Senior PCIe & Linux Kernel Debug Engineer (Onsite)

Veterans Sourcing Group; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Sourcing Group is seeking a Systems Debug Engineer – PCIe & Linux Kernel in Milpitas, CA. This 3-month minimum contract is 100% onsite, with potential extensions. Pay rate is $60-$66 per hour.

The role focuses on diagnosing, debugging, and resolving PCIe and Linux kernel issues across hardware, firmware, and software teams, ensuring robust platform reliability and test coverage.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of PCIe architecture, protocol, and troubleshooting methodologies.
• Experience with Linux kernel debugging, device drivers, and system-level diagnostics.
• Proficiency in Linux command-line tools and scripting (Python, Bash, or similar).
• Experience analyzing kernel logs, crash dumps, and system traces.
• Knowledge of BIOS/UEFI, hardware bring-up, and platform validation.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and debug PCIe-related issues, including link training failures and enumeration problems.
• Analyze Linux kernel logs, crash dumps, kernel panics, driver issues, and performance bottlenecks to find root causes.
• Develop and execute debug plans using lspci, dmesg, kernel tracing, PCIe protocol analyzers, and logic analyzers.
• Perform RCA and drive corrective actions across hardware, firmware, BIOS, kernel, and application layers.
• Collaborate with internal tester platforms involving PCIe switches, NVMe devices, custom hardware, and embedded controllers.
• Work with HW, FW, BIOS, and SW teams to reproduce issues, validate fixes, and improve platform reliability.
• Create debug documentation, test procedures, and troubleshooting guides for engineering teams.
• Support system bring-up, qualification, and production readiness activities for new tester platforms.

Skills

PCIe architecture

Linux kernel debugging

Device drivers

Linux CLI / scripting

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

lspci

dmesg

kernel tracing

PCIe protocol analyzers

logic analyzers

Job description

Veterans Sourcing Group is seeking a Systems Debug Engineer – PCIe & Linux Kernel in Milpitas, CA. This 3-month minimum contract is 100% onsite, with potential extensions. Pay rate is $60-$66 per hour.

The role focuses on diagnosing, debugging, and resolving PCIe and Linux kernel issues across hardware, firmware, and software teams, ensuring robust platform reliability and test coverage.