Device & Embedded Systems Architect

Torque Technologies LLC; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Torque Technologies LLC is seeking a Device & Embedded Systems Architect to lead the reference architecture for edge devices and the Android-based device platform. The role focuses on HAL customization, system services, security hardening, and OTA/firmware framework design for scalable product lines.

The ideal candidate brings 12+ years in software engineering with deep Android expertise, embedded Linux, and experience shaping device telemetry, cloud ingestion, and cross-team architectural

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years of software engineering with 5+ years in embedded systems or mobile platform engineering.
• Deep hands-on Android platform development experience including AOSP customization, system app development, HAL implementation, and platform security.
• Strong knowledge of device management concepts and hands-on experience with MDM/EMM platforms at scale.
• Experience architecting embedded telemetry systems and integration with cloud ingestion pipelines.
• Proficiency with embedded Linux, kernel modules, device trees, and hardware bring-up concepts.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the reference architecture for all device endpoints across brands, ensuring security and scalability.
• Lead architectural design of the Android-based device platform, including HAL customizations and security hardening.
• Establish firmware/embedded software architecture standards and OTA update framework design.
• Design telemetry systems balancing data richness with network constraints and enterprise data pipelines.
• Produce clear architecture documentation and influence engineering decisions across teams.

Skills

Android platform development

Embedded systems

Device software architecture

Security hardening

Telemetry systems design

Embedded Linux

Platform documentation

Tools

libchromeos-update-engine

RAUC

Job description

Position: Device & Embedded Systems Architect

Location: Remote

Long Term

Qualifications Required:

12-15+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5 years focused on embedded systems, device software, or mobile platform engineering.

Deep, hands-on expertise in Android platform development—AOSP customization, system app development, HAL implementation, and platform security (dm-verity, SELinux policies, Verified Boot).

Strong knowledge of device management concepts and hands-on experience with MDM/EMM platforms at scale (e.g., Android Enterprise, VMware Workspace ONE, Canonical Landscape, or similar).

Experience architecting embedded telemetry systems—protocol selection (MQTT, CoAP, HTTPS), edge buffering, and integration with cloud ingestion pipelines.

Proficiency with embedded Linux, kernel modules, device trees, and low-level hardware bring-up concepts.

Demonstrated ability to produce clear, actionable architecture documentation and influence engineering decisions across teams.

Preferred:

8+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5 years focused on embedded systems, device software, or mobile platform engineering.

Deep, hands-on expertise in Android platform development—AOSP customization, system app development, HAL implementation, and platform security (dm-verity, SELinux policies, Verified Boot).

Strong knowledge of device management concepts and hands-on experience with MDM/EMM platforms at scale (e.g., Android Enterprise, VMware Workspace ONE, Canonical Landscape, or similar).

Experience architecting embedded telemetry systems—protocol selection (MQTT, CoAP, HTTPS), edge buffering, and integration with cloud ingestion pipelines.

Proficiency with embedded Linux, kernel modules, device trees, and low-level hardware bring-up concepts.

Demonstrated ability to produce clear, actionable architecture documentation and influence engineering decisions across teams.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Architecture & Design

Define and own the reference architecture for all device endpoints across ClearCaptions and ClearWellness, ensuring consistency, security, and scalability across brands.

Lead architectural design of the Android-based device platform including HAL customizations, system services, inter-process communication patterns, and security hardening.

Establish firmware and embedded software architecture standards: bootloader configuration, recovery partitions, secure enclave usage, and hardware abstraction layers.

Design the OTA update framework from scratch or evaluate and adapt open-source solutions (e.g., libchromeos-update-engine, RAUC) to meet ClearCaptions' reliability and scale requirements.

Architect device telemetry systems that balance data richness with network constraints, defining schemas and ingestion patterns that plug into enterprise data pipelines.