Sr. Embedded Hardware Engineer (Embedded Linux)

Location: Hybrid in Reston, Virginia, with a minimum of 3 days per week in the Reston HQ office.

Salary: $140,000–$150,000 per year, plus potential bonuses and additional incentives.

Company

hirify.global delivers technology services and video intelligence solutions for federal and defense customers.

What you will do

• Own edge capture devices from board bring-up and on-device software through field-ready physical form factors.
• Configure embedded Linux platforms, including flashing, kernel and device tree configuration, camera enablement, and driver troubleshooting.
• Build synchronized video, audio, and sensor-data capture pipelines with local buffering and store-and-forward delivery for unreliable connectivity.
• Integrate depth and stereo cameras, IMUs, GNSS receivers, and other sensors, including calibration and timestamp synchronization.
• Turn development kits and COTS components into fieldable units while addressing enclosure, mounting, power, and thermal constraints.
• Produce bills of materials, assembly instructions, test procedures, and technical presentations or reports.

Requirements

• Strong experience with embedded Linux on ARM-based systems, including NVIDIA Jetson platforms, device trees, and CSI cameras.
• At least 5 years of hands-on C, C++, and Python development for resource-constrained devices.
• Experience deploying edge systems that capture and manage sensor or media data in real-world or field environments.
• Expertise with GStreamer, V4L2, hardware-accelerated H.264/H.265 encoding, and RTSP or WebRTC transport.
• Experience delivering media and telemetry to cloud services through object storage, resumable or chunked uploads, and retry workflows.
• Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance and verify eligibility to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience with power budgeting, battery systems, and thermal management in compact devices.
• Experience working independently in an innovation environment with evolving requirements and shifting priorities.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Paid time off, holidays, parental leave, and dependent care support.
• Flexible work arrangements, professional development, training, and certification opportunities.
• Employee assistance and wellness programs.