Linux Software Engineer - System Manager

NXP Semiconductors • Austin, TX

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About The Position

This role involves architecting system management features across the i.MX portfolio, driving SoC hardware support for system control, and porting system management firmware to new i.MX SoCs and development boards. The engineer will develop tests to enhance code coverage and evaluate firmware performance, as well as create documentation and support collateral for system management firmware. Key cross-functional aspects include working with the NXP SoC architecture team for consistent firmware support, collaborating with the i.MX BSP team for integration and optimization, and assisting internal support teams with firmware porting, debugging, and optimization on customer systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or similar disciplines.
• 2+ years of software development experience with embedded systems.
• Proficiency with C-programming on embedded systems.
• Proficiency with using Linux shell commands and tools (e.g. GIT, make, etc.) for embedded software development.
• Experience with ARM Cortex-M and Cortex-A architecture.
• Knowledge of ARM assembly language.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of embedded debug tools and probes (e.g. Lauterbach).
• Knowledge of power management (DVFS, CPUIdle, suspend-to-RAM) in embedded systems.
• Knowledge of HDL (e.g. Verliog, VHDL, etc.).
• Knowledge of the ARM System Control and Management Interface (SCMI) specification.

Responsibilities

• Architect system management features across the i.MX portfolio and drive SoC hardware support for system control.
• Port system management firmware to new i.MX SoCs and development boards.
• Develop tests to improve system management code coverage and assess firmware performance metrics.
• Develop documentation and support collateral for system management firmware.
• Work with NXP SoC architecture team to ensure consistent and efficient support of system management firmware.
• Collaborate with i.MX BSP (System ROM, ELE ROM/firmware, U-Boot, ATF, Linux, MCU SDK) team to integrate and optimize system management functions.
• Work with internal support teams to port, debug, and optimize system management firmware on customer systems.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level