Embedded Linux OS Engineer - Drone Firmware

Connectly Recruiting; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Connectly Recruiting seeks a hands-on Embedded OS Engineer to own the Ubuntu-based Linux firmware stack on a drone platform. You will build, secure, and ship a reliable OS through automated CI/CD, navigating low-level OS internals and headless hardware constraints.

Responsibilities include maintaining Yocto/BitBake build pipelines, crafting .bb recipes, and patch management against BSP sources to ensure upstream integrity. Collaboration with CI/CD and security teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with embedded OS development and Linux-based firmware stacks.
• Comfort navigating low-level OS internals, BitBake, and headless hardware environments.
• Proficient in building secure, reliable firmware and shipping via automated CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the firmware build system (Yocto/BitBake) and image recipes.
• Develop and patch BSP-related sources to avoid modifying upstream code directly.
• Optimize build performance and manage dependencies across Jenkins agents.

Skills

Embedded Linux

Yocto / BitBake

OS hardening / security

CI/CD pipelines

Shell scripting

Tools

QEMU

Systemd

Patch management

Job description

Connectly Recruiting seeks a hands-on Embedded OS Engineer to own the Ubuntu-based Linux firmware stack on a drone platform. You will build, secure, and ship a reliable OS through automated CI/CD, navigating low-level OS internals and headless hardware constraints.

Responsibilities include maintaining Yocto/BitBake build pipelines, crafting .bb recipes, and patch management against BSP sources to ensure upstream integrity. Collaboration with CI/CD and security teams is essential.