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POSITION TITLE: Integration Engineer
POSITION SUMMARY
Kodak Moments is seeking an OS Integration Engineer to own the design, creation, and lifecycle management of operating system images used in compute-enabled products, including photo kiosks and embedded PC platforms for Retail and Travel & Leasure businesses.
This role is responsible for building, hardening, and integrating Windows and Linux operating systems tightly coupled to hardware, peripherals, and manufacturing workflows. The engineer partners across hardware, software, manufacturing, and service teams to deliver secure, reproducible, factory-ready OS images from concept through sustaining engineering.
This role focuses on product OS platform development and manufacturing integration and does not involve corporate IT support, help-desk ticketing, or end-user desktop management.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, build, and maintain production hardened OS images for Windows and Ubuntu Linux platforms
• Develop and maintain automated OS installation and provisioning workflows for factory and service
• Integrate device drivers, peripherals, and firmware into the OS image (printers, scanners, touchscreens, USB devices)
• Own secure OS hardening, user/account models, and boot configurations
• Configure and support Windows Bootloader and Linux GRUB environments
• Partner with hardware and software engineering to enable new platforms
• Validate OS images for manufacturing readiness, field service, and lifecycle support including system conversions and/or upgrades
• Support sustaining engineering, root-cause analysis, and field issue resolution related to OS/platform behavior
• Provide image documentation and release artifacts to manufacturers and service teams

SKILLS AND/OR KNOWLEDGE SPECIFICATIONS
Required:

• Strong hands-on experience with Windows and Linux OS imaging and automation
• Experience building factory-ready OS images for commercial or embedded PC platforms
• OS hardening, security baselines, and account configuration
• Device driver integration and peripheral enablement
• Boot environments (Windows Bootloader, GRUB)
• Scripting and automation (PowerShell, Batch, Bash; AutoIT/Ansible a plus)
• Creation of bootable system images\environments
• Solid understanding of PC hardware, BIOS/UEFI, storage, USB, and peripherals
• Understanding of networking technologies including ethernet, routers/configuration, and wireless technologies
• Ability to work independently or as part of a larger team including software, QA, service, manufacturing, and hardware teams
• Must be a highly motivated self-starter who can work effectively in a dynamic environment where goals and specifications are constantly changing
• Ability to multitask

Desired:

• Integration of base OS with software product pre-requisites (ex. Docker, .NET)
• Manufacturing or service image deployment experience
• Familiarity with kernel, drivers, etc. as it relates to each OS
• CI/CD for image builds
• Experience supporting products in field environments

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE SPECIFICATIONS

• Electrical, Systems, Computer, Software Engineering or related degree
• Coursework or experience in computer architecture, or hardware-software integration strongly preferred.

Compensation: $75,000 - $100,000 annually - Based on Experience
Kodak Alaris is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strong advocate of workforce diversity. Race/Color/Gender/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran
As a member of the Kodak Alaris team you will be eligible to participate in our flexible benefits program which include paid flexible time off, health, dental and vision coverage, paid sick leave, paid parental leave, 401(k) plan with company match, short-term and long term disability coverage and life insurance.