Senior Engineer - Linux Automotive (Linux & Kernel Platform Engineer)

Qualcomm•San Diego, CA

45d

About The Position

This position offers hands-on system embedded Safe Linux software design and development to bring the next generation of Qualcomm Snapdragon products in Automotive ADAS and Infotainment working with multiple technology teams, Tier1s, OEMs and industry partners. The engineer will be involved in the next generation of embedded automotive software for Safe Linux-based automotive solutions. In this role, there will be opportunities across the software stack including application boot loaders, kernel, user spaces such as Android and real-time Linux enabling full capabilities of Qualcomm Snapdragon hardware. The job will involve in optimizing and improving the performance for safe linux system, understand the core of linux design principles and design to be adapt in open source community. Design with safety and security from start for meeting the challenges of Automotive requirements. The engineer will work closely with cross-functional teams across multiple locations to define and implement complete solutions. Work assignments require theoretical and practical knowledge in the areas of C/C++ programming and real-time operating systems, along with power and performance expertise on embedded systems. The candidate should also be familiar with embedded system hardware and board design. Experience with multimedia, vehicle network or external module peripherals are welcome.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Nice To Haves

Excellent knowledge of C/C++ programming skills and a good understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms
Excellent knowledge of OS fundamentals, data structure, Linux kernel and the device driver model
Debugging skills in C/C++ using debugging tools like GNU tools
Knowledge of Yocto development experience is a plus
Linux debug, tracing, and performance tools - For example debugger like T32, gdb and crash analysis sing T32, crash utility, trace, perf etc.
Hands on development on boot loaders added advantage.
Experience using git for development; patch/tree management.
ARM processors and/or embedded software development on mobile devices or Automotive platforms.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills
Independent and motivated to explore and find innovative and design principles to solve challenges.
1+ Years professional work experience in embedded/automotive software and/or driver development on ARM SoCs on Linux/Android etc.
1+ years experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Python, etc
1+ Years experience with architectural capability analysis in addressing system design challenges such as multi-OS virtualization and multi-domain boot architecture.
1+ Years experience with low level software/hardware interface design and debugging.
1+ Years experience with industry standard software development tools: HSW/HE debuggers, code revision control systems (GIT, Perforce), IDEs and build tools.
ARMv8 architecture knowledge and 2 to 4 years experience with SW development for ARM systems
Prior experience with Qualcomm MSM software platforms is a big plus
Experience in Open source initiatives, Linux Foundation, AGL projects is a big plus
Experience in coordination with multiple technology teams, program and product teams, and test engineering.
Experience in bottoms-up and top-down design based on analysis of E2E use cases.
Experience with software development processes such as Automotive SPICE/CMM/ASIL-B
Experience in system performance estimation (eg. bandwidth, memory, power) and characterization for concurrent use cases
Excellent oral and written communication skills to work with developers across the different site.

Responsibilities

Develop and support various features in Safe Linux kernel.
Design an optimized and improved performance system that support Automotive grade ADAS and IVI multimedia drivers and applications.
Working with power and performance analysis teams to identify performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations.
This role includes software design and development, debugging and testing Linux software.
Development/testing will involve enabling new end to end use cases for Automotive ADAS/IVI system.
Debug and fix complex problems involving multiple modules from Safe Linux and different virtual machine framework and containers.
Understand the industry standards for open sources.

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