northwoodspace
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Embedded Software Engineer

United StatesUnited States·Torrancefull-timemid
EngineeringEmbedded Engineer
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Overview

About Northwood: Northwood is on a mission to transform connectivity between earth and space and bring the benefits of space to the masses through innovations in space communications technologies.

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What We Offer

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Come architect the embedded systems of our next-generation ground stations! You would have the opportunity to build a system from the ground up and work in a fast-paced team of hardware and firmware engineers to define requirements and get things done. We are aiming to build a scalable and secure platform on modern tooling. Experience with embedded Linux and security are a must. Come join us!

Responsibilities

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  • Custom Linux operating system for embedded device

  • Over-the-air update system

  • Security requirements and architecture

  • Fix bugs and troubleshoot issues from internal/external customers

  • Framework of user-space applications

  • Collaboration with FPGA and hardware engineers on system architecture

Requirements

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  • 2+ years of professional experience

  • Experience architecting embedded systems

  • Experience with security and key management

  • Experience with standard bus interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, USB)

  • Experience with embedded Linux environments (Yocto, Petalinux, etc...)

  • Familiarity with laboratory tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters

  • Contributions to the linux kernel

  • Experience with RTOS (Zephyr, FreeRTOS, etc...)

  • Experience developing consumer devices

  • Experience in Rust

  • Experience with networking



Additional Information:

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. 

Northwood is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Northwood is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job
Torrance, United States
On-site at the office
Who can apply
US

Listing Details

Posted
April 7, 2026
First seen
May 19, 2026
Last seen
May 19, 2026

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northwoodspaceEmbedded Software Engineer$125K – $140K • Offers Equity