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Embedded Linux Software Engineer to Sensors and System Software Team
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About the Team
The Sensors and System Software team is crucial to autonomous driving, developing the core software that allows our vehicles to perceive and understand the world around them. Join our team and directly contribute to groundbreaking autonomous driving technology, revolutionizing transportation. Work with state-of-the-art sensors and technologies, pushing the boundaries of perception. Learn from top engineers, tackle complex challenges, and expand your expertise in real-time systems, embedded software, and sensor fusion. Thrive in a dynamic team of experts, fostering innovation and intellectual stimulation.
About the Role
We are seeking a highly experienced Embedded Linux Software Engineer responsible for building and maintaining the custom Linux-based systems that power our cutting-edge embedded devices. You'll work closely with hardware and sensor team colleagues to develop and optimize the low-level software that drives our core technologies.
What You'll Do
- Perform initial board bring-up on new hardware revisions, working closely with hardware engineers to debug and validate system functionality.
- Working closely with other teams to build and maintain our custom Linux distributions to enable testing, manufacturing and production operations for various embedded devices.
- Write, port, and debug complex Linux device drivers for a wide array of vehicle-critical peripherals, including: GMSL/FPD-Link cameras, automotive Ethernet and various peripherals: I2C, SPI, PCIe, GPIO, and UART.
- Support the users by providing technical support and debugging cross disciplinary software and hardware-related problems.
- Develop, optimize and maintain low-latency, robust low-level userspace software for Camera, LiDAR, Radar, IMU, GNSS, Microphones, and other autonomous vehicle sensors and actuators using C++/Python.
What You'll Need
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering and related fields.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in embedded software development.
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming for real-time embedded systems, including working in an asynchronous environment with multiple real-time, low-latency, safety-critical systems processes.
- Strong skills in Python and Bash for automation, testing and supporting tasks
- Proven, hands-on experience with embedded Linux kernel, including preempt_rt, device drivers and system services development for ARM-based platforms.
- Demonstrable experience with board bring-up on custom hardware.
- Understanding the electrical engineering fundamentals to be able to perform schematics and designs reviews and hardware debugging using oscilloscope, logic analyzers, etc.
- Experience with common automotive hardware interfaces like CAN, SPI, I2C, PCIe, Ethernet.
- Experience with Linux networking and debugging network-related issues.
Nice to Have
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, preferably in self-driving cars or other autonomous vehicles or robotic systems
- Experience with the Nvidia embedded platforms, including the video processing subsystem - ISP, SerDes, Hardware encoding.
- Understanding fundamentals of Camera, LiDAR, Radar, IMU, GNSS, and other sensor technologies, including their principles of operation, pros/cons and limitations.
- Familiarity with ROS or similar frameworks and related communication protocols.
Candidates are required to be authorized to work in the U.S. The employer is not offering relocation sponsorship, and remote work options are not available.
Avride is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities to ensure they have equal access to employment opportunities. Avride complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with the application or hiring process, or to perform the essential functions of a job, please email jobs@avride.ai.
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About the Team
The Embedded Tools Team develops and supports infrastructure for embedded software development. Our responsibilities include developing and supporting continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for in-house electronic hardware devices, developing software for firmware deployment, and participating in the design and development of a specialized acceptance test system used at our manufacturing site. We are a pragmatic team that prioritizes sound engineering and collaboration.
About the Role
As an Embedded Tools Engineer, you will be involved in every stage of developing our embedded software. You will help develop the software that ensures the quality, safety, and stability of our autonomous vehicles and robots. You will also participate in designing the software-hardware architecture and determining how these systems will work together. This hands-on position allows you to apply your technical skills and creativity to solve problems and contribute directly to our products. If you enjoy working with the core systems of cutting-edge technology, this job is for you!
What You'll Do
- Design, develop, and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems for our embedded software, which is developed specifically for in-house built electronic hardware. This will streamline the software build, test, deployment, and usage processes.
- Create tools for testing, diagnostics, and management of embedded systems.
