Platform Software Engineering Manager

EPIQ DESIGN SOLUTIONS, LLC.•Rolling Meadows, IL

just now•$160,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Epiq Solutions develops cutting-edge software-defined radio (SDR) products and processing solutions to enable spectrum dominance for maritime, land, air, and space domains. With 15 years serving government and commercial enterprise customers and 25K+ devices fielded to date, Epiq Solutions is a trusted partner with a proven heritage of delivering open architecture products in radically small form factors where time-to-market, cost, and performance are critical for mission success. We are seeking a highly motivated Platform Software Engineering Manager to join our dynamic team. This is a hybrid leadership role combining team management, technical leadership, and hands-on software development. The primary responsibility is leading and growing the BSP/platform software team while ensuring successful execution across multiple product efforts. In addition to team leadership responsibilities, this role will remain actively involved in Linux BSP and kernel-level software development for Epiq’s evolving portfolio of radio products. Over time, the role is also expected to provide technical leadership opportunities for cross-functional engineering efforts ranging from feature development and product derivatives to larger platform initiatives, with scope and responsibility growing alongside demonstrated success. Successful candidates should be comfortable balancing team leadership responsibilities with direct technical contributions in a fast-moving embedded systems environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
10+ years of experience in embedded Linux, BSP, or low-level systems software development
Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership, mentorship, or project coordination within embedded software development teams
Strong hands-on experience developing and maintaining Linux BSPs for embedded ARM and/or FPGA-based platforms
Strong proficiency with Yocto-based embedded Linux build systems, Linux boot flows, kernel configuration, and device tree development
Experience developing and debugging Linux kernel drivers and low-level hardware interfaces
Strong debugging and system integration skills across hardware and software boundaries
Proficiency in C and scripting languages such as Python or Bash
Experience with Linux development environments, Git-based workflows, and collaborative code review practices
Ability to read hardware schematics and troubleshoot complex system-level issues
Strong communication, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills
Eligibility to work on Federal contracts requiring U.S. Citizenship

Nice To Haves

Experience with virtualization and containerization technologies such as Docker, QEMU, and/or KVM
Experience with AMD Xilinx platforms such as Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC or Versal devices
Experience with NVIDIA embedded compute platforms such as Jetson modules
Experience with embedded device update frameworks, A/B partition update strategies, or reliable field software deployments
Experience with technical planning, task management, and execution tracking using Jira or similar project management tools
Interest in software-defined radio (SDR), RF systems, or wireless communications technologies

Responsibilities

Lead and grow a team of 5+ BSP/platform software engineers supporting multiple concurrent product efforts.
Manage team capacity, priorities, and technical execution across projects with competing timelines and business needs.
Mentor engineers through regular feedback, career development, and technical guidance.
Establish and refine BSP development processes, tools, and engineering best practices.
Foster a culture of accountability, continuous learning, collaboration, and technical excellence.
Support hiring, performance management, and long-term organizational development.
Lead cross-functional technical execution across BSP/platform software, FPGA, radio application software, and hardware engineering teams.
Coordinate technical planning activities including requirements definition, task breakdown, dependency management, technical execution tracking, and delivery planning in collaboration with project stakeholders and subject matter experts.
Provide technical leadership throughout the full product development lifecycle including architecture, implementation, platform bring-up, system integration, validation, and production readiness.
Identify technical risks early and drive mitigation strategies to support successful program execution.
Partner with project management and engineering teams to align technical execution with project schedules, integration milestones, and customer delivery commitments.
Periodically support customer engagements by responding to technical questions, assisting with issue resolution, and participating in technical customer discussions.
Develop and maintain Linux BSPs and platform software for custom ARM and FPGA-based embedded systems
Customize and optimize Linux boot flows, kernel configuration, device trees, and Yocto-based build systems
Implement power management features and optimize the BSP for performance and power efficiency
Develop, integrate, and debug Linux device drivers and low-level interfaces including SPI, I2C, UART, PCIe, USB, Ethernet, and DMA, and related peripherals
Develop and maintain shared platform infrastructure and low-level system services supporting board management, FPGA configuration, hardware monitoring, clock control, and peripheral integration
Troubleshoot complex hardware/software integration and system-level performance issues throughout the product lifecycle
Collaborate with hardware, FPGA, and software teams to accelerate board bring-up and validate new platform designs
Maintain BSP releases including security updates, patch management, feature enhancements, and long-term platform support
Contribute to automation, CI/CD workflows, SDK development, and overall platform software quality and maintainability