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In this role, you’ll be responsible for architecting and maintaining our custom NixOS-based deployment and configuration pipeline, building high-reliability Linux systems optimized for flight, and integrating performance-critical applications into a secure, deterministic edge compute environment.\n\nIf you thrive at the intersection of embedded systems, Linux internals, and reproducible builds—and want your work to directly shape national defense—this is your role.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nOwn image lifecycle for our flight computers, from hardware bring-up to mission deployment\n\nBuild secure, minimal, reproducible NixOS configurations for NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX\n\nOptimize performance, boot time, and reliability for mission-critical deployments\n\nIntegrate low-level software components (GStreamer, CUDA, GPU drivers, telemetry, real-time threads) into a cohesive system\n\nWork closely with flight software and GNC teams to support real-time, multi-process workloads\n\nDevelop secure update mechanisms, sandboxing, and observability tools for edge devices in hostile environments\n\nLead debugging and performance analysis efforts across user space, kernel space, and hardware interfaces\n\nContribute to devops and CI pipelines for embedded Linux builds and simulation environments\n\nBasic Qualifications:\n\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field\n\n5+ years of experience building or maintaining embedded Linux systems (Yocto, Buildroot, NixOS, or similar)\n\nDeep familiarity with Linux internals: systemd, udev, bootloaders (e.g., U-Boot), networking, filesystems\n\nFluency in shell scripting and programming in Python, Rust, or C\n\nHands‑on experience with NVIDIA Jetson platforms, including GPU and camera stack integration\n\nExperience debugging kernel‑space and user‑space issues on embedded targets\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\nAdvanced degree or research experience in operating systems, embedded systems, or security\n\nExperience using Nix/NixOS in production for embedded or robotics systems\n\nFamiliarity with secure boot, TPMs, cryptographic key management, and OTA update systems\n\nKnowledge of CUDA, GStreamer, or other high-performance Linux subsystems\n\nPrior work on autonomous systems, aerospace, or other safety‑critical domains\n\nContributions to open source operating systems or Nix community projects\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Singularity Defense","rawCompany":"singularity defense","city":"El Segundo","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-06-17T04:11:46.341Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Edge Operating System Engineer","description":"About the Company:\nWe are a stealth-mode Aerospace & Defense startup headquartered in Gardena, CA. 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