Hiring: Edge Operating System Engineer Company: Singularity Defense Location: Gardena, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 12:17:16 Target Skills & Keywords : Embedded Systems, Linux, Python, Rust, Shell About the job Experience: •5+ years of experience building or maintaining embedded Linux systems (Yocto, Buildroot, NixOS, or similar) Required Skills: •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 Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field •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 •Applied hands-on capability in NVIDIA Jetson platforms, including GPU and camera stack integration •Advanced degree or research experience in operating systems, embedded systems, or security •Operational 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 •To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C.1157, or (iv) Asylum under 8 U.S.C.1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!