Develop and maintain ARM-based embedded Linux Board Support Packages for automotive platforms. Responsibilities include bootloader and secure boot development, Linux kernel and driver work, device trees, board bring-up, Yocto-based builds, hardware integration, diagnostics, update reliability, and production deployment. The role requires troubleshooting across software and hardware boundaries and developing Python or shell automation while collaborating with engineering, testing, manufacturing, and systems teams.
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We are looking for an Embedded Linux BSP Developer to support the design, development, integration, and maintenance of low-level embedded software for ARM-based automotive platforms. This role focuses on the software stack from bootloader and secure boot through Linux kernel, device drivers, board bring-up, build systems, and production diagnostics. The ideal candidate has strong C development experience at the kernel or bootloader level, is comfortable working close to the hardware, and can troubleshoot issues that cross software, hardware, build, and production environments.
What you'll do
- Develop, integrate, and maintain Board Support Package software for ARM-based embedded platforms.
- Work on low-level software components including bootloaders, Linux kernel configuration, device trees, platform drivers, and OS-level system services.
- Develop and debug Linux kernel drivers for hardware interfaces such as UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, PCIe, USB, GPIO, PMICs, storage devices, and related peripherals.
- Support board bring-up, hardware/software integration, and troubleshooting across multiple product generations.
- Work with embedded Linux build systems such as Yocto, OpenEmbedded, and BitBake to build, configure, and maintain software images.
- Support secure boot, image signing, hardware fuse provisioning, A/B boot flows, update reliability, and production software deployment.
- Investigate and resolve complex issues using kernel logs, crash dumps, boot logs, field diagnostics, and hardware-level debugging information.
- Develop Python or shell-based tooling to support build automation, testing, diagnostics, manufacturing, and software integration workflows.
- Collaborate with hardware, software, test, manufacturing, and systems teams to deliver reliable embedded software for production programs.
What you'll need to get the job done
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of professional embedded software development experience.
- Strong C development experience at the Linux kernel, bootloader, driver, or board-support level.
- Experience with ARM-based SoCs, bootchain development, board bring-up, and low-level hardware/software integration.
- Experience developing or debugging Linux kernel drivers, including device tree, platform drivers, interrupt handling, and power management.
- Experience with embedded Linux build systems such as Yocto, OpenEmbedded, or BitBake.
- Working knowledge of common hardware interfaces such as UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, PCIe, USB, GPIO, PMIC, NAND, or eMMC.
- Strong troubleshooting skills, with the ability to identify root cause across software, hardware, build, and system boundaries.
- Familiarity with Git-based workflows, CI tools, and automation using Python, shell scripting, Jenkins, GitHub, or similar tools.
What will make us REALLY love you
- Experience with automotive embedded platforms, telematics control units, infotainment systems, or other vehicle-connected embedded products.
- Experience with secure boot, TrustZone, hardware root of trust, image signing, dm-verity, SELinux, A/B updates, or OTA update reliability.
- Experience with automotive Ethernet, including 100BASE-T1, 1000BASE-T1, TC10 sleep/wake, Ethernet PHY integration, or related diagnostics.
- Familiarity with UEFI/EDK2, Fastboot, NAND/eMMC flash management, partition table design, or production signing infrastructure.
- Awareness of automotive software standards or practices such as ISO 26262, AUTOSAR concepts, or production release discipline.
- Experience debugging production or field issues using pstore, minidumps, kernel logs, crash dumps, or other diagnostic tools.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools to support code review, refactoring, driver integration, test generation, or embedded software troubleshooting.
$95,000 - 115,000
This posting is for an active vacancy.
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