Senior Embedded Linux Engineer
Apptronik · Austin, TX · HQ
CHECKED 14H AGO
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At a glance
Highlights
- Own the compute platform bringing humanoid robot Apollo to market at scale.
- Take custom robot hardware from prototype to fleets of thousands in the field.
- Help solve safety and mass production challenges for AI-powered humanoids.
Ideal candidate
Hands-on embedded systems builder with 5+ years shipping real products who loves low-level debugging and cross-functional collaboration. You care about reliability, real-time performance, and bringing complex humanoids from lab prototypes to real-world fleets.
Requirements
- Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 5+ years building, debugging and shipping embedded systems with Linux and/or QNX
- Hands-on NVIDIA Jetson Thor/Orin and JetPack including flashing and carrier board customization
- Linux kernel configuration, device tree, driver development and debugging, upgrades/backports
- Yocto, Buildroot or comparable image build system experience
- Boot process expertise: bootloaders, initramfs and rootfs layout
- Proficiency in C/C++, Python or Bash tooling, and Git
- Hardware debugging with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG/serial and schematics/datasheets
- Knowledge of CAN, EtherCAT, Ethernet and embedded security fundamentals
Lab profile
About Apptronik
Human-centered robotics company building AI-powered humanoid robot Apollo for manufacturing, logistics, and beyond.
What they build
- Apollo humanoid robot
Known for
- Applied AI
- Full-stack humanoid robotics
- Human-robot interaction
- Humanoid controls