Senior Embedded Linux/Yocto Engineer for Drone OS

Ashton North LLC; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashton North LLC is seeking an hands-on Embedded OS Engineer to own the Ubuntu-based Linux firmware stack for the MK2 drone platform (Qualcomm QRB5165). You will build the OS, keep it secure, and ship it through automated CI/CD pipelines.

This role requires deep work with Yocto/BitBake, headless embedded hardware, and low-level OS internals. You will optimize builds, harden the rootfs, and manage patches across Jenkins-driven pipelines.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building Linux firmware for embedded devices.
• Proficient with Yocto/BitBake and image recipes.
• Experience with headless hardware and limited recovery options.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (bash, Python).

Responsibilities

• Own the Ubuntu-based Linux firmware stack for the MK2 drone platform.
• Maintain and secure the embedded OS, ensure reliability and CI/CD delivery.
• Develop and maintain build recipes, patches, and image configurations.
• Tune and harden rootfs, services, and package management for production.

Skills

Embedded OS

Yocto/BitBake

Linux kernel / embedded Linux

CI/CD pipelines

Jenkins

QEMU

Git

Shell scripting

Tools

Yocto Project

BitBake

QEMU

Jenkins

Git

Systemd

Job description

Ashton North LLC is seeking an hands-on Embedded OS Engineer to own the Ubuntu-based Linux firmware stack for the MK2 drone platform (Qualcomm QRB5165). You will build the OS, keep it secure, and ship it through automated CI/CD pipelines.

This role requires deep work with Yocto/BitBake, headless embedded hardware, and low-level OS internals. You will optimize builds, harden the rootfs, and manage patches across Jenkins-driven pipelines.