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# Staff Embedded Software Engineer - Middleware

- **Company:** Lunar Outpost
- **Location:** Golden, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $137,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Software Debugging, Device Drivers, Middleware, Embedded Software, Ethernet, Fault Tolerance, Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation, Linux Kernel, Performance Tuning, Software Architecture, RS-485 Standard, Static Timing Analysis, Systems Integration, VxWorks, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- **Published:** May 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=98abb827b42551d6

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Middleware systems?, * Bachelor's degree in computer or electrical engineering or related field

 * 5+ years in embedded software or avionics systems for space or mission-critical robotics applications
 * 3+ in Linux kernel setup, configuration and BSP customization
 * Hands-on board bring-up experience for avionics or robotics hardware
 * Strong proficiency in C for embedded system development
 * Experience with real-time debugging, timing analysis and performance optimization
 * Experience working with SPI, RS485/422, ADCs, Spacewire

 * Experience with deterministic networking, symmetric multiprocessors (SMP) and safety-critical software architecture

 * Self-motivated, focused, and driven to meet critical deadlines

 * Excellent organization and time management skills

 * Excellent written and oral communication skills, * Prior work with crewed vehicle avionics architecture or planetary robotics
 * Time-sensitive Networking (TSN) protocol configuration and validation for deterministic ethernet
 * Experience working with NASA core flight system (cFS)
 * Familiarity with space mission development phases and associated documentation and standards
 * Experience with VxWorks 7 DKMs and RTPs Experience with OCI containerization

## Description

The main responsibility of the Embedded Software Engineer is to act as a subject matter expert in developing Linux Kernels for advanced space robotic applications. They will lead kernel development efforts and mentor engineers on best practices, ensuring the system meets stringent safety and reliability requirements for crewed and autonomous space operations., * Serve as the technical authority for kernel configuration and deployment on a robotics-based avionics platforms

 * Design, implement, integrate and maintain kernel-based software for space avionics
 * Perform board bring-up for new avionics hardware, including processor initialization, bootloader configuration, and peripheral driver development
 * Implement task scheduling, memory partitioning, and time partitioning in alignment with mission safety standards
 * Develop and integrate device drivers for rover avionics subsystems
 * Collaborate with systems, hardware, and robotics teams to define and implement fault-tolerant operating system configurations
 * Support hardware/software integration using engineering models, simulators and hardware-in-the-loop testbeds
 * Document OS configuration, integration steps, operational procedures to flight-certifiable standards


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