Lead OpenWRT Engineer

Truminds Software Systems; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Truminds Software Systems in India seeks a seasoned Technical Lead for embedded platforms with Qualcomm experience and Linux kernel expertise. The role emphasizes bootloaders, driver development, kernel migration, and OpenWRT stability on target hardware.

You will mentor a growing team, drive BSP development, tailor device trees, and optimize the OpenWRT build system for diverse boards. A strong background in C, scripting, and networking is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electronics, Electrical, or Computer Engineering.
• 5–8 years in Embedded Linux or Android kernel driver development.
• Hands-on with OpenWRT and ARM-based SoCs porting.

Responsibilities

• Perform board bring-up of OpenWRT on Qualcomm SoCs (or similar).
• Integrate and configure U-Boot or other bootloaders for Qualcomm SoCs.
• Develop and port drivers for SoC peripherals (WiFi, Ethernet, GPIO, SPI, I2C, UART).
• Customize and optimize Linux kernel and device trees for chipsets/variants.
• Integrate WiFi drivers (ath11k, QCA) and ensure wireless functionality.
• Enable IPv4/IPv6, VLANs, NAT, Firewall, and QoS under OpenWRT.

Skills

Embedded Linux

Linux kernel

C programming

Shell scripting

Networking protocols

OpenWrt

ARM SoCs

Driver development

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electronics/Electrical/CS

Tools

U-Boot

QSDK

OpenWrt build system

Device Trees

Qualcomm SDKs

Job description

Job Description

Seasoned and Dynamic Technical Lead with expertise in embedded platforms, specializing in Qualcomm processors, Linux kernel internals, migration, BSP development, and device drivers. This role demands strong leadership capabilities - The role involves bootloaders, driver development, kernel migration, system optimization and mentor a growing team to ensure a stable and fully functional OpenWRT environment on target hardware.

Job Description

Seasoned and Dynamic Technical Lead with expertise in embedded platforms, specializing in Qualcomm processors, Linux kernel internals, migration, BSP development, and device drivers. This role demands strong leadership capabilities - The role involves bootloaders, driver development, kernel migration, system optimization and mentor a growing team to ensure a stable and fully functional OpenWRT environment on target hardware.

The applicant should have deep expertise in Linux kernel development, bootloaders, device trees, Qualcomm SoCs, and the OpenWRT build system.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform board bring-up of OpenWRT on Qualcomm SoCs (or similar in the Mobile domain).
• Integrate and configure U-Boot or other bootloaders for Qualcomm SoCs.
• Develop and/or port drivers for SoC peripherals (e.g., Wi‑Fi, Ethernet, GPIO, SPI, I2C, UART).
• Customize and optimize Linux kernel and device trees for specific chipsets, board variants.
• Integrate Wi‑Fi drivers (e.g., ath11k, QCA drivers), ensure wireless subsystem functionality.
• Enable networking protocols like IPv4-6, VLANs, NAT, Firewall, and QoS under OpenWRT.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters in Electronics, Electrical, or Computer Engineering.

Experience

• 5-8 years in Embedded Linux or Android platform, Kernel Driver development.
• Hands-on experience with OpenWRT
• Experience with bootloader and kernel porting on ARM-based SoCs.
• Work with Qualcomm SDKs, BSPs (e.g., QSDK), and proprietary firmware blobs.
• Good knowledge of Layer 2 / 3 Networking protocols on Linux
• Solid skills in C, Shell scripting, and Compilation environment

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Previous experience bringing up OpenWRT on Qualcomm IPQ or MSM series or any other SOC like Mediatek
• Experience working with Android-based Qualcomm BSPs and migrating to OpenWRT.