Embedded Real-Time Linux Engineer (Defense)

L3Harris Technologies; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Salt Lake City seeks a BSP software engineer to join our embedded real-time team. You will work close to hardware, drivers, boot code, RTOS, and platform integration to support current and next‑generation military communications software.

Responsibilities include configuring U-boot and Linux, rootfs, device trees, and the Linux boot process, plus writing BASH scripts. A Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years or a graduate degree with 2+ years is typical; DoD clearance or

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant embedded software experience.
• Graduate degree with 2+ years of related experience considered.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum 8 years of related experience accepted.

Responsibilities

• Configuring and patching U-boot and Linux for an embedded system.
• Configuring the root file system for an embedded system.
• Configuring Linux device trees for target hardware.
• Linux boot process on an embedded system.
• BASH scripting for automation and tooling.

Skills

C++

Embedded software

RTOS

Linux kernel

Device drivers

JTAG

Board bring-up

Debugging hardware

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

8 years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

PetaLinux

Yocto

VxWorks

Buildroot

Busybox

JTAG

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Salt Lake City seeks a BSP software engineer to join our embedded real-time team. You will work close to hardware, drivers, boot code, RTOS, and platform integration to support current and next‑generation military communications software.

Responsibilities include configuring U-boot and Linux, rootfs, device trees, and the Linux boot process, plus writing BASH scripts. A Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years or a graduate degree with 2+ years is typical; DoD clearance or