General Motors is seeking a Staff Software Engineer – Linux Kernel & Camera/Video Pipeline Development to join their embedded software team to enable next-generation automotive camera and perception platforms on GM's software-defined vehicle (SDV) platforms.
Requirements
- 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).
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.
Other
- This role is categorized as hybrid.
- The successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, Michigan, Austin, Texas, Sunnyvale or Mountain View, CA at least three times per week (or more frequently if dictated by business needs).
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical, Computer Engineering, or related field
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills across hardware and software disciplines.
- The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role.
