Embedded Software Engineer - SoM

The role

You will own the embedded software stack on compute modules used across platforms. This involves taking new modules from bare board to a maintained, securely booting Linux platform.

What you will do

• Build and maintain the BSP layer, device trees, and reference images.
• Own the boot chain, including bootloader porting, signed boot, verified rootfs, and A/B system update.
• Develop and validate Linux device drivers across I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, PCIe, and MIPI.
• Provide startup, clock, and peripheral support on microcontrollers of designed boards.
• Lead software bring up on new hardware and participate in design reviews.
• Debug system level issues across the hardware and software boundary.
• Define verification test plans and automate boot and peripheral tests.
• Work with the hardware team and Systems and Embedded Software Platform teams.
• Mentor junior embedded engineers depending on seniority.

Required qualifications

• MSc in engineering (electrical, computer, or a related field)
• 5 years minimum in embedded software
• Strong command of an embedded Linux build system such as Yocto or OpenEmbedded
• Kernel space driver development on ARM targets
• Device tree work on new boards and hardware revisions
• Board bring up from first power up to a booting Linux image
• Bootloader porting, kernel configuration, signed boot, and firmware update mechanisms
• Strong C and C++, including kernel space coding
• Strong Python scripting skills
• Solid version control practice (Git)
• Able to isolate faults using GDB, JTAG, OpenOCD, kernel tracing, ftrace, and perf
• Rigorous, structured, and systematic

Nice to have

• PhD
• Experience with in house or non standard build systems
• Bare metal or RTOS firmware on microcontroller targets
• Experience enabling hardware accelerators on embedded SoCs including VPU and NPU drivers and runtimes
• Familiarity with the perception or control workloads that run on the module
• UAS, drone, or defense experience

About the company

Harmattan AI is a next-generation defense prime building autonomous and scalable defense systems. The company is expanding its teams to deliver mission-critical systems to allied forces.