Position Title: Senior Embedded Linux Engineer
Department: Inverter Firmware
Compensation: $100,000 - $150,000 + annual bonus
Reports To: Director of Digital Inverter Firmware
Location: Kitchener, Ontario - Hybrid
About the Role:The Senior Embedded Linux Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and lifecycle support of embedded Linux platforms used for system coordination and communications in battery energy storage systems (BESS). You will design and maintain robust, secure, and scalable Linux-based software platforms that enable system monitoring, configuration, diagnostics, control coordination, and system integration.
Responsibilities:- Architect, develop, and maintain embedded Linux platforms used as inverter and battery controllers within BESS deployments
- Design and maintain Board Support Packages (BSPs) including bootloaders, kernel configuration, device trees, and root file systems
- Implement communication protocols and coordinative control between subsystems, including BMS, inverter controllers, protection systems, and auxiliary devices
- Interface Linux systems with EMS, SCADA, power plant controllers, HMI, and commissioning tools
- Develop and maintain communication services handling status reporting, commands, telemetry, time synchronization, and configuration management
- Ensure system robustness, security, and maintainability across development, commissioning, and operational phases
- Debug complex system-level issues involving networking, inter-processor communication, timing, and field deployments
- Participate in and lead firmware architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical risk assessments
- Maintain clear system-level documentation including software architecture, data flows, interface definitions, and deployment procedures
Required Qualifications and Skills:- Educational background in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field
- At least 5 years' of experience in professional embedded Linux firmware development
- Demonstrated experience in system-level embedded software development for industrial or energy systems
- Hands-on expertise with Linux bootloaders (e.g., U-Boot), kernel configuration, device trees, and root filesystem design
- Understanding of Linux process management, networking, logging, storage, and system services
- Experience with embedded communication protocols such as Ethernet/TCP-IP, CAN, SPI, UART, and Modbus and custom protocols
- Familiarity with firmware interfaces to BMS, EMS, SCADA, and commissioning tools
This is a current vacancy, and we are actively hiring for this position.
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