About this role
- Impulse Space is seeking a Embedded Linux Software Engineer to develop and maintain the foundational software stack that powers our avionics platforms.
- This role requires deep expertise in embedded Linux, low-level hardware/software integration, and platform engineering practices to ensure secure, reliable, and maintainable systems.
- Linux Distribution Development: Build, configure, and maintain a Yocto-based Linux distribution for custom avionics hardware.
- Manage kernel configuration, system services, and integration of middleware components.
- Board Bring-Up & Hardware Integration: Perform initial board bring-up of avionics computers.
- Debug hardware/software integration issues across CPU, memory, and peripheral subsystems.
- Driver Development & Debugging: Develop, port, and maintain Linux device drivers for sensors, communication buses, and memory devices.
- Debug kernel-space and user-space interactions using hardware debuggers and tracing tools.
- Platform Engineering & System Hardening: Implement secure boot and code signing for flight-critical binaries.
- Configure and manage router certificates and other cryptographic assets.
- Apply Linux security frameworks such as AppArmor and SELinux for mandatory access control.
- Design and maintain OTA update infrastructure with rollback/A-B partitioning support.
- Manage system configuration, startup scripts, and fault-tolerant resource allocation.