Embedded Linux BSP Engineer (Robotics)

Location: On-site in Munich, Metzingen/Riederich, or Zurich

Company

hirify.global develops current and next-generation robot platforms, including cobots, mobile manipulators, humanoids, quadrupeds, and shared compute units.

What you will do

• Own the operating system, kernel, and board-support layer for robot control and communication platforms.
• Develop and maintain real-time Linux platforms using co-kernel and kernel-preemption approaches, including scheduling policies and interrupt-latency budgets for kHz-class control and high-rate state-estimation loops.
• Bring up SOM hardware and develop Yocto BSPs across robot platform revisions, covering boot flow, kernel configuration, device trees, drivers, and hands-on debugging on real hardware.
• Maintain Yocto layers, recipes, and images for development, validation, and release, and evaluate migrations across SoCs and board variants.
• Perform WCET analysis and review cycle timing with the RT Communication Bus engineer at the OS/fieldbus boundary.
• Integrate kernel-level safety functions, automate build/flash/test workflows, and maintain technical documentation and traceability for controlled changes.

Requirements

• Embedded Linux BSP engineering experience with hands-on Yocto/OpenEmbedded work on production hardware.
• Hands-on experience patching and tuning real-time Linux kernels, including SCHED_FIFO/RR, priorities, CPU affinity, and interrupt paths.
• Working knowledge of WCET analysis methodology and tooling such as OTAWA, Chronos, or equivalent vendor tools.
• Strong C and C++ skills at the kernel/driver boundary, device-tree authoring, and practical scripting for engineering workflows.
• Experience with ARM SoCs using multi-cluster configurations such as Cortex-A and Cortex-R, or comparable platforms.
• Collaborative working style with shared design, constructive code review, proactive communication, and reliable coordination across hardware, communications, and safety disciplines.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• EtherCAT familiarity for OS/fieldbus-boundary reviews of WCET budgets and cycle timing.
• Exposure to functional safety practices such as ISO 26262, IEC 61508, or ISO 10218, including documentation, evidence, and review cycles; certification sign-off is not required.
• Experience with PTP/IEEE 1588 hardware timestamping at the kernel network-driver level.
• Background in robotics, motion control, or industrial automation with strict timing requirements.
• Interest in expanding responsibilities as the platform team grows.

Culture & Benefits

• Agile working environment with flat hierarchies and opportunities to shape technical topics.
• Flexible working hours.
• 30 days of vacation.
• Corporate benefits program and company events.
• Opportunity to contribute ideas and drive them forward within a collaborative engineering team.