Updated Aug 29, 2026

PetaLinux Jobs - Remote & On-site

PetaLinux jobs hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $168,075/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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15
Companies
10
Salary range
$72K – $250K
Average salary
$168K
Top technologies
PetaLinux15 C++11 Python8 Xilinx Vivado7 Vitis6 RTOS5 Git5 Verilog4
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United States2
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Northwood Space
northwoodspace.com
Northwood Space is an aerospace technology company that specializes in building next-generation ground infrastructure to connect satellites and space missions with Earth. The enterprise vertically integrates hardware production, deployment software, and global satellite networks to enable fast, reliable, and high-throughput data transmission.
northwoodspace.com • Washington • Satellite Communications • Space & Aerospace • Ground Systems
Washington • Satellite Communications • Space & Aerospace • Ground Systems
Verified live · 9 hours ago 3 days ago

Embedded Software Engineering Intern (2027 Summer Internship)
$72k per year • Intern • In office • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Intern
C++
Python
Rust
DevOps
Git
RTOS
Chips/EDA
PetaLinux
IoT
FreeRTOS
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Curtiss-Wright Corporation
curtisswright.com
Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a diversified, multinational provider of highly engineered, technologically advanced products and services. We are the corporate descendants of the Wright brothers, the fathers of flight, and Mr. Glenn Curtiss, the father of naval aviation.
curtisswright.com • Portland • Grand Prairie • Christchurch • Ottawa • Mississauga • Military • Manufacturing • Hardware • 1001-5000 employees
Portland • Grand Prairie • Christchurch • Ottawa • Mississauga • Military • Manufacturing • Hardware • 1001-5000 employees
Verified live · 4 hours ago 5 days ago

Lead Embedded Software Engineer
≈ $87k – $190k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 12+ years exp • In office (Ashburn, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
C++
Python
C
C++
CMake
C
U-Boot
AI/ML
InfiniBand
DevOps
Bitbucket
Red Hat
Chips/EDA
PetaLinux
Vitis
Xilinx Vivado
Management
Confluence
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 15 days ago

Principal Embedded Software Engineer- Onsite
≈ $90k – $195k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 10+ years exp • In office (Ashburn, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
C++
Python
C
C++
CMake
C
U-Boot
AI/ML
InfiniBand
DevOps
Red Hat
Chips/EDA
PetaLinux
Vitis
Xilinx Vivado
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 18 days ago

Principal Embedded Software Engineer- Remote
≈ $117k – $239k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 5+ years exp • United States • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
C
C
U-Boot
Chips/EDA
PetaLinux
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Tomorrow
tomorrow.ai
Guang Chen is an Artificial Intelligence Researcher, specializing in Computer Vision and Multimodal Large Language Models.
tomorrow.ai • Boston • Washington • Tel Aviv • Data Science • Computer Vision • Artificial Intelligence
Boston • Washington • Tel Aviv • Data Science • Computer Vision • Artificial Intelligence
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 12 days ago

Sr. Embedded Software Engineer
$140k – $180k per year • Senior • 6+ years exp • In office (Boston, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Rust
DevOps
RTOS
Chips/EDA
PetaLinux
IoT
FreeRTOS
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Northrop Grumman
northropgrumman.com
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 95,000 employees define possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services.
northropgrumman.com • HQ: Falls Church, United States • National Security • Government • Military
HQ: Falls Church, United States • National Security • Government • Military
$98k – $148k per year • Lead • 8+ years exp • In office • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
Ada
C++
DevOps
Bitbucket
Git
Chips/EDA
PetaLinux
Management
Jira
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Nokia
nokia.com
As a technology leader across mobile, fixed and cloud networks, our solutions enable a more productive, sustainable and inclusive world.
nokia.com • Singapore • Artificial Intelligence • Telecommunications • Cybersecurity • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1865
Singapore • Artificial Intelligence • Telecommunications • Cybersecurity • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1865
Verified live · 1 hour ago 1 month ago

Staff Embedded Software Engineer
Staff+ • Remote/Hybrid • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
C++
C++
Protobuf
DevOps
gRPC
RTOS
Robotics
PID Control
Chips/EDA
PetaLinux
IoT
FreeRTOS
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Open 118 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 3 months ago

Sr Embedded Software Engineer
Senior • Remote/Hybrid • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
C++
Protobuf
DevOps
gRPC
RTOS
Robotics
PID Control
Chips/EDA
PetaLinux
IoT
FreeRTOS
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Athari
athari.com
athari.com • Lexington • Philadelphia • Waterbury • Chattanooga • New York • Information Technology
Lexington • Philadelphia • Waterbury • Chattanooga • New York • Information Technology
Top 25% payVerified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Hardware Engineer
$150k – $220k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Lexington, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Senior
C++
MATLAB
SystemVerilog
Verilog
VHDL
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
PetaLinux
Xilinx Vivado
Design
SolidWorks
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Vectoratomic
vectoratomic.com
Vector Atomic products will transform industries from transportation to telecom. By harnessing the extreme stability of atoms, our clocks and sensors deliver performance for tomorrow.
vectoratomic.com • HQ: Pleasanton, United States • Quantum Science & Computing • Hardware • Sensors • 51-200 employees • Est. 2018
HQ: Pleasanton, United States • Quantum Science & Computing • Hardware • Sensors • 51-200 employees • Est. 2018
Open 129 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 4 months ago

