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# Senior Technical Lead

- **Company:** HCL America, Inc.
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Ubuntu (Operating System), Nvidia CUDA, Data Validation, Linux, Linux on Embedded Systems, Ethernet, EtherCAT, Firmware, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Real-Time Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Wireshark, Robot Operating System, Delivery Pipeline, Control Structures, Yocto, Integration Tests, NVIDIA Jetson, Api Management, Docker
- **Published:** October 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=7d97936ae0b69782

## About the Role

Mandatory Skills

 * 5+ years of software engineering experience, with significant work on embedded Linux / robotics platforms
 * Strong proficiency in C++ and Python on Linux (Ubuntu)
 * Hands-on experience with ROS2 - writing nodes, custom message types, lifecycle management, launch files, parameter handling
 * Experience developing software on NVIDIA Jetson platforms (JetPack, CUDA basics, Docker containers)
 * Experience interfacing host software with embedded systems - consuming C/C++ SDKs from hardware vendors, Ethernet/UDP communication with MCUs, serial protocols
 * Experience with sensor integration: cameras (V4L2, GStreamer, or vendor SDK), IMUs, depth sensors, or similar
 * Comfortable working at the hardware-software boundary - reading protocol specs, validating data with Wireshark/logic analyzers, coordinating with firmware engineers

Preferred Qualification

 * Experience with EtherCAT master libraries (IgH, SOEM) on Linux for real-time motor/actuator control
 * Experience with CUDA kernels or GPU-accelerated image processing (de-Bayering, filtering, point cloud generation)
 * Experience with CycloneDDS or other DDS implementations and real-time ROS2 tuning (executor configuration, QoS, zero-copy transport)
 * Experience integrating manipulation/control algorithms (trajectory execution, position control loops, impedance control)
 * Familiarity with Cyphal/DroneCAN or other CAN-based protocols from the host side
 * Experience with Docker-based development and deployment workflows on embedded Linux
 * Experience with device firmware update orchestration across multiple heterogeneous targets
 * Familiarity with PREEMPT_RT Linux configuration, CPU isolation, and real-time scheduling
 * Experience with Yocto/OE or custom BSP builds for Jetson
 * Experience with calibration systems (camera intrinsics/extrinsics, hand-eye calibration)

Must Have Skill

C++,Embedded Linux,ROS (Robot Operating System),Sensors,Nvidia Jetson

## Description

* Develop and maintain ROS2 nodes for gripper command/state, sensor streaming (cameras, IMU, dToF, tactile), and device management (DFU, discovery, calibration)
 * Develop and integrate host-side SDKs that interface with embedded MCU subsystems over Ethernet and EtherCAT - wrapping vendor C/C++ libraries into ROS2-compatible drivers
 * Implement sensor integration pipelines on Jetson: camera frame acquisition and GPU-accelerated processing (CUDA de-Bayering), depth sensor post-processing (dToF zone point cloud), IMU streaming, tactile data decoding
 * Integrate control and perception algorithms developed by scientists into the real-time platform - ensuring timing, data flow, and API contracts are met
 * Develop device management software: firmware update orchestration (DFU) across heterogeneous nodes (MCU, sensor modules, actuators), device discovery, health monitoring
 * Write and maintain integration tests validating end-to-end data paths from embedded hardware through ROS2 topics