Embedded Linux Software Engineer
AeroVect, Atlanta - Hybrid
What you will do
- Design, build, and maintain custom Ubuntu/Linux distributions tailored for real‑time, safety‑critical autonomous vehicle workloads.
- Optimize and tune ROS 2 DDS middleware (e.g., Cyclone DDS, Fast DDS) for low‑latency, high‑throughput multi‑sensor data flows.
- Develop, integrate, and maintain kernel modules and user‑space drivers for LiDARs, cameras, radars, GNSS/INS, CAN, and other vehicle interfaces.
- Maintain and expand the network interfaces of the system.
- Implement observability and logging solutions to monitor system health, performance, and resource utilization in both lab and field deployments.
- Collaborate with autonomy, perception, and controls engineers to profile CPU/GPU usage and remove bottlenecks across the stack.
- Harden the platform for production by applying security patches, enforcing secure boot, and implementing over‑the‑air (OTA) update pipelines.
- Own CI/CD pipelines for OS images and driver packages; automate build, test, and deployment processes.