Principal Embedded Systems Engineer – Yocto & Linux

ALTEN Technology USA; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Career growth opportunities

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead embedded platform software development, focusing on Yocto-based distributions and secure boot/OTA strategies. You will collaborate with hardware, software, and product teams to define platform capabilities and drive robust build systems.

You will own BSP/OS layer architectures, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, and guide security automation while mentoring engineers.

Qualifications

• Strong Yocto experience.
• Embedded Linux platform development expertise.
• Hands-on with Xilinx SoC-based embedded systems (Zynq Zynq UltraScale+ Kria).
• Experience with Yocto, build systems, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid understanding of BSP/OS layers, boot flows, and device security.
• Ability to collaborate in a cross-functional team with hardware, application, and product management stakeholders.

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

Yocto experience

Embedded Linux

C/C++ development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or technically related

Master's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Xilinx SoC-based embedded systems

Docker

GitHub/Gitlab

Atlassian tools (Bitbucket, Jira, Bamboo, Confluence)

Job description

ALTEN Technology USA seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead embedded platform software development, focusing on Yocto-based distributions and secure boot/OTA strategies. You will collaborate with hardware, software, and product teams to define platform capabilities and drive robust build systems.

You will own BSP/OS layer architectures, contribute to CI/CD pipelines, and guide security automation while mentoring engineers.