Principal Software Engineer- Embedded OS

Were ALTEN Technology USA an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to lifefrom advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3000 experts across North America we partner with leading companies in aerospace medical devices robotics automotive commercial vehicles EVs rail and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group57000 engineers in 30 countrieswe deliver across the entire product development cycle from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA youll collaborate on some of the worlds toughest engineering challenges supported by mentorship career growth opportunities and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued supported and inspired to grow.

As a Principal Software Engineer you will be responsible for;

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain embedded platform software and build infrastructure

Create and support Yocto-based embedded Linux distributions

Create CI/CD pipelines integrated with security automation tools

Develop and maintain BSP software including hypervisors and device drivers

Support networking security secure boot and OTA update mechanisms

Collaborate with product teams to define platform capabilities

Develop and document software engineering policies and procedures

Act as primary Platforms POC with program leads and other stakeholders

Technologies & Tools

AMD Zynq and Zynq UltraScale SoCs

Yocto-based Embedded Linux

Embedded hypervisors and Linux device drivers

Custom build systems and CI/CD pipelines

Docker and Artifactory

Python Bash and GNU Make

Atlassian tools (Bitbucket Jira Bamboo Confluence) and GitHub/Gitlab

Networking security and secure boot technologies

Qualifications;

Strong experience in Yocto

Strong experience embedded Linux platform development

Hands-on experience with Xilinx SoC-based embedded systems (AMD Zynq 7000 series / Zynq UltraScale Kria SOM)

Experience with Yocto build systems and CI/CD pipelines

Solid understanding of BSP and OS layers boot flows and device security

Ability to collaborate in a cross-functional team with hardware application and product management stakeholders

Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies (Scrum)

Strong debugging and problem-solving skills

Bachelors Degree in Engineering or technically related

7 years of software development experience or Masters Degree in Engineering or technically related

5 years of software development experience or PhD with 3 years of software development experience

Salary Range: $125k-$150k

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including but not limited to location the candidates combination of job-related knowledge qualifications skills education training and experience

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Note: Due to the nature of the work only US Persons (citizens or permanent residents) need apply for this position. - OPTIONAL

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected veteran status age genetic information or pregnancy.

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