Embedded Linux Platform Engineer for Real-Time Robotics

AeroVect Technologies Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVect Technologies Inc. is seeking a Platform Engineer to own the reliability, performance, and scalability of the software foundation powering our autonomous ground vehicle fleet.

You will manage Ubuntu‑based OS images, middleware, and ROS 2 interfaces across multi‑sensor stacks, enabling perception and autonomy teams to push safe, production‑ready capabilities. Responsibilities include building real-time Linux distributions, tuning ROS 2, driver development for LiDAR/cameras, CI/CD for

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience developing or maintaining Linux-based embedded or robotics platforms.
• Deep knowledge of Ubuntu or Linux systems, including package management, systemd, networking, and kernel configuration.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python; experience writing or debugging kernel modules and user-space drivers.
• Hands‑on experience with ROS 1 or ROS 2 in a production or research setting.
• Familiarity with common communication buses and protocols (USB, Ethernet, CAN, PCIe, SPI, I2C).
• Strong grasp of real-time performance tuning, profiling tools (perf, eBPF, tracing), and resource‑constrained optimization.
• Experience with Git, Docker/OCI containers, and automated build systems (Yocto, Buildroot, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain custom Ubuntu/Linux distributions tailored for real‑time, safety‑critical autonomous vehicle workloads.
• Optimize and tune ROS 2 DDS middleware for low‑latency, high‑throughput multi‑sensor data flows.
• Develop, integrate, and maintain kernel modules and user‑space drivers for LiDARs, cameras, radars, GNSS/INS, CAN, and other vehicle interfaces.
• Maintain and expand the network interfaces of the system.
• Implement observability and logging solutions to monitor system health, performance, and resource utilization in both lab and field deployments.
• Collaborate with autonomy, perception, and controls engineers to profile CPU/GPU usage and remove bottlenecks across the stack.
• Harden the platform for production by applying security patches, enforcing secure boot, and implementing OTA update pipelines.
• Own CI/CD pipelines for OS images and driver packages; automate build, test, and deployment processes.
• Provide on‑call support for platform components during field trials and customer pilots.
• Contribute to technical documentation and best‑practice guidelines for internal and external developers.

Skills

Linux‑based embedded

C/C++

Python

ROS 2

Real‑time tuning

Git

Docker/OCI

Yocto/Buildroot

Kernel modules

CI/CD

Tools

Docker

Git

Yocto/Buildroot

GStreamer

ptp4l

NVIDIA Jetson

Job description

AeroVect Technologies Inc. is seeking a Platform Engineer to own the reliability, performance, and scalability of the software foundation powering our autonomous ground vehicle fleet.

You will manage Ubuntu‑based OS images, middleware, and ROS 2 interfaces across multi‑sensor stacks, enabling perception and autonomy teams to push safe, production‑ready capabilities. Responsibilities include building real-time Linux distributions, tuning ROS 2, driver development for LiDAR/cameras, CI/CD for