Lead Embedded Linux Engineer (Yocto)

Lynk Global Inc

Lead Embedded Linux Engineer (Yocto)

Falls Church, VA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Benefits:

    401(k)

    Company parties

    Dental insurance

    Flexible schedule

    Free food & snacks

    Health insurance

    Opportunity for advancement

    Paid time off

    Parental leave

    Relocation bonus

    Stock options plan

    Training & development

    Vision insurance

    Wellness resources

    About Lynk:

    Lynk is the inventor of satellite-direct-to-standard-phone (sat2phone) technology, and has the world’s only commercial license from the FCC to operate a commercial sat2phone system. We are growing rapidly, and our technology will enable all 8 billion people on the planet to stay connected with the existing standard phone in their pocket. Everywhere. No matter what.

    By joining Lynk, you will have the opportunity to directly touch the lives of billions. Your mission will be to bring mobile broadband to billions, pull hundreds of millions out of poverty, and save countless lives.

    Job Summary:

    As a Lead Embedded Linux Engineer at Lynk, you will own the design and development of a custom Linux distribution built with Yocto. You will work with a number of internal stakeholders to: derive requirements, plan and execute the development of the distribution, test the distribution on prototypes in a lab environment, deploy over-the-air updates, and eventually grow a team dedicated to this work.

    We build spacecraft fast! So, the perfect candidate for this role will have significant previous experience designing, developing, and testing software on rapid timelines. We are looking for engineers that enjoy a challenge and have a track record of creative thinking to solve unconventional problems.

    Core Responsibilities:

    Leading the development of Lynk’s custom Linux distribution

    Creating Board Support Packages for existing and new hardware

    Creating and maintaining layers and recipes

    Supporting multiple CPU architectures (ARM, x86, etc.)

    Porting the distribution to new platforms

    Creating tooling to support satellite and telecommunications software engineers

    Designing and implementing mechanisms to support OTA updates on production satellites

    Be the Linux expert (kernel, CPU-architecture, general device-drivers, etc.) on the engineering team

    Working in a small, agile team to manage the software development lifecycle (requirements definition, design, implementation, test, and verification)

    Required Qualifications:

    A Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Software, Electrical, Aerospace, or in a related engineering field

    7+ years of experience building and shipping embedded Linux distributions

    Expert knowledge of C/C++, Git, and Yocto/OpenEmbedded

    Expert knowledge of embedded Linux configuration, development, board support packages, bootloaders, kernel, and drivers

    Experience with root cause analysis, and advanced troubleshooting at the kernel-level

    Experience working with common protocols such as RS-232, SPI, I2C, and CAN

    Experience with hardware-in-the-loop integration and testing

    Demonstrated experience with all phases of the software development life cycle

    Great communication skills and experience working with cross-disciplinary teams

    Ways to stand out:

    Experience with PREEMPT_RT

    Experience developing and testing software for SmallSats / CubeSats

    Experience using CI/CD to produce release artifacts

    Experience with Docker

    Experience creating container images from Yocto artifacts

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