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Linux Kernel Firmware Engineer Jobs in Vinemont, AL

Blue Origin

Embedded Software Engineer III

Huntsville, AL · On-site

$150K - $211K/yr

As an Aerospace Software Apps Engineer III, you will have hands on development responsibility to ... or Linux kernel experience (preferably some experience in requirements based, safety-critical ...

Comtech Inc

Software Engineer

Huntsville, AL · On-site

$81K - $166K/yr

... avionics software at the kernel and user level. You would be working primarily with C, C ... Experience programming in Linux environment and working in Agile methodology. * Bachelor's degree ...

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As of Sep 12, 2026, the average yearly pay for linux kernel firmware engineer in Vinemont, AL is $147,052.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $125,600.00 and $180,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Linux Kernel Firmware Engineer vs Embedded Software Engineer?

AspectLinux Kernel Firmware EngineerEmbedded Software Engineer
Required CredentialsBachelor's in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering; knowledge of Linux kernel developmentBachelor's in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related; embedded systems experience
Work EnvironmentDeveloping firmware for Linux-based systems, often in hardware labs or R&D teamsDesigning software for embedded devices like IoT gadgets, automotive systems, or consumer electronics
Industry UsageTelecommunications, consumer electronics, hardware manufacturersAutomotive, IoT, medical devices, consumer electronics

The Linux Kernel Firmware Engineer focuses on developing and maintaining firmware specifically for Linux kernel environments, ensuring hardware compatibility and performance. In contrast, the Embedded Software Engineer works on a broader range of embedded systems, often with real-time constraints and different operating systems. Both roles require embedded programming skills but differ in scope and specific expertise.

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Software Engineer - Embedded Systems (Cleared)

Huntsville, AL • On-site

Swoop Search
11 - 50 employees
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$130K - $190K/yr

Full-time

Posted 6 days ago

Job description

About Swoop:
Swoop Technologies has a mission to organize and make accessible the world's military and critical infrastructure. We are building a distributed operating system, SwoopOS, that decomposes the world's equipment into a distributed robotic embodiment upon which a new generation of distributed systems, autonomous systems, and agentic AI can be built and deployed using our SDK, Valhalla, and operated via our browser, Surf. Imagine the world's equipment - consisting of the electrical grid, communications architectures, manufacturing facilities, and militaries as a trapped supply of inputs possessing the potential to ensure Western military advantage, sovereign control of economically competitive manufacturing capacity, or the creation of a grid that fosters energy dominance. Swoop is liberating these trapped assets, allowing them to contribute to the world's future as a series of building blocks to be combined at the speed of software, limited by only the hard constraints of physics and the soft constraints of safety. That is what Swoop is building. Not in the data center or cloud or edge on-premise computing node. In the physical world. This is a hybrid position that requires someone based in Huntsville, AL that can work 3+ days in onsite.
Impact:
Joining our Edge Team means you will get to work on building an operating system. Not an abstraction, virtualization, or data layer. A legitimate distributed operating system. This OS has to work across heterogeneous instruction sets, support a new generation of distributed system abstractions, treat security as a first principle, and work at the scale of power grids and entire militaries. You will influence the intersection of artificial intelligence, robotics, and the physical world - building a compute model the OS schedules and executes across the most geopolitically relevant problem sets. It is a bad-ass problem where every member of the team contributes tangibly on a daily basis.
Responsibilities:
  • Develop and maintain embedded system firmware including low-level drivers, bootloaders, and other OS-critical functions to enable reliable OS initialization and hardware interaction.
  • Contribute to OS integration and kernel-level modules, ensuring efficient communication between hardware abstraction layers and higher-level system software.
  • Design and implement application-layer features and system services that leverage firmware interfaces, optimizing for performance, resource use, and robustness.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with other engineering teams to debug complex issues spanning firmware, operating system, and application boundaries.
  • Collaborate closely with the deployment engineering team, solving technical challenges for various customer requirements

You Should Have:
  • Active TS Clearance
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related technical field, or equivalent technical experience
  • 4+ years of experience in one or more of the following: Operating System/Kernel development, RTOS, Embedded Systems/Firmware design, Microkernel development, Bare Metal development
  • Software development experience in C and Rust
  • Understanding of low level hardware systems
  • Travel Requirement - 5-20%

Bonus if you have:
  • Knowledge of one or more of the following: Microcontrollers, SoC, device drivers, hardware bring-up, power management, ARM processors, performance optimization, file systems, bootloading, firmware, x86 assembly, system BIOS, FPGAs or hardware/software integration
  • Understanding of clocks and timing as it pertains to processor instructions
  • Familiarity with serial protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, USB
  • Demonstrated knowledge of systems engineering and distributed systems

Swoop Technologies is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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