Staff FPGA Engineer
$150k – $180k per year • Staff+ • 7+ years exp • In office (Pleasanton, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Python
SystemVerilog
Verilog
VHDL
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Chips/EDA
Formal Verification
PetaLinux
UVM
UVVM
Xilinx Vivado
Management
Jira
Quantum
IonQ
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Open 129 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 4 months ago

Senior FPGA Engineer
$130k – $155k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Pleasanton, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Verilog
VHDL
SystemVerilog
DevOps
Git
CI/CD
Chips/EDA
Xilinx Vivado
Formal Verification
PetaLinux
UVM
UVVM
Management
Jira
Quantum
IonQ
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Extropic
extropic.ai
Extropic is building thermodynamic computing hardware that performs probabilistic sampling in physics rather than in software. Founded in 2022 by former Google quantum computing researchers, it targets generative models that are natively stochastic. The company published its first prototype chips and an open simulation stack.
extropic.ai • HQ: New York, United States • 51-200 employees • Est. 2022
HQ: New York, United States • 51-200 employees • Est. 2022
Open 270 daysTop 25% pay 8 months ago

Embedded Software Engineer
$150k – $250k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Boston, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
DevOps
RTOS
CI/CD
Git
Chips/EDA
OpenOCD
PetaLinux
Vitis
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planqc
planqc.eu
planqc is a deep-tech quantum computing hardware enterprise headquartered in Garching (near Munich), Germany. Founded in 2022 by Dr. Alexander Glätzle, Dr. Sebastian Blatt, Dr. Johannes Zeiher, and Lukas Reichsöllner as the first commercial spin-off from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) and LMU Munich within the Munich Quantum Valley initiative, the venture has raised over €80 million in total funding and major government contracts from investors including CATRON Holding, DeepTech & Climate Fonds (DTCF), UVC Partners, Speedinvest, and Amadeus Capital.
planqc.eu • Garching bei München • Science & Engineering • Quantum Science & Computing • Quantum Computing Hardware • Hardware • Est. 2022
Garching bei München • Science & Engineering • Quantum Science & Computing • Quantum Computing Hardware • Hardware • Est. 2022
Open 312 daysVerified live · 7 hours ago 10 months ago

FPGA Engineer
≈ $52k – $125k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Garching bei München, Germany) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Python
SystemVerilog
Verilog
VHDL
Chips/EDA
Cocotb
PetaLinux
Vitis
Xilinx Vivado
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Salary range

Seniority Jobs 25% Median 75%
All levels 8 $140K $155K $180K

Based only on the listings that state pay. Gross annual amounts, converted to USD so roles in different currencies stay comparable.

Fully remote 7%
1
Hybrid 20%
3
On site 73%
11
Visa sponsorship 7%
1
Relocation package 20%
3
Equity 27%
4

The market right now

Alion currently lists 15 open PetaLinux jobs from 10 companies. 2 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 7 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.

What these roles pay

8 of these PetaLinux jobs state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $140K and $180K a year, with a median of $155K. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.

Where the work is

The largest concentrations of these roles are United States (2). 7% of the listings are fully remote and a further 20% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.

Who is hiring

The employers with the most open PetaLinux jobs right now are Curtiss-Wright Corporation (4), Nokia (2), Vectoratomic (2), Northwood Space (1), Tomorrow (1), and Northrop Grumman (1). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.

What employers ask for

Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are PetaLinux (15), C++ (11), Python (8), Xilinx Vivado (7), Vitis (6), RTOS (5), Git (5), and Verilog (4). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.

Relocation, visas and equity

Of the current PetaLinux jobs, 1 states visa sponsorship, 3 offer a relocation package, and 4 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.

Companies
Curtiss-Wright Corporation4 Nokia2 Vectoratomic2 Northwood Space1 Tomorrow1 Northrop Grumman1
PetaLinux Jobs - Remote & On-site
Frequently asked questions
How many PetaLinux jobs are open right now?
There are 15 open PetaLinux jobs on Alion from 10 companies. The list was last refreshed on August 29, 2026.
What do PetaLinux jobs pay?
The median is $155K a year, and the middle half of the market falls between $140K and $180K. This is based on the 8 listings that state pay.
Are any of these roles remote?
1 of the 15 listings (7%) are fully remote, and you can filter the list down to them in one click.
Which companies are hiring?
The most active employers right now are Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Nokia, Vectoratomic, Northwood Space, Tomorrow, and Northrop Grumman. Each has its own page on Alion with the rest of its open roles.
Can I get visa sponsorship or relocation?
Yes - of the current listings, 1 state visa sponsorship and 3 offer a relocation package. Both are filters on the jobs page.
How do I apply?
Open any listing and apply on the employer's own board through the link on the page. No account is required to browse or to apply.