BSP Engineer

emagine; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

None

Job summary

emagine in Pune, India is seeking an experienced Embedded Linux/Android BSP engineer for automotive SoCs. You will lead board bring-up, bootloader work, device tree, and kernel driver development to support platforms from Qualcomm SA-series to NXP i.MX and Renesas R-Car.

You will work with Yocto/OpenEmbedded, Soong/Make for Android, and OTA updates. Strong C/C++ skills, ARM knowledge, and experience with U-Boot and kernel internals are essential.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Electrical, CS, or related field.
• Minimum 4+ years of hands-on BSP/Embedded Linux/Android development for automotive applications; total 5–8 years experience.
• Strong C/C++ programming and experience with ARM architectures and U-Boot bootloaders.
• Proficient with Yocto/OpenEmbedded build system and version control workflows (Git, Gerrit).
• Experience with Linux kernel internals, memory management, and driver model; JTAG debugging expertise.

Responsibilities

• Perform board bring-up, hardware validation and platform initialization for automotive SoCs.
• Develop, port and maintain U-Boot bootloader for target hardware.
• Configure DTS/DTSI files for peripheral and SoC configuration.
• Enable and validate UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, USB, PCIe, MIPI CSI/DSI, HDMI, Ethernet, eMMC, UFS.
• Port and customize Linux kernel (v5.x / v6.x) for automotive hardware.
• Develop and maintain automotive kernel drivers and BSP integration with Yocto/OpenEmbedded.
• System boot time optimization and power management (DVFS).
• Port and customize Android (AOSP) for automotive-grade SoCs and manage OTA updates.
• Manage Android build system (Soong/Make) and vendor-specific integrations.
• Debug using Android Logcat, ADB, and low-level tracing tools.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Linux kernel internals

ARM architecture

U-Boot bootloaders

JTAG debugging

Git / repo / Gerrit

Yocto Project / OpenEmbedded

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronics/Electrical/CS or related field

Tools

Yocto/OpenEmbedded

Git / Gerrit

AOSP/Android build tooling

Job description

• Perform board bring-up, hardware validation, and platform initialization for new automotive SoCs and custom boards.
• Develop, port, and maintain U-Boot / Bootloader for target hardware.
• Configure and maintain Device Tree Source (DTS/DTSI) files for peripheral and SoC configuration.
• Enable and validate SoC peripherals: UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, USB, PCIe, MIPI CSI/DSI, HDMI, Ethernet, eMMC, UFS, etc.
  
• Port and customize Linux Kernel (v5.x / v6.x) for automotive target hardware.
• Develop, debug, and maintain Linux kernel drivers for automotive-specific hardware components.
• BSP integration with Yocto / OpenEmbedded build system – writing recipes, layers, and meta layers.
• System boot time optimization and power management (suspend/resume, DVFS).
  
• Port and customize AOSP for automotive-grade SoCs (Qualcomm SA-series, NXP i.MX, Renesas R-Car, TI TDA, Telechips TCC803x / TCC835x, etc.).
• Manage Android build system (Soong / Make), AOSP manifest, and vendor-specific integrations.
• Support Android OTA (Over-The-Air) update mechanisms (A/B partitioning, Virtual A/B).

Overall Responsibilities and Duties

• Perform board bring-up, hardware validation, and platform initialization for new automotive SoCs and custom boards.
• Develop, port, and maintain U-Boot / Bootloader for target hardware.
• Configure and maintain Device Tree Source (DTS/DTSI) files for peripheral and SoC configuration.
• Enable and validate SoC peripherals: UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, USB, PCIe, MIPI CSI/DSI, HDMI, Ethernet, eMMC, UFS, etc.
  

Linux BSP

• Port and customize Linux Kernel (v5.x / v6.x) for automotive target hardware.
• Develop, debug, and maintain Linux kernel drivers for automotive-specific hardware components.
• BSP integration with Yocto / OpenEmbedded build system – writing recipes, layers, and meta layers.
• System boot time optimization and power management (suspend/resume, DVFS).
  

Android BSP (AOSP)

• Port and customize AOSP for automotive-grade SoCs (Qualcomm SA-series, NXP i.MX, Renesas R-Car, TI TDA, Telechips TCC803x / TCC835x, etc.).
• Manage Android build system (Soong / Make), AOSP manifest, and vendor-specific integrations.
• Support Android OTA (Over-The-Air) update mechanisms (A/B partitioning, Virtual A/B).
• Debug using Android Logcat, ADB, systrace, perfetto, bugreport, KGDB
  

Automotive Domain

• Awareness of functional safety standards: ISO 26262 (ASIL A/B/C/D).
• Ensure compliance with MISRA C/C++ guidelines where applicable.
  

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have/be:

Minimum Education Level

B.E. / B.Tech / M.Tech in Electronics, Electrical, Computer Science, or related field.

Experience

Minimum 4+ years of hands-on experience in BSP / Embedded Linux / Android platform development for automotive applications. Overall experience should be 5 to 8 years.

Skills and Competencies (Must Have)

• Strong proficiency in C / C++ programming.
• Hands-on experience with Linux kernel internals – memory management, scheduling, driver model.
• Experience with Yocto Project / OpenEmbedded build system.
• Proficiency in Git, repo, Gerrit for version control and code review workflows.
• Experience with JTAG debugging, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers for low-level debugging.
• Strong understanding of ARM architecture (Cortex-A / Cortex-M / Cortex-R series).
• Hands-on with U-Boot or other bootloaders (GRUB, Trusted Firmware-A).
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with Android Automotive OS (AAOS) / Android Auto.
• Knowledge of Hypervisor / Virtualization in automotive (Xen, KVM, QNX Hypervisor).
• Experience on automotive SoC platforms: Qualcomm SA8xxx, NXP S32G/i.MX8, Renesas R-Car H3/M3, TI TDA4VM, Telechips TCC803x / TCC835x.
• A-SPICE process knowledge.
• Agile / SCRUM development methodology.