# Embedded Linux Engineer

About the Role North Vector Dynamics is building the next-generation unmanned systems. We’re looking for an Embedded Linux Engineer to own the software that enables these systems, from the board support packages up through the application layer. You’ll work close to the hardware, writing and debugging kernel drivers, boot code, and real-time software. You’ll report to our Flight Software Lead and work directly with our GNC, avionics, and electrical teams to bring the flight computer from bench to flight. If you want your code running on hardware that actually leaves the ground, this was written for you. What You’ll Do Design, build, and maintain the embedded Linux software running on the CM-70 interceptor’s onboard flight and mission computer, from the board support package through the application layer. Develop and maintain Linux kernel drivers and BSP customizations (Yocto/Buildroot) for custom flight computer hardware, including sensor interfaces, communication buses, and peripheral I/O. Port, optimize, and maintain software running on GPU-accelerated ARM SoC compute modules, including driver bring-up and vendor SDK integration for onboard sensor processing. Build real-time and

- **Id**: 823077
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/northvectordynamics-embedded-linux-engineer>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Calgary, Canada
- **Countries**: CA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-01T17:07:08Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-01
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T17:13:39Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 70
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4889
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 679742
- **Name**: North Vector Dynamics
- **Domain**: northvectordynamics.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/northvectordynamics>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 64000
- **Max usd**: 128000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_country_seniority_unknown
- **Sample n**: 164

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **CUDA** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **ROS** — Optional: no
- **TensorRT** — Optional: no
- **U-Boot** — Optional: no
- **C** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 70

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-12T13:29:25Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 13
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.362
- **P room**: 0.35
- **Age days**: 69
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

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