Embedded Software Engineer I (Embedded Linux)

Location: Westminster, Colorado, United States; on-site. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees, refugees, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. government authorizations.

Salary: $96,000–$115,000 per year.

Company

Develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms, including active phased array antennas for terrestrial and airborne applications.

What you will do

• Develop and port embedded Linux applications, device drivers, and libraries.
• Configure, customize, and integrate the Linux kernel and embedded bootloaders such as U-Boot.
• Maintain and evolve the Yocto-based Linux build system within a CI/CD pipeline.
• Package and deploy software images for diverse embedded hardware platforms and create tailored Linux distributions.
• Collaborate with firmware, hardware, systems, and FPGA engineers on system integration and performance.
• Participate in design reviews and prepare customer-facing technical documentation and proposals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 0–2 years of professional embedded software development experience.
• Proficiency in C or C++ for embedded systems.
• Experience developing and debugging software on embedded hardware, with an understanding of multithreaded programming and resource-constrained environments.
• Familiarity with version control, issue tracking, peer review workflows, and strong written and verbal communication.
• Eligibility to work on U.S. government-regulated space technology is required.

Nice to have

• Practical experience with Embedded Linux and the Yocto Project.
• Experience with Xilinx SoCs or other microcontroller-based systems.
• Experience with bootloaders, kernel development, and system bring-up.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and practices in embedded environments.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with company stock options.
• Health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability, and retirement benefits.
• Cross-functional collaboration across software, hardware, systems, firmware, and FPGA engineering.
• Opportunities to contribute across the full software lifecycle, from product concept through production and in-orbit support.
• Hands-on, autonomous work in a collaborative engineering environment.