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title: 'Linux Device Driver Engineer at HELLBENDER Inc.'
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# Linux Device Driver Engineer at HELLBENDER Inc.

- **Company:** HELLBENDER Inc.
- **Location:** Pittsburgh, PA
- **Posted:** 2026-09-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-24
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/hellbenderinc/jobs/5436436008

## Job description

Who we are:

Hellbender Inc. is a Pennsylvania Benefit Corporation who partners with innovators to mature their Artificial Intelligence enabled computing sensors and produce their solutions onshore at prototype to high volumes.

Hellbender is intentionally forming an inclusive work environment and is committed to uplifting the historically marginalized identities including veterans, women, transgender people and underrepresented races in our community and industry.

Must be a U.S. Person

Job Summary:

As a Linux Device Driver Engineer at Hellbender, you will play a key role in developing the low-level software that powers a range of projects and products, including cameras and robotic sensors, from the ground up. Your work will focus on building and maintaining Linux kernel drivers and the interfaces that connect our hardware platforms to higher-level applications. You'll work primarily in a Linux environment, writing software in languages such as C, C++, and Rust, and building embedded Linux images using Yocto/BitBake. An ideal candidate will have strong familiarity with kernel internals, hardware bring-up, and low-level systems debugging. United States veterans and candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply at any experience level.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Design, write, and maintain Linux kernel drivers and low-level software for camera and sensor hardware
- Develop and debug software that communicates with devices over interfaces including CAN, UART, I2C, SPI, MIPI CSI, and others
- Bring up new hardware platforms, including board support package (BSP) development, device tree configuration, and kernel/bootloader integration
- Build and maintain embedded Linux distributions using Yocto and BitBake, including custom layers and recipes
- Collaborate with hardware engineering teams to define driver requirements and troubleshoot hardware/software interaction issues
- Demonstrate proficiency in low-level debugging, performance analysis, and systems-level software engineering

Qualifications, Skills, and Attributes:

- 1-3 years of hands-on experience in Linux kernel or device driver development preferred, but new graduates with relevant coursework or project experience are invited to apply
- Working experience with the Linux kernel, kernel modules, and driver development
- Strong working experience with C; experience with C++ and/or Rust a plus
- Familiarity with device tree, U-Boot, or other bootloader/BSP concepts preferred
- Experience with Yocto/BitBake or similar embedded Linux build systems preferred
- Good working knowledge of revision control and code review tools like Git
- Experience manipulating GPIO and working with embedded Linux hardware platforms
- Ability to read schematics and data sheets, with hands-on experience debugging hardware at the register or bus level

Benefits:

- 5% employer 401(k) contribution, with no match required
- 10% contribution to the employee equity program
- 100% of health, dental, and vision premiums paid for employees and their families, including domestic partners
- 100% of life and disability insurance premiums paid
- 10 holidays, two company-wide shutdown weeks, and 15 hours of PTO accrued per month
- 4 weeks of parental leave

Work Location: Pittsburgh

Opportunity for advancement:

Hellbender is a growing business and follows a policy that prioritizes internal promotions. As new positions are created new opportunities for advancement will be created as well.

## About HELLBENDER Inc.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Hellbender builds mission-critical hardware and software infrastructure for AI-driven perception systems used in autonomy, robotics, and industrial applications.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage – $12.5M seed round)
- **Headquarters**: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Henry Nazak, Roger Nasci, Christopher D’Eramo, Kevin Papa

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Industrial electronics manufacturing, computer vision, robotics, AI/ML at the edge, defense-adjacent hardware.
- **Target customers**: B2B – autonomy companies, robotics integrators, industrial manufacturers, defense contractors.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: A certified Benefit Corporation – “enable the physical AI that solves customer problems” while reinvigorating domestic manufacturing and operating sustainably (100% carbon neutral, zero-waste metals recycling, profits supporting watershed conservation and veterans).

## Products & Services
- **On-Edge Camera Line**: AI-powered, industrial-grade cameras for real-time perception and inspection, delivered as a hardware product.
- **Turn-Key Manufacturing**: Full-service prototype-to-production electronics manufacturing (SMT pick-and-place, robotic work cells, camera focus/sensor calibration) – all domestic, in-house.
- **Physical AI Engineering**: Custom hardware/software development for perception systems, from R&D (TRL 3) through fielded production.
- **Robotics & Computer Vision as a Service**: Engineering services for clients needing bespoke sensor integration, vision pipelines, and embedded ML.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: $12.5M seed round (closed ~mid-2026); Annual revenue not publicly available.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: BIRD Foundation (grant 2023); technology partners include Raspberry Pi, Nvidia, Hailo.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 15% YoY to 52 employees; doubled facility to 40,000 sq ft; launched on-edge camera line; pursuing AS9100D quality certification for defense work.

## Competitive Advantages
- **100% domestic manufacturing** – a rare moat in electronics, appealing to U.S. defense and industrial customers.
- **Sustainability-driven business model** – B Corp, carbon neutral, water-conservation profit sharing, zero-waste metals recycling.
- **Deep domain expertise** – team drawn from Carnegie Robotics, Argo AI, Aurora, Sarcos Robotics; proven ability to move from research to production.
- **Flexible partnership model** – offers both product and service engagements, bridging the “Valley of Death” for early-stage hardware.

## Strategic Focus
- **Accelerate domestic manufacturing of Physical AI** – scaling the Pittsburgh facility and production capacity.
- **Commercialize the on-edge camera line** – target markets include assembly inspection, navigation testing, and inline quality control.
- **Achieve FAR/AS9100D compliance** – enabling direct sales to defense and aerospace primes.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Benefit Corp committed to inclusivity – BIPOC, veterans, women, LGBTQIA+; 25% of staff are veterans.
- **Work model**: Hybrid (flex time, no company meetings on Fridays); remote options available for eligible roles.
- **Total PTO**: 7.5 weeks including 4 weeks of holidays (Independence Day & Xmas shutdown), 3.5 weeks accrued PTO, 4 weeks parental leave.
- **Compensation & equity**: Automatic 5% 401k contribution (no match needed); 10% of company equity in employee incentive program; annual profit sharing into 401ks; stock options for new client capture.
- **Health**: 100% of gold-tier medical, dental, vision for employee and family (domestic partners included); life & disability insurance.
- **Perks**: PPE reimbursement, access to fabrication equipment, Hertz Gold, TSA PreCheck, NASA Federal Credit Union membership.
- **Current openings** (as of mid-2026): Embedded Software Engineer, Perception Engineer.

## Sources
1. [hellbender.com](https://hellbender.com/) – Company overview, products, news of $12.5M seed round
2. [hellbender.com/about-us](https://hellbender.com/about-us/) – B Corp, sustainability, domestic manufacturing
3. [hellbender.com/careers](https://hellbender.com/careers/) – Benefits, remote/hybrid policy, culture
4. [LinkedIn – Hellbender Inc.](https://www.linkedin.com/company/hellbender-inc) – Headcount growth, funding history, executive team, talent sources
5. [Greenhouse – Hellbender Jobs](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/hellbenderinc) – Current job listings (2 engineering roles)

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