Staff Software Engineer - Camera

GM • Warren, MI

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

General Motors is seeking a Staff Software Engineer – Linux Kernel & Camera/Video Pipeline Development to join our growing embedded software team. This role is instrumental in the bring-up of next-generation automotive camera and perception platforms, focusing on Linux kernel development, camera/video pipeline enablement, device driver integration, diagnostics, and real-time system reliability. You will collaborate across hardware, platform software, and perception algorithm teams to enable advanced driver assistance and autonomous features on GM’s software-defined vehicle (SDV) platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years of experience in embedded Linux kernel and driver development, including camera/video subsystems.
• Deep understanding of QCOM video frameworks and Nvidia video frameworks.
• Deep understanding of Linux kernel internals, V4L2, media controller frameworks, and memory management for video streaming.
• Strong hands-on experience with camera bring-up — MIPI-CSI, deserializers, I²C-based control, and ISP interfacing.
• Experience with BSP and bootloader development (U-Boot) for embedded SoCs.
• Proficiency with hardware communication protocols (I²C, SPI, PCIe, USB, MIPI).
• Knowledge of networked video streaming, Ethernet, and synchronization mechanisms (PTP/gPTP, FSYNC).
• Strong debugging skills using JTAG, GDB, ftrace, perf, kdump, and logic analyzers.
• Familiarity with hardware validation, firmware flashing, and end-of-line testing processes.
• Experience with diagnostics frameworks, DTC reporting, and system health monitoring.
• Proven problem-solving ability to isolate and resolve issues across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills across hardware and software disciplines.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in computer science or related field
• 10+ years of software engineering experience
• Prior experience with camera or video pipeline enablement in automotive or embedded systems.
• Familiarity with TI, Qualcomm, or NVIDIA SoCs and their camera interface subsystems.
• Working knowledge of power management, security frameworks, and real-time optimizations in Linux.
• Contributions to open-source kernel or media subsystems.
• Experience with calibration tools, video encoding pipelines (GStreamer, OMX), and ISP tuning workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance camera drivers on high ended SOC platforms like QCOM chipsets or Nvidia.
• Develop and enhance Linux kernel and device drivers for camera sensors, deserializers/serializers, and video interfaces (e.g., MIPI-CSI, GMSL, I²C, PCIe).
• Lead camera and video pipeline bring-up, including sensor initialization either through proprietary chip provider frameworks or V4L2 integration, image processing path validation, and synchronization with SoC ISPs.
• Optimize end-to-end camera data flow, ensuring low-latency and high-throughput streaming across multiple sensors and ECUs.
• Integrate and debug hardware components such as CSI receivers, deserializers. Good understanding of GMSL and FPDLink technologies.
• Implement and validate diagnostics and health monitoring mechanisms for camera subsystems, enabling predictive fault detection and reporting through UDS/DTC frameworks.
• Support manufacturing and production readiness, including camera calibration, firmware flashing, and functional validation on production lines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (hardware, perception, and system validation) to identify and resolve hardware-software interaction issues.
• Optimize Linux stack video stack to achieve camera boot KPI requirements.
• Writing YOCTO recipes to integrate new components within build system.
• Define and execute OKRs focused on improving camera stack reliability, boot time, and video pipeline stability.

Benefits

• An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
• Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees