Embedded Linux Engineer for Autonomous Systems

Polluxa, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tycho.AI is building autonomous intelligence solutions for unmanned systems and has a strong focus on Linux-based on-board software. The role centers on bringing up custom Linux images, kernels, drivers, and device trees for high-performance autonomy hardware.

You will contribute to security features, performance tuning, and CI-driven automation, collaborating with hardware teams on board bring-up and debugging tasks.

Qualifications

• Embedded Linux experience and kernel bring-up required.
• Strong C/C++ and kernel-space/user-space knowledge.
• Hands-on debugging with hardware interfaces (PCIe, USB, MIPI).

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain custom Linux images for on-board autonomy computers, including bootloader, kernel, and root filesystem configuration.
• Configure, customize, and patch the Linux kernel, develop custom device drivers, and manage device trees for target hardware.
• Implement system security features and optimize memory, boot time, and CPU utilization.
• Build automation scripts and test frameworks in Python or Bash, and integrate them with CI.

Skills

Embedded Linux development

C/C++ programming

Linux kernel architecture

Device tree bring-up

Debugging & bring-up

Education

Bachelor's or higher in CS/CE/EE

Tools

Git

Jenkins

GDB

JTAG

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

Job description

Tycho.AI is building autonomous intelligence solutions for unmanned systems and has a strong focus on Linux-based on-board software. The role centers on bringing up custom Linux images, kernels, drivers, and device trees for high-performance autonomy hardware.

You will contribute to security features, performance tuning, and CI-driven automation, collaborating with hardware teams on board bring-up and debugging tasks.