Senior Embedded Engineer (Yocto / Secure Boot)

DigiTech Search Ltd; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DigiTech Search Ltd in Switzerland is seeking a Senior Embedded Engineer to take a board from evaluation kit through a dependable embedded Linux platform. You will own the hardware bring-up, contribute to the Yocto-based Linux distribution, and work closely with the hardware team to drive a greenfield project forward.

You will design and debug kernel components, drivers, and boot processes, while collaborating with software and hardware engineers to ensure robust and scalable performance for a

Qualifications

• Strong embedded C and low-level systems programming experience.
• Experience bringing new boards from first boot to stable state.
• Experience with Yocto Project.

Responsibilities

• Bring up a new custom hardware platform from first boot to stable operation.
• Build and maintain the embedded Linux distribution and a clean, reproducible Yocto environment.
• Develop and debug Linux kernel components, device drivers, board support and low-level embedded C.
• Work directly with hardware engineers to isolate faults across schematics, silicon, firmware and software.
• Shape technical decisions for a greenfield product rather than inheriting a finished platform.
• Collaborate with a close cross-functional engineering team.

Skills

Embedded C

Linux kernel

Yocto

Hardware bring-up

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Git

Make

GDB

Job description

Join a scaling international business building a new hardware platform for communications.

Due to growth we are recruiting a Senior Embedded Engineer who wants to take a board from evaluation kit and early electronics through a dependable embedded Linux platform.

What you will own

• Bring up a new custom hardware platform, from first boot and early diagnostics through stable operation.
• Build and maintain the embedded Linux distribution and a clean, reproducible Yocto environment.
• Develop and debug Linux kernel components, device drivers, board support and low-level embedded C.
• Work directly with hardware engineers to isolate faults across schematics, silicon, firmware and software.
• Shape technical decisions for a greenfield product rather than inheriting a finished platform.
• Collaborate with a close cross-functional engineering team

Must-haves

• Strong embedded C and low-level systems programming experience.
• Evidence of bringing new boards or hardware platforms from first boot to a stable state.
• Yocto

Why consider it

• You would join at the point where electronics and requirements are still taking shape, while an evaluation kit means useful work can begin immediately in a greenfields role
• The remit combines deep technical ownership with product influence, close access to the hardware team, and visible impact on a mission-critical platform.
• The environment is flat, international and cross-disciplinary, with structured onboarding and a dedicated mentor.