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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Posted: 58 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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The Customer Engineering organization seeks an experienced Engineer to join its Auto Telematics team as a senior-level developer focusing on platform software development for Linux BSPs. This role involves hands-on work with peripheral interface drivers, device security, boot processes, memory management, and system performance tuning, requiring strong C/C++ programming skills and expertise in embedded OS kernels, drivers, and services. The ideal candidate will have experience in designing and developing Linux kernel components, bootloader systems, and BSPs, as well as a solid understanding of ARMv8 and ARMv9 architectures. Additionally, the role demands proficiency with Python, version control systems, and multimedia/networking technologies, alongside strong debugging skills and knowledge of performance profiling techniques. The position includes training customers, providing documentation support, and collaborating globally with OEMs for product design and commercialization.

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C/C++ Python Linux Git Kernel development Device drivers Bootloaders BSPs Embedded OS Heap management Memory debugging Crash stability analysis Multimedia programming Networking Peripheral interface drivers Qualcomm chipset ARMv8 ARMv9 Cache subsystem Performance profiling System optimization CI/CD

What you'll do

Develop and maintain peripheral interface drivers for PCIe, USB, I2C, SPI, UART.
Conduct system performance tuning and crash stability analysis on Linux BSP.
Provide hands-on support in debugging and optimizing software for customers.
Collaborate with global OEMs to integrate platform software into their products.
Train customers and create documentation for software engineering processes.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering and 4+ years of experience
Strong C/C++ programming and debugging skills for embedded OS and Linux kernel development
Experience with device drivers, bootloaders, BSPs, and system performance optimization
Knowledge of multimedia, networking, peripherals, connectivity areas, and software version control systems
Solid understanding of ARMv8 and ARMv9 architecture and processor cache subsystems

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