Platform Engineer for Embedded Development at ART Lab

11 hours ago

San Mateo, CA, USAMid Level / Senior

Responsibilities

Customize and optimize Linux distributions for NVIDIA Jetson-based compute platforms for performance, power efficiency, and reliability.
Configure and integrate Jetson systems from bootloaders through kernel modules to meet hardware and software requirements.
Design and implement OTA update infrastructure with rollback, delta updates, and failure recovery.
Collaborate with electrical engineers on board bring-up, driver integration, and hardware-software performance optimization.
Build hardware-in-the-loop test automation, on-device logging and diagnostics, and fleet health monitoring.
Create developer tooling and workflows for AI and robotics engineers to build, test, and deploy platform software.
Implement secure boot, device authentication, software lockdown, and other embedded-system security measures.

3–5+ years of experience in embedded Linux development or platform engineering.
Deep knowledge of Linux system internals, including kernel configuration, device drivers, boot processes, and system services.
Strong C/C++ and Python skills.
Experience working with embedded hardware platforms and debugging from bootloader through the application layer.
Ability to work independently, take ownership of complex problems, and operate in ambiguous environments.
Based in or willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area.
Preferred experience includes NVIDIA Jetson platforms, OTA update systems, remote device management, consumer electronics, robotics, IoT devices, Docker, orchestration, edge computing frameworks, real-time systems, RTOS, custom Linux distributions, BSP development, power management, thermal considerations, and hardware constraints.

10,000+ employees