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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Embedded System Engineer I, Edge Capture (6813) - **Company:** METROSTAR, INC. - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $150,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, C++ (Programming Language), Encodings, DevOps, Linux on Embedded Systems, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, Python (Programming Language), Rapid Prototyping Process, Cloud Services, Systems Integration, Video Capture, WebRTC, High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), Offline Storage, SC Clearance, RTSP, GNSS - **Published:** September 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=41beee935c93d348 ## About the Role * Strong experience with embedded Linux on ARM based systems on chip, including NVIDIA Jetson platforms, device tree configuration, and CSI camera enablement * At least 5 years of hands-on development in C, C++, and Python on resource constrained devices * Demonstrated experience integrating development kits and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components into working devices that have been deployed in real-world or field environments, including packaging, power, and mounting considerations. * Experience building edge systems that capture and manage sensor or media data, such as cameras, IMUs, GNSS, environmental sensors, vehicle telemetry, or other physical sensor data. * Experience designing systems that operate reliably under unreliable or limited connectivity, including local storage/buffering, retry behavior, store-and-forward workflows, and eventual delivery of media or telemetry to cloud services. * Expert experience with video capture and encoding pipelines, including GStreamer, V4L2, hardware accelerated H.264 and H.265 encoding, and RTSP or WebRTC transport * Strong experience integrating and synchronizing sensors such as inertial measurement units and GNSS receivers, including calibration and timestamp alignment across streams * Experience delivering media and telemetry to cloud services, including object storage, resumable and chunked uploads, and retry behavior under unreliable connectivity * Working knowledge of power budgeting, battery systems, and thermal management in compact devices * Ability to work with limited direction in an innovation environment where requirements evolve and priorities shift * Strong written communication skills, with the ability to document designs and test results for both engineering and customer audiences * This role is hybrid, with a requirement to be in our Reston HQ office a minimum of 3 days/week. * The ability to obtain a Secret Clearance. SALARY RANGE: $140,000 - $150,000 The salary range for this position is determined based on qualifications, skills, and relevant experience. The final salary offered will be determined based on several factors including: * The candidate's professional background and relevant work experience * The specific responsibilities of the role and organizational needs * Internal equity and alignment with current team compensation * This role is also eligible for additional compensation, subject to the terms and policies of MetroStar, which may include ## Description * Own our edge capture devices end to end, from board bring-up and on-device software through the physical form factor that goes into the field * Perform bring-up and configuration on embedded Linux platforms, including flashing, kernel and device tree configuration, camera module enablement, and driver troubleshooting * Build and maintain on-device capture pipelines that record synchronized video and audio, attach sensor telemetry, and hold up under sustained field use * Design capture behavior that degrades gracefully in denied, disrupted, intermittent, and limited bandwidth environments, including local buffering and store-and-forward delivery * Integrate and synchronize sensors across capture types, including depth and stereo cameras, inertial measurement units, and positioning receivers, and you'll get their timestamps to line up * Take development kits and off-the-shelf components and turn them into fieldable units, working through enclosure, mounting, power, and thermal constraints, with rapid prototyping to iterate on the design * Produce bills of materials, assembly instructions, and test procedures * Present design tradeoffs and test results to a diverse audience in presentation or report form, including senior leadership and customer stakeholders ## Related Videos - [Computer Vision from the Edge to the Cloud done easy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/263-computer-vision-from-the-edge-to-the-cloud-done-easy) - [Shifting Stress to Progress— Understanding DevOps to do DevOps Better](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/268-shifting-stress-to-progress-understanding-devops-to-do-devops-better) - [Edge Orchestration for the Physical World: Connecting Cameras, Sensors, and Devices with MQTT](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100081-edge-orchestration-for-the-physical-world-connecting-cameras-sensors-and-devices-with-mqtt) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Mobile vs. Backend DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1662-mobile-vs-backend-devops) - [Robots are coming into the wild! 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