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General Description:
This is a challenging position in BSP/System Software Engineering group. The engineer is responsible for design and development of software at kernel level, platform driver design and porting to new hardware platforms. In addition, during board bring-up phase this position requires tight interaction with Hardware team to understand design, validate hardware functionality and help to isolate hardware problems if any.
This position requires detailed understanding overall system functionality to design hardware abstraction layer to provide transparency and interoperability for the Firmware running on multiple platforms.
High level architectural direction will be provided but the engineer must be able to work well independently, have initiative to identify and solve design problems proactively.
Responsibilities:
• Software design at the BSP/kernel level
• New platform adaption and porting 3rd party platform SDK
• Design and porting of device/platform drivers
• Understand the functionality of the system to provide a better hardware abstraction layer
• Communicate with the Hardware team during the board bring-up phase
• Document design details, and collaborate with team members during the design and review phase
Requirements:
• Past experience in embedded software design for network appliances
• Knowledge of Linux kernel programming
• Knowledge of kernel details, design in a multitasking environment, synchronization objects, etc
• Knowledge of generic CPU architecture and infrastructure: core, peripherals, etc. ARMv8 experience is plus.
• Knowledge of C, GNU tools, Make, Git. ARM assembly knowledge is big plus
• Knowledge of scripting language such as bash, Perl, python, is a plus
• Basic knowledge of networking protocols: TCP/IP, UDP, etc
• Good command of English is a must
Education and Experience:
• BS/MS in Engineering or Computer Science
• 3+ years experience in BSP/kernel software design
• 5+ years experience in Software Development
Preferences:
• Able to read schematics and basic hardware design knowledge.
• Yocto experience
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