RT & Kernel Engineer (human)

Your mission \& challenges
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We are scaling our real\-time embedded Linux capability across NEURA's current and next\-generation robot platforms — cobots, mobile manipulators, humanoids, quadrupeds, and the shared Compute Unit. This role owns the operating system, kernel, and board\-support layer that every control and communication stack on these platforms depends on.

You will collaborate closely with the RT Communication Bus engineer, hardware, simulation, and safety / certification stakeholders to deliver platforms that are deterministic, maintainable, and suitable for a controlled product lifecycle.

• Real\-time Linux platforms — both co\-kernel and kernel\-preemption approaches — including RT scheduling policy and interrupt\-latency budgeting to meet the timing requirements of the control and estimation loops running on the platform (kHz\-class whole\-body control and high\-rate state estimation).


• SOM board bring\-up and the Yocto BSP for each robot platform hardware revision: boot flow, kernel configuration, device trees, and driver work at the C/C\+\+ boundary, with hands\-on debugging on real hardware.


• Yocto layers, recipes, and images for development, validation, and release; structured evaluations and migrations across multiple SoCs and board variants as hardware evolves.


• WCET analysis across RT loop configurations, and RT memory management practice (memory locking, huge pages, NUMA\-aware allocation, priority inversion avoidance).


• Co\-review of WCET budgets and cycle timing with the RT Communication Bus engineer at the OS / fieldbus boundary, ensuring scheduling, interrupt, and synchronisation assumptions hold under load.


• Safety integration at the kernel level (e.g. E\-stop chain wiring, ISO 10218 safety PLC integration); design participation, documentation, and traceability for controlled change practices.


• Build, flash, and test automation; technical documentation kept current for the wider engineering organisation.

• Embedded Linux BSP engineering background with hands\-on Yocto / OpenEmbedded experience on production hardware.


• Hands\-on real\-time Linux kernel patching and tuning experience, with practical scheduling\-oriented reasoning (SCHED\_FIFO/RR, priorities, affinity, interrupt path).


• Working knowledge of WCET analysis methodology and tooling (e.g. OTAWA, Chronos, or vendor equivalents).


• Solid C and C\+\+ at the kernel/driver boundary; device tree authoring; practical scripting for engineering workflows.


• Experience on ARM SoCs with multi\-cluster configurations (e.g. Cortex\-A \+ Cortex\-R), or comparable platforms.


• A collaborative working style: shared design, constructive code review, proactive communication, and reliable coordination across hardware, communications, and safety disciplines. Strong teamwork is essential for this role.


• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent practical experience.

• EtherCAT familiarity sufficient for OS / fieldbus\-boundary co\-review (WCET budgets and cycle timing).


• Exposure to functional safety engineering practices (ISO 26262, IEC 61508, or ISO 10218\) — documentation, evidence, review cycles. Certification sign\-off is not required for this role.


• Experience with PTP / IEEE 1588 hardware timestamping at the kernel network driver level.


• Background in robotics, motion control, or industrial automation with strict timing expectations.


• Interest in growing scope as the platform team expands.

• Become part of an agile company, actively shape topics and benefit from flat hierarchies in a highly motivated team


• Enjoy an attractive salary, flexible working hours and 30 days of vacation


• The freedom to contribute your own ideas and drive them forward


• Celebrate successes together with company events


• Take advantage of our corporate benefits program


• And even more fun with great colleagues

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