Senior Embedded Linux/Yocto Engineer — IoT Gateway

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group

Westford (MA)

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

7 hours ago

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Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group seeks a Senior Embedded Linux / Yocto Engineer to migrate the IoT gateway from Yocto 3.7 to 5.0 and continue ongoing gateway development. The role involves hands-on kernel/driver work, BSP stabilization, and image build/validation for an ARM-based Linux platform, with Python/C applications communicating via MQTT.

You will participate in agile ceremonies in a hybrid environment and contribute to application porting and integration with the Yocto BSP.

Qualifications

7+ years of embedded Linux development experience.
Strong hands-on experience with Linux kernel, U-Boot, BSP, and driver development.
Strong Yocto Project / OpenEmbedded expertise, including recipe authoring, layer creation, custom BSP development, and multi-version migration.
Proficiency in Python and C for embedded application development and debugging.
Experience with device tree authoring and debugging for ARM-based platforms.

Responsibilities

Lead or contribute to migration of the gateway BSP from Yocto 3.7 to Yocto 5.0, including kernel upgrades, layer updates, and recipe porting.
Perform kernel and driver development, device tree modifications, and BSP stabilization.
Build, configure, and validate embedded Linux images for the gateway hardware platform.
Support application porting and compilation against the new Yocto 5.0 toolchain.
Maintain and update existing Yocto layers, recipes, and build configurations.
Develop, maintain, and debug gateway applications written in Python and C communicating via MQTT.