Embedded Linux BSP Engineer

BotLab Dynamics; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

BotLab Dynamics is seeking an experienced Embedded Linux BSP Engineer to lead end-to-end BSP development on ARM Cortex-A based platforms. You will drive U-Boot, Linux kernel porting, device-tree work and driver integration across camera, ISPs, and high-speed interfaces.

The role involves system-level debugging, performance tuning, and collaboration with hardware teams to validate schematics, datasheets, and board bring-up for production-grade embedded Linux platforms.

Qualifications

• 1–5 years of hands-on Embedded Linux BSP, board bring-up, kernel, or device-driver development.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ with a solid understanding of Linux kernel architecture, driver models, kernel subsystems, and kernel/userspace interfaces.
• Proven experience building Yocto / Buildroot-based BSPs, including custom layers, recipes, kernel configuration, Device Tree modifications, package integration, and custom Linux image generation.
• Experience with Linux kernel configuration, compilation, patching, debugging, and driver integration.
• Hands-on experience with ARM Cortex-A based SoCs and board-level hardware bring-up.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, SoC reference manuals, and component datasheets, and perform register-level debugging.
• Good understanding of Linux device tree, kernel logs, sysfs/debugfs, and system-level debugging methodologies.
• Experience with GStreamer and Linux multimedia frameworks.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end board bring-up and BSP development on custom ARM-based hardware, including U-Boot customization and Device Tree development.
• Linux kernel driver development and integration for peripherals (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, GPIO, Ethernet) and high-speed interfaces (PCIe, MIPI CSI/DSI).
• Enablement and integration of SoC hardware accelerators (VPU, ISP, NPU, crypto) across kernel, firmware and userspace.
• System-level debugging, profiling, and performance optimization across bootloader, kernel, drivers, multimedia stack and applications.
• Debugging hardware/software integration issues using kernel logs, sysfs/debugfs, V4L2/media tools, GDB, tracing and profiling tools.
• Collaborating with hardware teams for schematic review, datasheet analysis, register-level debugging, interface validation, and board bring-up.
• Development and maintenance of production-ready Embedded Linux platforms, including hardware validation, security hardening and variant support.

Skills

C/C++

Linux kernel architecture

Driver models

Kernel subsystems

Yocto/Buildroot

ARM Cortex-A

Board bring-up

Device Tree

GStreamer

V4L2

PCIe

Camera bring-up

Tools

U-Boot

Buildroot

GStreamer

Media Controller framework

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Embedded Linux BSP Engineer to drive end-to-end BSP development and hardware enablement on ARM Cortex-A based SoCs. You will work across bootloader, Linux kernel, device drivers, camera/multimedia subsystems, hardware acceleration, and embedded Linux build systems to develop stable, scalable, and production-ready platforms.

What You’ll Work On:

• End-to-end board bring-up and BSP development on custom ARM-based hardware, including U-Boot customization, Linux kernel porting, Device Tree development, peripheral enablement, and BSP maintenance using Yocto / Buildroot.
• Linux kernel driver development and integration for common peripherals such as I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, GPIO, Ethernet, and high-speed interfaces including PCIe and MIPI CSI/DSI.
• Enablement and integration of SoC hardware acceleration blocks such as VPU, ISP, NPU, and crypto accelerators, including kernel, firmware, and userspace integration.
• System-level debugging, profiling, and performance optimization across the bbootloader, kernel, drivers, multimedia stack, and userspace applications.
• Debugging hardware/software integration issues using kernel logs, sysfs/debugfs, V4L2/media tools, GDB, tracing and profiling tools.
• Collaboration with hardware teams for schematic review, datasheet/reference-manual analysis, register-level debugging, interface validation, and board bring-up.
• Development and maintenance of production-ready Embedded Linux platforms, including hardware validation, system configuration, security hardening, and support for multiple product variants.

What We’re Looking For:

• 1–5 years of hands-on experience in Embedded Linux BSP, board bring-up, kernel, or device-driver development.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ with a good understanding of Linux kernel architecture, driver models, kernel subsystems, and kernel/userspace interfaces.
• Proven experience building and maintaining Yocto / Buildroot-based BSPs, including custom layers, recipes, kernel configuration, Device Tree modifications, package integration, and custom Linux image generation.
• Experience with Linux kernel configuration, compilation, patching, debugging, and driver integration.
• Hands-on experience with ARM Cortex-A based SoCs and board-level hardware bring-up.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, SoC reference manuals, and component datasheets, and perform register-level debugging.
• Good understanding of Linux device tree, kernel logs, sysfs/debugfs, and system-level debugging methodologies.
• Ability to work closely with hardware, firmware, application, and validation teams to identify and resolve system-level issues.

Good to Have:

• Experience with GStreamer and Linux multimedia frameworks, including V4L2 integration and hardware-accelerated H.264/H.265 encode/decode.
• Experience with camera sensor bring-up, MIPI CSI-2, V4L2, Media Controller framework, sensor drivers, and camera Device Tree configuration.
• Exposure to ISP architecture, ISP bring-up and tuning, sensor-to-ISP integration, RAW Bayer processing, image-quality validation, and AE/AWB/AF (3A) concepts.
• Experience debugging camera pipelines using v4l2-ctl, media-ctl, GStreamer debugging tools, kernel logs, and media-controller graphs.
• Understanding of camera timing, CSI-2 bandwidth, pixel formats, frame rates, buffer management, frame synchronization, and dropped-frame analysis.
• Experience with multimedia performance profiling, including latency, throughput, CPU/memory utilization, buffer handling, zero-copy pipelines, and frame-drop analysis.
• Familiarity with MAVLink, UAV/drone systems, telemetry, or Ground Control Station integration is an added advantage.