Senior Embedded Radio & Connectivity Software Engineer

generalmotors; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

GM vehicle discounts

Relocation assistance

Company vehicle program

Job summary

General Motors is hiring a Staff Software Engineer, Embedded Radio Software and Connectivity in Austin, TX for a hybrid role. The candidate will develop Linux kernel drivers, lead system bring-up, and optimize hardware-software integration for automotive infotainment and embedded radio systems.

The role requires 8+ years in embedded Linux, BSP experience, and strong low-level debugging skills. Collaboration with hardware teams and support for manufacturing are key components of the job.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of embedded Linux kernel development, device driver programming, and board bring-up.
• Experience with BLE, UWB and connected system bring-up.
• Deep knowledge of BSP development, bootloaders and firmware integration.
• Knowledge of UART, PCIe, I2C, SPI, CAN, Ethernet protocols.
• Experience with Ethernet (WLAN, LAN) and GNSS/RTC peripherals.
• Expertise in embedded RTOS kernel internals (Linux, QNX, FreeRTOS, etc.).
• Proficiency in diagnostics, health monitoring, and fault detection for embedded systems.
• Manufacturing and production support, hardware validation, firmware flashing, end-of-line testing.
• Proficiency with low-level debugging tools (JTAG, GDB, ftrace, kdump, perf).
• Experience with SoC architectures (NXP, Qualcomm) and register-level hardware interaction.
• Strong problem-solving skills and cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent communication for cross-functional teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance Linux kernel and device drivers for multimedia subsystems and networking (WLAN, LAN, BLE, BT5.0).
• Lead system bring-up, BSP development, and low-level debugging.
• Integrate USB, PCIe, I2C, SPI, CAN, Ethernet peripherals into the embedded stack.
• Develop diagnostics and health monitoring for automotive systems.
• Analyze and troubleshoot low-level system issues across software and hardware.
• Support manufacturing with hardware validation, firmware flashing, and end-of-line testing.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to validate platform issues.
• Define OKRs and drive software stability and performance improvements.

Skills

Embedded Linux kernel development

Device driver programming

Board bring-up

BSP development

U-Boot bootloaders

Low-level debugging

JTAG

GDB

ftrace

kdump

perf

UART

PCIe

I2C

SPI

CAN

Ethernet

RTOS (Linux, QNX, FreeRTOS)

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field

Tools

U-Boot

GDB

JTAG

ftrace

kdump

perf

Job description

General Motors is hiring a Staff Software Engineer, Embedded Radio Software and Connectivity in Austin, TX for a hybrid role. The candidate will develop Linux kernel drivers, lead system bring-up, and optimize hardware-software integration for automotive infotainment and embedded radio systems.

The role requires 8+ years in embedded Linux, BSP experience, and strong low-level debugging skills. Collaboration with hardware teams and support for manufacturing are key components of the job.