, ASICs, accelerators, PCIe devices, DMA engines, and other custom peripherals.
Create drivers, user-space interfaces, and hardware abstraction layers for memory-mapped hardware.
Enable high-throughput, low-latency data movement using DMA, PCIe, AXI or similar interconnects, shared memory, interrupts, and cache-aware buffers.
Turn register maps and board controls into clean interfaces that application teams can use.
Work hands-on with hardware, FPGA, RF, DSP, and application engineers to debug new boards and integration issues.
Use schematics, datasheets, timing diagrams, and lab tools to solve hardware/software problems.
Develop bare-metal or RTOS firmware for microcontrollers as needed.
Support lab, field, and test-range validation of cUAS, RF sensor, and multi-sensor platforms.
Keep bring-up notes, driver documentation, integration guides, and test plans clear and current.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Eligible to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance - U.S. Citizenship required.
B.S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of embedded software experience with custom hardware, SoCs, board bring-up, or related systems.
Strong C/C++ for embedded systems; comfortable with Python, Bash, or similar scripting.
Embedded Linux bring-up experience on ARM-based SoCs, FPGA SoCs, or heterogeneous platforms.
BSP experience with U-Boot or similar bootloaders, device trees, kernel configuration, Yocto, and/or PetaLinux.
Experience integrating memory-mapped hardware using Linux drivers, user-space frameworks, VFIO/UIO, mmap, or similar approaches.
Working knowledge of DMA, PCIe, AXI or similar buses, interrupts, IPC, IOMMU/SMMU, cache coherency, and physical/virtual addressing.
Ability to read schematics and troubleshoot hands-on with hardware designers.
Clear communicator who documents decisions and works well across engineering disciplines.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

embedded LinuxBSPsU-Bootdevice treeskernel configurationFPGAC/C++PythonBashRTOS firmware

Soft Skills

clear communicatordocumentationcollaboration

Certifications

U.S. Security Clearance