Embedded Linux Engineer – Hardware-Software Frontier

Chariot Defense Inc.; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits - company-sponsored plans

Job summary

Chariot Defense Inc. in California is seeking an Embedded Linux Engineer to own the software stack from ground up, bootlining a custom board and keeping Linux running reliably in the field.

You will lead board bring-up, bootloader/kernel configuration, and driver integration across Amphora and future products, collaborating with firmware and hardware teams to ensure robust, maintainable platforms in defense environments.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• 3+ years building and shipping embedded Linux on custom hardware.
• Proven board bring-up experience from powered-off to reliably booting.
• Hands-on with the boot chain: bootloader, kernel configuration, drivers, and device tree.
• Fluent in C/C++ and the embedded Linux toolchain (cross-compilation, JTAG, serial debug).
• Exposure to embedded communication interfaces (CAN, SPI, I2C, UART) at the OS and driver level.

Responsibilities

• Board bring-up on freshly fabricated carrier boards and power-up testing.
• Configure bootloader and Linux kernel for hardware.
• Develop device drivers and device tree for custom peripherals.
• Build and deploy OS images with Nix/NixOS and ensure safe updates.
• Configure on-device networking and system services.
• Collaborate with firmware and hardware teams across the stack.
• Ensure reliability and maintainability in fielded units.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded Linux

Board bring-up

Cross-compilation

JTAG/Serial Debug

CAN/SPI/I2C/UART

Education

BS in CS or ECE

Tools

Nix/NixOS

Yocto

Ansible

Rust

Job description

Chariot Defense Inc. in California is seeking an Embedded Linux Engineer to own the software stack from ground up, bootlining a custom board and keeping Linux running reliably in the field.

You will lead board bring-up, bootloader/kernel configuration, and driver integration across Amphora and future products, collaborating with firmware and hardware teams to ensure robust, maintainable platforms in defense environments.