Embedded Engineer (BSP), Staff

9 Mothers • Austin, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

9 Mothers is seeking a Lead Embedded Engineer (BSP) to own the Board Support Package and embedded platform underlying our counter-sUAS systems. The Lead Embedded Engineer is responsible for board bring-up, Linux platform development, device driver engineering, and the operating system framework upon which our perception, controls, and autonomy software operate. This is a senior individual contributor position.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional experience developing and shipping production embedded Linux systems.
• Expert proficiency in C and Linux kernel development, including driver development, device tree, and kernel internals.
• Demonstrated experience leading full board bring-up from schematic review through production-ready peripheral drivers.
• Strong systems programming experience in Rust or C++.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to pass a background check.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with NVIDIA Jetson platforms (Orin, JetPack).
• Yocto Project and meta-layer development experience.
• Prior experience establishing BSP practices at an early-stage or small-team hardware company.
• Active security clearance, or eligibility to obtain one.
• Prior experience in defense or other safety-critical applications.
• A passion for building robots or engineering projects as a hobby.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end bring-up of new board revisions, including bootloader, kernel, device tree, and peripheral driver development.
• Own the Linux platform image that ships on production systems, including kernel configuration, patching, and long-term maintenance.
• Design and maintain the operating system framework supporting application software, including process supervision, inter-process communication, logging, configuration management, and update and rollback infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain device drivers for cameras, inertial measurement units, motor controllers, and custom hardware peripherals.
• Establish and operate the build, signing, and provisioning pipeline for production deployment.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues spanning the hardware, kernel, and userspace boundary.
• Define standards and best practices for embedded software development, testing, and deployment.

Benefits

• Meaningful Early Equity
• Direct Roadmap Influence
• Mission-Critical Work
• The Builder's Playground
• 100% Employer-Paid Premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 50% Employer-Paid Premiums for dependents' healthcare
• Unlimited PTO
• Zero Red Tape
• Relocation Assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed