Embedded Software Developer

Embedded Software Developer at Lynx

Lynx delivers modular, open standards-based software solutions that redefine the economics of developing, deploying, and maintaining high assurance, mission critical edge platforms. These secure edge computing solutions are designed to drive innovation and operational excellence in today’s most demanding environments. From advancing aerospace and defense capabilities to transforming commercial and industrial systems, Lynx collaborates across a wide range of industries, including automotive, medical, and critical infrastructure, to deliver tailored, high assurance solutions aligned with specific mission and operational requirements.

Our key products and services include:

• LYNX MOSA.ic: A software platform featuring a safety-critical real-time operating system. Its modular design supports multicore processing, allowing different operating systems and applications of varying criticality to run on separate cores for improved performance, reliability, and security.
• CoreSuite 2.0: A suite of graphics libraries and tools enabling GPU hardware acceleration for both graphics and GPU Compute, supporting applications like machine learning and AI processing in edge devices.
• MOSA.ic.SCA and Vigiles: Tools providing Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) and Common Vulnerabilities Exposure (CVE) management for embedded Linux-based and other applications.
• Software development services: For high-reliability applications, these services include initial setup of a DevSecOps development environment, software application development, and long-term product lifecycle management.

Why Be Excited About this Position?

As an Embedded Software Developer, you will:

• Work on the lowest levels of the software stack, directly interfacing with GPU hardware, embedded target systems, and new Board Support Packages (BSPs).
• Tackle challenging problems in parallel computing within the constraints of mission-critical environments.
• Be at the forefront of new software and hardware development for commercial and military avionics.
• Enhance your skills in state-of-the-art graphics and compute APIs such as Vulkan / OpenCL and OpenGL.
• Challenge yourself by developing within a graphics driver architecture that supports multiple GPUs, operating systems, and CPU platforms.
• Contribute to software solutions that will help safely transport millions of travelers globally for years to come.
• Enjoy a flexible work environment that accommodates remote, in-office, or hybrid work.

Main Responsibilities

As a member of our software development team, you will:

• Develop and improve our next generation and existing Vulkan SC and OpenGL SC 1.0/2.0 graphics and compute drivers.
• Enhance our product support for new embedded hardware targets and real-time operating systems.
• Quickly diagnose and resolve driver issues during customer integrations.
• Profile and optimize the performance of drivers and customer applications.
• Actively support DO-178 safety critical certification artifact creation and process improvements.
• Write and review technical specifications.
• Participate in software design and code reviews to ensure high-quality output that satisfies project requirements and software coding standards.
• Be a team-first player who seeks to learn and grow their competencies as part of an effective development team.

Desired Skills

Skills necessary to thrive in this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Computer, Software, Electrical), Computer Science, or a related field.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• 5+ years of experience in C/C++ software development.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience developing, debugging, and troubleshooting drivers and embedded systems.
• Familiarity with graphics APIs: Vulkan & OpenGL.
• Experience working with embedded real-time safety-critical operating systems (preferably Lynx, Deos, VxWorks).
• Strong organization and technical skills, with the ability to context switch between multiple projects when necessary.
• Self-driven with an ingrained sense of accountability and ownership.
• Continuous drive for learning, pushing technical limits, and finding new solutions.
• Experience with DO-178 or ISO26262 software development processes.

Key skills/competency

• Embedded Systems
• C/C++
• Graphics Drivers
• Vulkan
• OpenGL
• Real-time Operating Systems (RTOS)
• DO-178C
• GPU Hardware
• Debugging
• Software Development Lifecycle