Senior Embedded Linux Engineer: Space-Edge DMA & SoC

Axiom Space; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Axiom Space is seeking a Senior Embedded Linux Software Engineer to design and implement high-performance DMA drivers and kernel components for FPGA interfaces, collaborating with hardware teams on SoC constraints for edge computing platforms.

The role emphasizes Linux kernel development, DMA Engine API, and embedded networking, with unit/integration tests and documentation, in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment at the frontier of space technology.

Qualifications

• 5+ years embedded Linux software in production environments.
• Expert proficiency in C programming, Linux kernel architecture, and kernel driver development.
• Experience designing DMA platform drivers (scatter-gather, cyclic, memory-to-memory).
• Strong understanding of SoC architectures (AXI, AHB, APB) and memory hierarchies.
• Embedded networking expertise (TCP/IP, UDP) for edge/IoT platforms.
• Device tree, HALs, and hardware-software integration experience.
• Realtime systems, deterministic software and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Linux-based DMA platform drivers for FPGA interfaces.
• Architect, implement, and optimize low-level kernel drivers that interface directly with FPGA hardware.
• Collaborate with hardware engineering teams to optimize software performance within SoC constraints.
• Develop, implement, and tune embedded networking stacks for edge computing platforms.
• Diagnose and resolve hardware-software integration issues using test/debug tools.
• Contribute to Linux kernel upstream development and maintain internal patches.
• Develop and execute unit, integration, and performance tests; document APIs and architectures.

Skills

C programming

Linux kernel

DMA drivers

SoC architectures

Embedded networking

Device tree

RT systems

Kernel debugging

Job description

Axiom Space is seeking a Senior Embedded Linux Software Engineer to design and implement high-performance DMA drivers and kernel components for FPGA interfaces, collaborating with hardware teams on SoC constraints for edge computing platforms.

The role emphasizes Linux kernel development, DMA Engine API, and embedded networking, with unit/integration tests and documentation, in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment at the frontier of space technology.