Embedded Linux BSP Engineer

Pi Square Technologies; Farmington Hills (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pi Square Technologies is seeking an Embedded BSP Engineer to lead BSP development for automotive-grade embedded platforms. You will perform board bring-up, hardware init, and bootloader integration, while customizing Linux kernels and device trees to fit target hardware.

You will work with ARM-based SoCs, develop low-level drivers, and collaborate with hardware and firmware teams to optimize boot time and system performance on evaluation boards.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on BSP development and customization.
• Expertise in Embedded C/C++.
• Experience with board bring-up and hardware-software integration.
• Strong knowledge of Linux kernel internals and configuration.
• Experience with bootloaders such as U-Boot.
• Experience with device trees and device driver development.
• Knowledge of ARM architecture and SoC platforms.
• Experience with low-level debugging and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, customize, and maintain BSPs for embedded platforms.
• Perform board bring-up, hardware initialization, and platform porting.
• Develop and integrate low-level device drivers and hardware interfaces.
• Configure and customize Linux kernels, device trees, and bootloaders.
• Debug boot failures, kernel issues, hardware initialization, and peripheral integration.
• Work with ARM-based processors, SoCs, and evaluation boards.
• Integrate and validate interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, CAN, and Ethernet.
• Perform low-level debugging using JTAG, Lauterbach, GDB, or similar tools.
• Optimize boot time, memory usage, and overall system performance.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and embedded software teams.

Skills

BSP development

Embedded C/C++

Board bring-up

Linux kernel internals

U-Boot bootloader

Device trees and drivers

ARM/SoC knowledge

Low-level debugging

Tools

Git

Python scripting

Build automation

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Embedded BSP Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Board Support Package (BSP) development, board bring-up, bootloader integration, Linux kernel customization, and low-level hardware-software integration for embedded automotive platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, customize, and maintain BSPs for embedded platforms.
• Perform board bring-up, hardware initialization, and platform porting.
• Develop and integrate low-level device drivers and hardware interfaces.
• Configure and customize Linux kernels, device trees, and bootloaders.
• Debug boot failures, kernel issues, hardware initialization, and peripheral integration.
• Work with ARM-based processors, SoCs, and evaluation boards.
• Integrate and validate interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, CAN, and Ethernet.
• Perform low-level debugging using JTAG, Lauterbach, GDB, or similar tools.
• Optimize boot time, memory usage, and overall system performance.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and embedded software teams.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in BSP development and customization.
• Expertise in Embedded C/C++.
• Experience with board bring-up and hardware-software integration.
• Strong knowledge of Linux kernel internals and configuration.
• Experience with bootloaders such as U-Boot.
• Experience with device trees and device driver development.
• Knowledge of ARM architecture and SoC platforms.
• Experience with low-level debugging and troubleshooting.

Preferred Skills

• QNX Neutrino RTOS and QNX BSP development.
• Yocto Project and embedded Linux build systems.
• Qualcomm or other automotive SoC platforms.
• Knowledge of CAN, Ethernet, PCIe, USB, and other hardware interfaces.
• Experience with Git, Python scripting, and build automation.