About the Company

Our client is a product engineering and software development company specializing in enterprise, telecom, artificial intelligence, and IoT sectors.

Position Summary

- Role: BSP Lead
- Location: Cochin
- Work Mode: Onsite (Hybrid: 4 days in office, 1 day work from home per week)

About the Role We are seeking an experienced BSP Lead to spearhead the development, maintenance, and optimization of embedded Linux BSP and platform software. This direct hiring position involves leading a team of talented engineers, driving platform development from concept to production, and ensuring the highest standards of software quality.

Key Responsibilities

- Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of BSP engineers, fostering a cooperative and high-performing environment. Substantiate team-lead experience.
- BSP Ownership: Drive the development, maintenance, and optimization of the embedded Linux BSP and platform software.
- Platform Development: Develop and integrate bootloaders, Linux kernel, Device Trees, and device drivers. Specifically looking for Linux experience.
- Hardware Integration: Lead board bring-up, hardware/software integration, and system validation efforts.
- Platform Architecture: Build and maintain a reusable, scalable software platform that supports multiple products.
- Technical Leadership: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external vendors to drive platform development from prototype through production.
- Planning & Reviews:



Plan BSP activities, conduct design and code reviews, and ensure overall software quality.

Requirements

- 8+ years of experience in BSP development, embedded systems engineering, and board bring-up.
- 3+ years of technical leadership experience, specifically leading a BSP or embedded Linux team.
- Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python.
- Extensive experience with embedded Linux, including Linux kernel, U-Boot, Device Trees, BSP development, and device drivers.
- Hands-on experience with ARM Cortex-A and/or Cortex-M processors.
- Strong knowledge of embedded interfaces (SPI, I²C, UART, USB, PCIe, Ethernet, GPIO, CAN) and low-level driver development.
- Experience with embedded Linux build environments such as NXP Linux SDK (Debian), Yocto, Buildroot, or similar.
- Experience with mainline Linux kernel bring-up.
- senior candidates with immediate/short notice period . NXP i.MX processors exposure is also desirable.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong planning, communication, and mentoring skills.
- Immediate joiners or those with a maximum notice period of 30 days are preferred.

Preferred Skills

- Hands-on experience in board bring-up, BSP development, and bringing Linux up on NXP i.MX9x SoCs is highly desirable.
- Experience managing external vendors is an advantage.
- Experience with RTOSs such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or similar is an advantage.

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