Embedded Software Engineer - Linux

Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience with NXP i.MX platform and its CAAM security module - required
• Strong knowledge of Linux security mechanisms: LUKS, dm-crypt, encrypted volumes.
• Solid experience with Yocto and building custom Linux distributions for embedded targets.
• Familiarity with the Linux early boot sequence: U-Boot, initramfs, kernel startup.
• Proficient in C and comfortable reading/writing low-level embedded code.
• Knowledge of U-Boot configuration and customisation is a strong plus.

• Experience with Git and CI pipelines. Mindset & Soft Skills

• Autonomous and hands-on: you can take a half-assembled technical puzzle and see it through to a working, documented solution.

• Comfortable working directly within a client’s R&D team in a collaborative environment. Practical

• Available to work on-site in West Flanders 2 days/ week.
• Short-term availability is strongly preferred.
• Proficient level of English

We are a Belgian engineering consulting firm that assists SMEs and large industrial organizations in bringing their innovation and R&D initiatives to life. Job Description : Your role:

• Implement rootfs encryption on NXP i.MX using the CAAM hardware security module as the key source.
• Integrate LUKS-based disk decryption into the initramfs, triggered automatically and securely at boot.
• Configure and maintain the Yocto build system; work on the latest LTS Linux mainline kernel.
• Intervene at the bootloader level (U-Boot) where required to support the secure boot sequence.