Senior Embedded Linux Engineer Engineering Dresden, Germany

Xneural GmbH; Dresden; Híbrido; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Ownership of sensor platform

Hybrid work model in Dresden

Direct collaboration with founders

Descripción de la vacante

Xneural GmbH in Dresden is seeking a Senior Embedded Linux Engineer to own the Linux platform on radar sensor nodes, handling hardware bring-up on custom PCBs, production firmware, secure OTA updates, and long-term maintenance. You will collaborate with hardware, radar signal processing, AI, and cloud teams, setting the embedded software architecture as the platform scales.

The role offers ownership and exposure to radar, embedded Linux, AI, and cloud tech, with a flexible hybrid work model in

Formación

• 7+ years of hands-on embedded Linux development experience.
• Strong expertise with the Yocto Project and Linux BSP development on ARM Cortex-A based systems.
• Solid C skills, plus working proficiency in Python, C++, or Rust.

Responsabilidades

• Lead embedded Linux bring-up on custom ARM hardware.
• Develop and maintain Yocto-based distributions and BSPs including bootloaders, kernel config, and device trees.
• Design secure device platforms with secure boot, firmware signing, and robust OTA with rollback.
• Design debugging, logging, and remote diagnostics infrastructure.
• Collaborate to design reproducible build environments and CI/CD pipelines for embedded software.
• Define embedded software architecture and mentor engineers as the team grows.

Conocimientos

Embedded Linux

C

C++

Rust

Python

Secure boot/firmware signing

CI/CD

Debugging hardware/software

Git

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Herramientas

Yocto Project

Linux BSP

ARM Cortex-A

Device tree

OTA updates

U-Boot

RAUC / SWUpdate

Mender

Descripción del empleo

We do not accept unsolicited profiles from recruiters or staffing agencies.

Xneural develops next-generation airspace surveillance systems thatprotect civil and critical infrastructure, based on distributed radar sensorsand cloud-based AI perception. Our mission is to make the lower airspacevisible through Drone Detection as a Service deployed on existingtelecommunications infrastructure.

We are building a highly scalable radar perception platform capable ofdetecting, tracking, and classifying airborne objects in complexreal-world environments.

Role Overview

As our Senior Embedded Linux Engineer, you own the Linux platform on our radar sensor nodes:hardware bring-up on custom PCBs, production firmware, secure OTA updates, and long-termmaintenance. You work with the hardware, radar signal processing, AI, and cloud engineers, and youset the embedded software architecture as the sensor platform scales.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead embedded Linux bring-up on custom ARM-based hardware platforms
• Develop and maintain Yocto-based Linux distributions and BSPs including bootloaders,kernel configuration, device trees, and peripheral drivers
• Design and implement secure device platforms, including secure boot, firmware signing, androbust OTA update mechanisms with rollback support
• Design debugging, logging, and remote diagnostics infrastructure
• Work with the team to design reproducible build environments and CI/CD pipelines for embeddedsoftware development
• Define embedded software architecture and provide technical leadership, driving best practicesand mentoring engineers as the team grows

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on embedded Linux development experience (a degree in Electrical Engineering,Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is welcome, though equivalentpractical experience counts just as much)
• Strong expertise with the Yocto Project and Linux BSP development on ARM Cortex-A based systems
• Solid C skills, plus working proficiency in at least one of Python, C++, or Rust
• Knowledge of embedded Linux security: secure boot, firmware signing, and system hardening
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, and reproducible software builds
• Ability to debug hardware/software interactions using laboratory equipment

Nice to Have

• Experience with radar systems, RF engineering, DSP, or signal processing
• Experience with heterogeneous SoCs combining Linux and RTOS environments
• Familiarity with FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or similar RTOS
• Contributions to open-source projects (Linux Kernel, Yocto, U-Boot, RAUC, SWUpdate, Mender)
• Experience mentoring engineers and growing technical teams
• German language skills are beneficial but not required

What We Offer

• Ownership of the embedded platform on every sensor node we ship
• Work on radar, embedded Linux, AI, and cloud technology
• Direct collaboration with experienced founders and industry experts
• Short decision paths and high individual ownership
• Flexible hybrid working model with time in our Dresden office and lab
• Links to relevant projects, publications, or GitHub profile (optional)