Lead Embedded OS Engineer: Secure Linux & CI/CD

Medtronic; Lafayette (CO); On-site; USD 153,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Principal Software Engineer – Embedded OS to lead OS layer development across Capital Products. You will work with the Embedded Platforms Team to deliver robust, secure embedded software across multiple products.

The role focuses on building Yocto-based Linux distributions, BSPs, hypervisors, and secure boot/in OTA mechanisms, while collaborating with hardware and product management in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or technically related and 7+ years of software development experience
• Master’s Degree in Engineering or technically related and 5+ years of software development experience
• PhD with 3 years of software development experience
• Strong experience in Yocto
• Strong experience embedded Linux platform development
• Hands-on experience with Xilinx SoC-based embedded systems (AMD Zynq 7000 series / Zynq UltraScale+, Kria SOM)
• Experience with Yocto, build systems, and CI/CD pipelines
• Solid understanding of BSP and OS layers, boot flows, and device security
• Ability to collaborate in a cross-functional team with hardware, application, and product management stakeholders
• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies (Scrum)
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain embedded platform software and build infrastructure
• Create and support Yocto-based embedded Linux distributions
• Create CI/CD pipelines integrated with security automation tools
• Develop and maintain BSP software, including hypervisors and device drivers
• Support networking security, secure boot, and OTA update mechanisms
• Collaborate with product teams to define platform capabilities
• Develop and document software engineering policies and procedures
• Act as primary Platforms POC with program leads and other stakeholders

Skills

Embedded OS development

Debugging & problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Security awareness

CI/CD mindset

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or technically related

Master’s Degree in Engineering or technically related

PhD in Engineering or technically related

Tools

Yocto

Embedded Linux

BSP & OS layers

Hypervisors

Device drivers

CI/CD pipelines

Docker & Artifactory

Python

Bash

GNU Make

GitHub/Gitlab

Jira/Bamboo/Confluence/Bitbucket

Networking security

Job description

Medtronic is seeking a Principal Software Engineer – Embedded OS to lead OS layer development across Capital Products. You will work with the Embedded Platforms Team to deliver robust, secure embedded software across multiple products.

The role focuses on building Yocto-based Linux distributions, BSPs, hypervisors, and secure boot/in OTA mechanisms, while collaborating with hardware and product management in a dynamic environment.