# Embedded Linux Software Engineer

About Tycho.AI Tycho.AI is redefining the future of autonomous intelligence. Spun out of MIT and backed by DoD contracts, we are building breakthrough AI and autonomy solutions for unmanned systems operating in GPS-denied and contested environments. We are a fast-growing, dual-use technology company at the forefront of national security and commercial innovation, with a mission to push the boundaries of what autonomous systems can achieve. Joining Tycho.AI means being part of a team shaping the next decade of autonomy from defense applications to commercial opportunities in areas like logistics, disaster response, and beyond. If you want to work at the cutting edge of autonomy and robotics with a company that’s poised for major impact and growth, we want to hear from you. Responsibilities Build and maintain custom Linux images for on-board autonomy computers, including bootloader, kernel, and root filesystem configuration. Configure, customize, and patch the Linux kernel, develop custom device drivers, and manage device trees for target hardware. Implement system security features (secure boot, encryption, firewall rules) and optimize memory, boot time, and CPU utilization. Buil

- **Id**: 785934
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/tycho-embedded-linux-software-engineer>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Cambridge, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-08-18T17:46:30Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-08-18
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T08:08:36Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 85
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3604
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning, Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Artificial Intelligence

## Company

- **Id**: 688092
- **Name**: Tycho
- **Domain**: tycho.ai
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/tycho>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

### Truth index

- **Grade**: C
- **Score**: 58
- **Open postings**: 10
- **Ghost share**: 0.7
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 106000
- **Max usd**: 240000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_country_seniority_unknown
- **Sample n**: 3123

## Technologies

- **Bash** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **Jenkins** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **RTOS** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: company_stale
- **Days open**: 85

## Requirements

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

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-12T01:56:27Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 8
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.216
- **P room**: 0.35
- **Age days**: 85
- **Expected fill days**: 27
- **Reasons**: conf:2, stale_co, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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