Senior Embedded Linux Software Engineer

Jacob Macneal is a Senior Embedded Software Engineer with over 6 years of experience in the aerospace sector, having contributed to significant projects like NASA Orion, Gateway, Chorus Constellation, and EarthDaily Constellation. He specializes in building safety-critical embedded software systems with a strong focus on fault tolerance. His technical expertise includes C/C++, Python, Linux kernel development (Yocto, kernel space), board bring-up, and FPGAs (Xilinx), with experience in video systems. He has developed open-source flight software frameworks, application software, Linux kernel drivers, bootloaders, and test infrastructure. Jacob holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering from McGill University and a Master's in Computer Science from UT Austin. He is a US citizen. He is interested in Embedded/Firmware roles in aerospace, medical, robotics, semiconductors, and other fields, with a particular interest in edge AI inference. His GitHub profile is available at https://github.com/jmacneal and his LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakemacneal/.