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Principal Recruitment Consultant | HW, SW, Embedded | IT Search Senior Embedded Software Engineer Cork (Hybrid) Permanent | €80,000 – €90,000 + Bonus, Pension, Health Insurance, Share Options IT Search is partnered with a global semiconductor company known for cutting-edge mixed-signal and embedded solutions across aerospace, industrial, and high-reliability sectors.
We're now hiring an Embedded Linux Kernel Engineer to join their FPGA division, developing and upstreaming low-level software for custom RISC-V-based SoCs.
This role focuses on Linux kernel internals, device drivers, and hypervisor integration for advanced embedded platforms.
You'll work alongside silicon, hardware, and architecture teams to drive key Linux components from concept through deployment - owning your contributions end-to-end in a high-trust, engineering-led environment.
What You'll Be Doing: Developing and maintaining Linux kernel modules, device drivers, and bootloaders Integrating with hypervisors, implementing power management, and ensuring system-level reliability Supporting FPGA-based platforms (e.g.
Xilinx Zynq) with custom board bring-up and SoC configuration Working across the full lifecycle: from design and prototyping to customer delivery Contributing to open-source codebases and aligning with upstream practices What We're Looking For: 5+ years' experience in Embedded Linux development, particularly kernel-level Expertise in Linux internals, device trees, interrupt handling, and low-level debugging Hands-on experience with ARM or RISC-V SoCs Familiarity with FPGA platforms (Zynq or similar), bare-metal bring-up, and hardware/software integration Knowledge of hypervisors, PM domains, and open-source tooling/workflows Proactive, self-driven engineers who take ownership of challenging technical areas This is a high-impact, system-level role where you'll influence the design of next-gen embedded platforms.
Hybrid setup (2–3 days onsite in Cork) with competitive benefits and a salary of €80–90K + bonus, pension, health insurance, and share options.
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