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Freelance Linux Kernel Engineer Jobs in Santa Ana, CA

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Embedded Linux Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA · On-site

$166 - $220/hr

Experience with Linux kernel development * Experience with uboot, EDK2, platform firmware, etc ... Familiarity with functional programming paradigms * Experience with one or more of the following ...

Ztek Consulting INC

Embedded SW Engineer

Irvine, CA · On-site

$141K - $185K/yr

The Engineer will contribute to platform by working at the lowest layers of the infrastructure ... Provide minimal hardware initialization for Linux kernel boot. BSP & Board Bring-Up Develop and ...

Panasonic

MTS III, Software

Irvine, CA · On-site

$97K - $162K/yr

And for a full listing of open job opportunities go to Responsibilities We are looking for an accountable and technically skilled Embedded Linux Kernel Developer to join our engineering team. In this ...

Anduril Industries

Embedded Linux Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA · On-site

$166K - $220K/yr

This is a role for engineers who want to work close to the metal and see their software operate on ... Experience with Linux kernel development * Experience with uboot, EDK2, UEFI, platform firmware ...

Rivian

Sr. Embedded Linux & Platform Engineer

Irvine, CA · On-site

Role Summary As a Sr. Embedded Software Engineer, you will be a technical leader in the development ... You will architect and implement full-stack embedded Linux solutions--from low-level BSP and kernel ...

Slope

Senior Embedded Linux Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA · On-site

$220 - $292/hr

We are looking for software engineers, hardware engineers, roboticists, and front‑end mobile ... Experience with Linux kernel development * Experience with uboot, EDK2, platform firmware, etc.

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Embedded Linux Engineer

Anduril Industries

Costa Mesa, CA • On-site

Full-time

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9.1

Company rating: 9.1 out of 10

Anduril

Based on 17 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

7.4

Company rating compared to similar companies: 7.4 out of 10

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Job description

ABOUT THE TEAM
BUILD THE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION FOR AUTONOMOUS MACHINES
Anduril's robots operate in some of the most demanding environments on Earth, from the ocean floor to the edge of space. The DeviceOS team builds the operating system and platform that make those systems possible.
We develop the software foundation that runs across Anduril's land, sea, air, and space platforms: bootloaders, kernels, drivers, system services, deployment tooling, and everything in between. Our work sits at the intersection of open source software, embedded systems, hardware, and real-world autonomy.
You will own projects across the full software lifecycle, from architecture and implementation through automated testing, hardware bring-up, field testing, and deployment support. This is a role for engineers who want to work close to the metal and see their software operate on real machines in consequential environments.
WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Build and integrate modern open source embedded Linux components for robotic systems
  • Design tools and processes for safely deploying Linux distributions to fleets of robots
  • Customize vendor board support packages and hardware platforms for NixOS
  • Help secure embedded Linux systems across the platform
  • Bring up and maintain embedded ARM boards, including device trees, bootloaders, kernel drivers, and platform firmware
  • Collaborate closely with hardware, autonomy, infrastructure, and vehicle teams to turn demanding system requirements into reliable software
  • Debug problems that span the entire stack, from silicon and firmware to operating system and application behavior
  • Improve the engineering practices, automation, and observability that make NixOS safer to build and deploy

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience developing embedded Linux systems using Yocto, buildroot, or similar systems
  • Interest in using Nix/NixOS as an alternative to traditional embedded Linux tooling
  • Experience with C or Rust
  • Familiarity with build systems, cross-compilation, and software delivery concepts
  • U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience with Linux kernel development
  • Experience with uboot, EDK2, UEFI, platform firmware, etc
  • Familiarity with one or more of the following vendors: NVIDIA, Xilinx, Qualcomm, NXP, Intel, AMD
  • Familiarity with functional programming paradigms
  • Experience with one or more of the following languages: C++, Python, Go, Haskell
  • Experience debugging systems across hardware, firmware, kernel, and userspace boundaries
  • A track record of contributing to open source projects or building tools used by other engineers

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As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril delivers cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the warfighter in months, not years.

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Anduril Industries is a trailblazer in the technology industry based in Costa Mesa, CA, US. Founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey, the creator of Oculus VR, the company focuses on developing innovative technology to equip and empower those in the defense sector. Its primary products include cutting-edge autonomous systems and AI software that assist in combating threats to national and global security. The mission of Anduril Industries is to integrate technology and defense by building transformative, scalable solutions that ensure a safer world.

Industry

Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing

Company size

501 - 1,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Costa Mesa, CA, US

Year founded

2017

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