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Senior Embedded Linux & BSP Software Engineer (Avionics) - Millennium Space Systems

Boeing$121K — $215K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
  • 9+ years of experience in embedded Linux kernel and BSP development
  • 5+ years of C programming experience
  • 5+ years of experience with version control systems like Git
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance, requiring U.S. Citizenship

Responsibilities

  • Represent software and firmware needs in product development
  • Lead the Linux bring-up for avionics hardware from power-on to stable OS image
  • Develop and maintain board support packages, bootloaders, and low-level drivers
  • Build internal tools for fast hardware validation in lab and production
  • Communicate technical risks and integration statuses to program teams

Benefits

  • Health insurance options
  • Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Life and disability insurance programs
  • Paid and unpaid time off options
Full Job Description
Senior Embedded Linux & BSP Software Engineer (Avionics) - Millennium Space Systems

Company:
Millennium Space Systems

You will lead the bring-up of avionics hardware into Linux. This includes owning the board support package (BSP), custom kernel work, device trees, bootloaders, and the low-level drivers that expose our hardware to the OS. You'll define and build the infrastructure that lets us deploy and validate these systems across flight computers, radios, and payload processors. You'll also create internal tools to exercise hardware in the lab and on the production floor, enabling fast debug and reliable manufacturing.

Position Responsibilities:
  • Represent software and firmware concerns in cross-disciplinary product development
  • Lead Linux bring-up for new avionics hardware from first power-on through delivery of a stable OS image
  • Develop and maintain board support packages, bootloaders, kernel configurations, and low-level drivers
  • Build internal tools as needed to enable fast hardware validation in the lab and on the production floor
  • Communicate technical risks, schedule impacts, and integration status to program teams


Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):
  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline
  • 9 or more years of relevant industry experience with embedded Linux kernel and BSP development
  • 5 or more years experience with C programming
  • 5 or more years experience with version control systems such as Git
  • This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.


Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):
  • Familiar with C++ and Python
  • Experience with Xilinx Zynq or Ultrascale+ SoC devices
  • Experience with Xilinx design flow and toolchain such as Vivado and PetaLinux (Yocto)
  • Experience with SDRs using AD9361 or Xilinx RFSoC devices
  • Experience with standards such as SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, Ethernet or SpaceWire
  • Proficient with HDL simulators such as ModelSim/Questa and Xilinx Simulator (XSIM)


Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process

Drug Free Workplace:

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, is a Drug Free Workplace (DFW) where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Total Rewards:

At Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

Millennium Space Systems also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range:

Level 4: $121,000 - $215,000

Millennium is DDTC-registered, ITAR-compliant Company. This position is located at a facility that requires special access. Applicants MUST be U.S. citizens and eligible for a security clearance. Additionally, applicants must be willing to apply for and maintain a security clearance. We encourage all interested candidates to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified.

Language Requirements:
Not Applicable

Education:
Not Applicable

Relocation:
Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Export Control Requirement:
This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a "U.S. Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. a7120.62 is required. "U.S. Person" includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:
This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:
This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Top Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship:
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program
This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:
Shift 1 (United States of America)

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