Realtime Embedded Linux Engineer — Autonomous Medical Robotics (Hybrid)

Vitestro; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary including pension

25 days of annual leave

Hybrid work model

Home base in Utrecht

Team events and training budget

Job summary

Vitestro in Utrecht develops the Aletta Autonomous Robotic Phlebotomy Device, an embedded system marrying software and hardware to enable autonomous blood draws. The Embedded Engineer role focuses on real-time Linux, high-precision performance, and robust OS-level integration.

You will work on the heart of the device, profiling, debugging, and driving improvements across the software stack, while collaborating with hardware, firmware, and product teams.

Qualifications

• Real-time embedded Linux and networked subsystems expertise.
• Embedded C/C++ development proficiency.
• Experience profiling and debugging on Linux.
• Knowledge of automated performance testing and regression detection.
• Understanding of software update and patching mechanisms for large software artifacts.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex system-level issues.
• Comfortable working across application software, operating systems, and hardware.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the real-time embedded Linux platform at the heart of the Vitestro device.
• Improve OS and networked subsystems and take ownership of embedded software backlog.
• Build a nightly testing pipeline that runs performance tests and reveals regressions before release.
• Debug and perform root-cause analysis of complex issues, enabling faster field support.
• Contribute to tooling and processes that facilitate diagnosing problems in development and in the field.

Skills

Real-time embedded Linux

C/C++ development

Profiling & debugging

Automated performance testing

Software update mechanisms

System-level troubleshooting

Cross-domain collaboration

Tools

CAN bus

EtherCAT

AWS IoT Core

Job description

Vitestro in Utrecht develops the Aletta Autonomous Robotic Phlebotomy Device, an embedded system marrying software and hardware to enable autonomous blood draws. The Embedded Engineer role focuses on real-time Linux, high-precision performance, and robust OS-level integration.

You will work on the heart of the device, profiling, debugging, and driving improvements across the software stack, while collaborating with hardware, firmware, and product teams.