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Senior Linux Software Engineer (US Citizenship Required)


Job Location:

West Lafayette, IN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (2 days ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Be visionary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense factory automation air and water quality environmental monitoring electronics design and development oceanographic research deepwater oil and gas exploration and production medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

** US Citizenship is required for this position. We are unable to hire Green Card Holders individuals who need a work visa are currently on a work visa or individuals who will require work visa sponsorship in the future. **

Job Summary

The Sr. Linux Software Engineer will design develop and maintain applications and embedded software for advanced analytical instrumentation systems. This role spans the full software development lifecycle and requires expertise in Linux-based embedded systems application development instrument control and software architecture for complex scientific products.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

  • Design develop test and maintain software applications and embedded systems throughout the software development lifecycle.
  • Develop software solutions ranging from instrument control and user interfaces to data processing and analytical algorithms.
  • Implement innovative user interfaces data analysis capabilities and instrument troubleshooting and debugging
  • Support new product development and sustain existing products through troubleshooting enhancements and defect resolution.
  • Collaborate closely with engineering scientific project management and manufacturing teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
  • Participate in software design reviews code reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related technical field strongly preferred; equivalent experience considered.
  • 8 years of software development experience.
  • Hands-on experience with embedded Linux development including Linux system configuration Bash scripting Yocto/BitBake Linux kernel and driver development device trees U-Boot software package management and deployment/update frameworks such as SWUpdate.
  • Strong proficiency in C# .NET and object-oriented software design.
  • Experience with Git and collaborative software development practices.
  • Experience developing software for embedded systems and distributed architectures.
  • Strong understanding of multi-threaded programming debugging and software security principles.
  • Programming experience in C and C; Rust experience is a plus.
  • Excellent analytical troubleshooting and communication skills.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance if required.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Blazor WebSockets and GraphQL.
  • Experience with Docker or other containerization technologies.
  • Experience with instrumentation control scientific instruments or mass spectrometry systems.
  • Experience working in an Agile development environment.
  • Familiarity with electro-mechanical systems and hardware integration.
  • Experience using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in a development environment.

Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen U.S. national legal permanent resident asylee refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

About Teledyne FLIR Defense

Join Teledyne FLIR Defense where were dedicated to supporting critical missions with an exciting range of cutting-edge technologies. Our products include advanced surveillance sensors unmanned air and ground vehicles sensing devices used to detect chemicals biological agents radiation and explosives and a host of other solutions that help warfighters first responders and search-and-rescue teams do their jobs better.


Were looking for passionate innovators eager to shape the future of the Defense and Public Safety industries. If youre mission-driven to globally collaborate on solutions that can change the battlefield and save lives we invite you to explore our current opportunities.


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Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws regulations rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status age or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal state or local laws.


Required Experience:

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