Job Overview
Location
Arlington, VA
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Software Engineering
Date Posted
July 4, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Develop, maintain, and improve the embedded Linux software stack running on NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX and AAEON edge compute hardware aboard SmartMast units deployed on commercial and civilian vessels.
- • Build and integrate ROS2 nodes and packages to orchestrate multi-sensor data from EO cameras (Axis), radar, SDR, AIS, GPS, and thermal imagers into a unified sensing pipeline.
- • Design and maintain OTA software and firmware update systems using AWS IoT Jobs or Mender to reliably deploy updates to a globally distributed fleet of maritime edge devices.
- • Develop custom sensor driver integrations and calibration routines to ensure precise temporal synchronization and co-collection across heterogeneous sensor modalities.
- • Optimize AI inference pipelines on Jetson platforms using TensorRT and CUDA, balancing detection accuracy with power, thermal, and computational constraints in harsh marine environments.
- • Build and maintain the secure, resilient connectivity layer between SmartMast units and the cloud, leveraging Starlink backhaul, Peplink industrial routers, and local mesh networking between units.
- • Design system behavior for denied, degraded, and intermittent connectivity environments, implementing buffering, store-and-forward logic, and graceful reconnection protocols.
- • Instrument the embedded software stack with observability tooling to monitor performance, detect anomalies, and triage field-reported issues from units operating at sea.
- • Collaborate cross-functionally with Hardware, Cloud Platform, and AI/ML teams to define and maintain clear interfaces across the full system stack—from sensors to cloud APIs.
- • Read and interpret hardware schematics to support hardware bringup, integration, and troubleshooting alongside electrical and mechanical engineers.
- • Debug complex hardware-software issues using serial consoles, logic analyzers, packet captures, and field log analysis to resolve failures in real-world maritime deployments.
- • Ensure system reliability under extreme environmental conditions including salt air exposure, constant vibration, wide temperature swings, and power fluctuations.
- • Contribute to the evolution of the platform’s security posture by implementing secure boot, device attestation, and certificate management for field-deployed IoT devices.
- • Participate in an asynchronous, distributed team environment with flexible hours and a startup culture that emphasizes engineer autonomy and ownership.
🎯 Requirements
- • 5+ years of embedded Linux or platform software engineering experience on production systems, not just prototype work.
- • Strong command of C++ and Python; deep familiarity with Linux internals (kernel drivers, systemd, networking stack, file systems).
- • Hands-on experience with the Yocto Project build framework for creating custom embedded Linux distributions, layers, and recipes.
- • Hands-on experience with ROS or ROS2 for sensor integration and inter-process communication on robotic or autonomous systems.
- • Experience with NVIDIA Jetson platforms (Nano, Xavier, Orin) or comparable edge AI hardware; familiarity with TensorRT and CUDA inference optimization.
- • Solid networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, VLAN configuration, firewall policy (iptables/nftables), and experience with Peplink or similar industrial routers.
🏖️ Benefits
- • Distributed team environment working asynchronously.
- • Start-up atmosphere with autonomy given to engineers.
- • In office and flexible hours.
- • Open to remote.
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About Quartermaster
Quartermaster.us is the official digital front door of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, the nation’s 247-year-old logistics lifeline. Headquartered at Fort Lee, Virginia, the site trains 22,000 Soldiers and civilians in supply, fuel, food, water, parachute rigging, laundry, mortuary affairs, and aerial delivery. Visitors explore interactive Quartermaster Museum exhibits, enroll in professional courses, download doctrine, and discover how “The Providers” equip, sustain, and honor every warfighter from basic training to battlefield memorial services worldwide.
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