Lynx builds foundational software for high-assurance embedded platforms in aerospace, defense, automotive, medical, and industrial sectors. The stack is heavily weighted toward real-time and safety-critical tooling (RTOS, DO-178C, ARM, x86, Vulkan SC, OpenGL SC), with no active replacements visible—a signal of stability in regulated markets where switching costs are prohibitive. Engineering dominates hiring (48 of 57 roles), concentrated at senior and principal levels, indicating they're scaling specialized domain expertise rather than broad headcount.
Lynx develops modular, open-standards-based software for mission-critical edge computing environments where reliability, security, and real-time performance are non-negotiable. The company serves aerospace, defense, automotive, medical, energy, and industrial verticals with solutions spanning flight software, avionics architectures, sensor integration, tactical datalinks, and GPU compute for embedded systems. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Campbell, California, Lynx operates as a portfolio company of OceanSound Partners and has expanded its platform through acquisitions of Timesys, Thompson Software Solutions, and CoreAVI. The organization spans 201–500 employees and is actively hiring across engineering, product, and operations in the United States and Canada.
Lynx runs Linux, ARM, x86, RTOS, C/C++, Embedded Linux, DO-178C, Vulkan, OpenGL, VxWorks, Yocto, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Xilinx Vivado, and Kubernetes. Supporting tools include GitLab, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Ansible, and Python.
Active projects include military aircraft platform software, next-generation avionics architecture, embedded flight software for advanced missile platforms, Vulkan SC and OpenGL SC graphics drivers, sensor integration, tactical datalinks, secure software delivery pipelines, and subsystem integration across vehicle platforms.
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