33 embedded linux engineer jobs at 11 companies in District of Columbia
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Embedded Linux Engineer, C++
El Segundo or Washington or Huntsville
$131k-$184k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Varda Space Industries: Develops in-orbit manufacturing platforms and reentry capsules for pharmaceuticals.
3+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent technical experience, 3+ years developing spacecraft or safety-critical software, and strong C++ experience. Preferred: embedded systems, aerospace, CCSDS, F' or cFS, Python, Rust, and hardware interfaces.
Washington or Maryland or Virginia or Aberdeen Proving Ground or Germantown or Middletown or Herndon
$130k-$160k/yrRemoteFull Time
Fairwinds Technologies: Designing and integrating communication systems for defense agencies
8+ YOEBachelor’s degree and 8+ years of embedded Linux software experience; Xilinx UltraScale+, PetaLinux, PCB hardware, C/C++, scripting, configuration management, and integration debugging required. U.S. citizenship and Secret clearance required or obtainable.
Software Engineer (Mid/Senior) - Embedded Systems & HITL
Reston or Washington
$140k-$200k/yrOnsiteFull Time
ZTI Solutions: Provides cybersecurity and networking consulting services for federal agencies.
5+ YOE5+ years embedded software experience; proficiency in C/C++, assembly, low-level drivers/BSPs, networking stacks, test automation, HITL, Git and build systems; active U.S. DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship required.
Sunnyvale or Washington or San Diego or Fort Walton Beach or Ann Arbor or London or Stuttgart or Munich or Stockholm or Bangalore or Seoul or Tokyo
$180k-$210k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Applied Intuition: Developing software and simulation infrastructure for autonomous vehicles.
5+ YOE5+ years in robotics, systems integration, or platform software with technical leadership; degree in a related engineering or computer science field; C/C++ on Linux; robotics platforms, embedded systems, controls, and electronic systems expertise.
Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208)
Washington or Boston or San Diego or Dallas
$163k-$245k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Shield AI: Develops autonomous flight software and unmanned aircraft for defense.
5+ YOE5+ years experience; strong C++ and embedded/Linux development; system integration and field test experience; BS/MS in relevant engineering or equivalent; ability to obtain SECRET clearance.
Digital Signal Processing Electrical & Computer Engineer
McLean or Laurel or Belcamp or Washington
$87k-$198k/yrRemoteFull Time
Booz Allen HamiltonNYSE: BAH: Provides technology and management consulting services to diverse organizations.
Bachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering; DSP, wireless, SDR, Linux/C/C++, GNU Radio, Ettus UHD, RF theory, embedded software; willing to travel up to 25%; ability to obtain Secret clearance.
Linux, C, C++, Rust, GNU Radio, Ettus UHD, SDR, Signal Processing, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Git, FPGA, VHDL, Verilog, Radio Equipment, Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators
webAI: Secure on-device AI infrastructure for distributed enterprise applications
6+ YOE6+ years experience in RF/networking, tactical radio systems, embedded/edge AI, signal processing; proficiency in Python and C++; Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; Linux fluency and multi-architecture development.
WGS Systems: Develops intelligence and surveillance systems for military and law enforcement.
3+ YOE3+ years embedded software experience with C/C++; experience with embedded Linux/Yocto/OpenWRT, RTOS (FreeRTOS, TI-RTOS), device drivers, board bring-up, system modeling; U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain government security clearance required.
Valinor: Building and acquiring mission-critical technology for defense and government.
Embedded systems and hardware-constrained ML experience; full-stack embedded software across firmware, UI, and ML deployment; startup mindset; occasional travel; U.S. security clearance eligible.
Senior Member of the Technical Staff - Customer Technical Support
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
$130k-$180k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Wind River: Provides software for mission-critical intelligent edge systems.
8+ YOERequires a BS or MS in computer science or related field, 8–12 years of RTOS experience, embedded Linux, C/C++, networking, cloud, DevOps, and customer-facing technical support experience.