Embedded Systems Engineer: Hardware–Software Boundary Innovator

Valinor Enterprises, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary & benefits

Unlimited PTO

Fertility benefits

Job summary

Valinor Reflex in Washington, D.C. seeks an embedded software engineer to own software near the hardware boundary, from board bring-up to Linux driver work and firmware debugging.

You will work across firmware and user-space, building reliable, field-ready systems for a wearable, low-profile optics platform. The role emphasizes hands-on development in C/C++, Python, and Linux, with Yocto-based builds, device drivers, and board integration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in embedded software, firmware, or a related field.
• Strong experience developing low-level software in C/C++.
• Hands-on experience with embedded Linux, board bring-up, BSP development, and device drivers.
• Deep understanding of processors, memory, peripherals, and how software interacts with underlying hardware.
• Ability to debug difficult firmware and system-level problems from first principles.
• Comfortable reading schematics and working closely with electrical and mechanical engineers.
• Experience with common embedded interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, USB, CAN, or similar.
• Ability to contribute outside the firmware layer when needed, including Python and user-space software.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, build-first environment with significant ownership and ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Develop low-level embedded software and firmware in C/C++ and Python.
• Bring up new boards and hardware platforms from initial prototype through reliable operation.
• Develop and debug Linux device drivers, BSPs, and Device Tree configurations.
• Develop, configure, and debug low-level DDR initialization firmware.
• Work closely with electrical engineers to understand schematics, interfaces, pin routing, and how software requirements translate to the circuit board.
• Debug across hardware and software using logs, schematics, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other bench equipment.
• Develop and maintain embedded Linux systems using Yocto or similar build systems.
• Contribute to user-space software, tooling, and Python applications when needed.
• Help shape the embedded architecture as Reflex moves from prototype hardware toward reliable, field-ready systems.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded Linux

Python

Board bring-up

Device drivers

Debug firmware

Tools

Yocto

BSP development

Job description

Valinor Reflex in Washington, D.C. seeks an embedded software engineer to own software near the hardware boundary, from board bring-up to Linux driver work and firmware debugging.

You will work across firmware and user-space, building reliable, field-ready systems for a wearable, low-profile optics platform. The role emphasizes hands-on development in C/C++, Python, and Linux, with Yocto-based builds, device drivers, and board integration.