Senior Embedded Linux Display Engineer

General Motors; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

General Motors is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to work on display solutions for high-performance SoC platforms. The role focuses on embedded Linux, device drivers, and display hardware, collaborating with software services, hardware teams, and SoC vendors to build a shared vehicle compute platform.

You'll design, implement, test, and optimize embedded display software, contribute to power, memory, and startup performance, and ensure safe integration with automotive hardware in

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in embedded software development.
• Experience with Linux-based embedded operating systems.
• Experience developing or integrating display software, device drivers, or display hardware.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming for embedded systems.
• Solid understanding of embedded hardware architectures, including processors, memory management, and peripherals.
• Knowledge of communication protocols, including Ethernet, I2C, SPI, and UART.
• Solid understanding of Linux kernel frameworks, including DRM/KMS, DMA, V4L2, and device trees.
• Experience deploying commercial embedded systems.
• Familiarity with ARM architectures.
• Experience with bring-up, validation, and system-level testing of SoCs and display hardware.
• Experience working with display interfaces such as DisplayPort, HDMI, or MIPI DSI is preferred.
• Experience in automotive or safety-critical software development is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded software and device drivers for automotive display systems.
• Develop software features on Linux to control the powering, configuration, and activation of display devices and processes.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, and integration.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers and system architects, to ensure seamless integration of display software with hardware.
• Collaborate with other engineers to optimize performance, memory usage, startup time, and power efficiency for high-performance embedded systems.
• Contribute to the development of production-quality software by applying best practices for embedded software development in automotive and other safety-critical domains.

Skills

Embedded software

Linux-based systems

C/C++

ARM architectures

Bring-up/testing

Display interfaces

Safety-critical software

Networking (Ethernet)

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical/computer engineering or CS

Master's degree preferred

Tools

DRM/KMS

DMA

V4L2

Device trees

DisplayPort

HDMI

MIPI DSI

Job description

General Motors is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to work on display solutions for high-performance SoC platforms. The role focuses on embedded Linux, device drivers, and display hardware, collaborating with software services, hardware teams, and SoC vendors to build a shared vehicle compute platform.

You'll design, implement, test, and optimize embedded display software, contribute to power, memory, and startup performance, and ensure safe integration with automotive hardware in