Senior Embedded Linux Software Engineer

Chatsworth Products; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Chatsworth Products seeks an experienced embedded software engineer to design, implement, and optimize software for Linux-based embedded products. You will work across design, analysis, validation, and documentation of both standard and custom software offerings.

Responsibilities include leading architecture decisions, configuring Buildroot/Yocto toolchains, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure robust, secure, and scalable software solutions for

Qualifications

• Develops software in C/C++ for embedded Linux OS based products per the release process.
• Translates product requirements into OS configurations and software implementations.
• Leads analysis, design, and development; acts as technical SME on software products.

Responsibilities

• Develops software in C, C++, or other selected languages for embedded Linux OS based products and/or applications in accordance with the software development methodology and release process.
• Translate product-level functional requirements into operating system configurations, package selections, and application-layer software implementation requirements.
• Lead the analysis, design, and development on projects and be the technical subject matter expert on software products under development.
• Optimize software system architecture for the best balance of resource utilization, run-time performance, and future maintainability.
• Develop, configure, build, and maintain embedded Linux OS environments using Buildroot, including package selection, dependency management, and integration of libraries, utilities, runtime daemons, and system services.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded Linux

Buildroot

Yocto

Makefile-based build systems

Git

Python

ARM-based embedded hardware

U-Boot

Device tree

Linux kernel configuration

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent

Tools

Git

Jenkins

Buildroot tooling

Yocto

AI-assisted tooling (GitHub Copilot/Claude Code)

Job description

Chatsworth Products seeks an experienced embedded software engineer to design, implement, and optimize software for Linux-based embedded products. You will work across design, analysis, validation, and documentation of both standard and custom software offerings.

Responsibilities include leading architecture decisions, configuring Buildroot/Yocto toolchains, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure robust, secure, and scalable software solutions for