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Vecna Robotics · 1 month ago

Linux Platform Engineer (Embedded + Machine Learning Deployment)

Waltham, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$126K/yr - $160K/yr

5+ years exp

Vecna Robotics is an intelligent flexible material handling automation company that keeps goods moving. They are seeking a Senior Linux Platform Engineer with expertise in embedded systems to design, optimize, and maintain Linux-based platforms while deploying machine learning models onto embedded hardware.

Industrial AutomationLogisticsRoboticsSupply Chain ManagementWarehouse Automation

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Develop, configure, and maintain custom Linux distributions (e.g., Yocto, Buildroot) for embedded devices

Optimize kernel, drivers, and system services for performance, footprint, and reliability

Implement secure boot, OTA updates, and system monitoring solutions

Automate build, packaging, and deployment pipelines for embedded Linux platforms

Manage system performance tuning, hardware bring-up, and debugging at the OS and device-driver level

Ensure compliance with real-time, safety, and security requirements as needed

Package, optimize, and deploy ML models onto resource-constrained devices using toolchains such as TensorRT, ONNX Runtime, or OpenVINO

Integrate ML inference pipelines into embedded applications (C++/Python)

Profile model performance, memory usage, and latency; tune for edge hardware accelerators (GPU, TPU, NPU, FPGA)

Collaborate with ML teams to bridge the gap between training environments (cloud) and inference environments (embedded edge)

Familiarity with model optimization including quantization and pruning

Familiarity with CUDA

Work closely with software, robotics, and AI teams to align platform capabilities with product requirements

Write and maintain documentation, deployment guidelines, and troubleshooting playbooks

Provide technical mentorship in embedded Linux best practices and ML deployment workflows

Qualification

Embedded Linux EngineeringMachine Learning DeploymentC/C++ ProgrammingLinux Build SystemsCI/CD PipelinesPerformance ProfilingTechnical MentorshipDocumentation SkillsCollaboration Skills