Founding Hardware Integration Engineer

The role

You will integrate Gallatin software onto real hardware, including rugged edge compute, vehicle-mounted systems and fielded kits. You will get systems running in disconnected and contested environments, and support field tests, exercises and operations with operators.

What you will do

• Integrate Gallatin software and hardware systems on rugged edge compute, vehicle-mounted systems and fielded kits, from bench to deployment
• Bring up, configure and harden Linux-based systems, including drivers, networking and update processes
• Connect the stack to sensors, radios and tactical networks through standard interfaces and protocols
• Build and test for degraded, disconnected, intermittent and low-bandwidth conditions
• Support field tests, exercises and operations, troubleshoot failures on site and drive fixes back into the system
• Solve issues across power, thermal and environmental constraints
• Write test plans, documentation and checklists for fielding systems
• Evaluate hardware components and make clear recommendations to the team
• Surface real hardware limits early to software and AI engineers
• Support security and accreditation work for systems that touch classified networks

Required qualifications

• 3+ years in hardware integration, systems integration or embedded engineering
• Solid Windows or Linux fundamentals: system configuration, networking and troubleshooting
• Hands-on experience with hardware interfaces and networking (Ethernet, serial, CAN, USB, IP networking)
• Working proficiency in Python, C or C++ for integration, tooling and test
• Comfort debugging hands-on with incomplete information
• U.S. citizenship and an active Secret, Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance, or willingness to go through the process to obtain one
• Based in El Segundo, or willing to relocate

Nice to have

• Experience integrating tactical radios, MANET or SATCOM
• Familiarity with the TAK ecosystem (ATAK, WinTAK, TAK Server)
• Containers and fleet management at the edge (Docker, k3s)
• Experience supporting RMF or ATO packages
• Exposure to MIL-STD environmental testing (810, 461)
• Military service or prior experience supporting operators in the field
• Background at a defense hardware, robotics or autonomy company

Benefits

• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience
• Generous equity grant
• Full healthcare coverage
• 401(k)
• Unlimited PTO
• Perks of working in a high-caliber, mission-driven environment

Before you apply

• U.S. citizenship is required, along with an active Secret, Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance or willingness to obtain one
• The role may require working in a classified environment when necessary

About the company

Gallatin rebuilds logistics infrastructure for U.S. and allied national security missions, building AI systems that determine how logistics decisions are made. The company works with defense operations and disaster response.