- Work with hardware and other software teams to ensure everything works well together.
- Monitor infrastructure performance and implement improvements to enhance stability and efficiency.
- Provide support to development teams by answering questions and resolving issues related to the embedded firmwares CI/CD process, builds and development flow.
What You'll Need
- CI/CD & Automation: Practical experience designing and maintaining workflows in GitHub Actions.
- Python (High Proficiency): Most of the tooling, diagnostic servers, and firmware update logic are written in Python. should have deep experience with both Asyncio and Hardware Interaction including proven experience using pyserial , python-can , and smbus2.
- Modern Build Systems: Hands-on experience with Bazel and Nix for reproducible builds and package management.
- C++ & Systems Programming: Ability to read, interpret, and debug C++ firmware code.
- Scripting: Proficiency in Bash for low-level system configuration and hardware initialization scripts.
- Technical Literacy: Ability to interpret complex technical documentation and electrical schematics to understand hardware and plan software architecture.
- Interface Protocols: Deep understanding of standard communication interfaces, specifically CAN, UART, Ethernet, and I2C.
- Ownership: A highly responsible, organized, and methodical approach to problem-solving.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Unix-like environments, command-line tools, and automation.
- Knowledge of isolation and virtualization techniques, particularly Linux containers and Docker.
- Experience in building and scaling CI/CD automation and infrastructure management.
- Knowledge of Linux distribution management, particularly Ubuntu and NixOS (the latter is a significant plus).
- Experience with various software build systems (Bazel , CMake).
- Familiarity with DevOps practices, including CI/CD processes on GitHub, AWS, and Kubernetes for cloud infrastructure.
- Skills with soldering equipment.
- Experience in the automotive industry (CAN, DBC, ISO TP, UDS, DoIP).
Candidates are required to be authorized to work in the U.S. The employer is not offering relocation sponsorship, and remote work options are not available.
Avride is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities to ensure they have equal access to employment opportunities. Avride complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with the application or hiring process, or to perform the essential functions of a job, please email jobs@avride.ai.
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Embedded Software Engineer – Real-Time Systems for Autonomous Robots
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About the Team
The Embedded Software Development Team creates and maintains firmware for the electronic control units of autonomous vehicles and delivery robots. We specialize in developing reliable, high-performance real-time systems using contemporary automotive-grade microcontrollers, contributing to the advancement of self-driving and robotics. We are a pragmatic team that prioritizes sound engineering and collaborative effort.
About the Role
As an Embedded Software Engineer, you'll be involved in all stages of our embedded software. You'll help develop the software that powers our autonomous vehicles and robots. You'll also actively participate in designing the overall software-hardware architecture, figuring out how these integrated systems will function together. This is a hands-on position; you'll use your technical skills and creativity to solve problems and directly contribute to our products. If you like working on the core systems of cutting-edge technology, this job is for you.
What You'll Do
- Participate in developing diverse electronic units for autonomous vehicles and delivery robots.
- Develop software using C++ and Python.
- Create tools for testing, diagnostics and management of embedded systems.
- Develop tools for the testing, diagnostics, and management of embedded systems.
- Work with hardware and other software teams to ensure everything works together well.
- Optimize code for better performance and reliability.
What You'll Need
- Experience writing efficient, reliable, and testable code.
- Good knowledge of classic algorithms and data structures.
- 3+ years of experience in production software/firmware development.
- Read documentation and schematics to understand hardware and plan software architecture.
- Strong understanding of interfaces: CAN, RS232/RS485, Ethernet, SPI, I2C.
- Understanding of Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) in projects.
- Responsible and organized approach to work.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Unix-like environments, command-line tools, and automation.
- Familiarity with version control systems (like Git) and scripting.
- Experience in the automotive industry.
- Skills with soldering equipment.
Candidates are required to be authorized to work in the U.S. The employer is not offering relocation sponsorship, and remote work options are not available.
Avride is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities to ensure they have equal access to employment opportunities. Avride complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with the application or hiring process, or to perform the essential functions of a job, please email jobs@avride.ai.
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