Senior QNX Software Engineer

Pi Square Technologies; Michigan; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pi Square Technologies is seeking experienced Embedded Software Engineers to optimize QNX-based automotive software, focusing on OS performance and next-gen features. You will work on Qualcomm automotive SoCs, contributing to stability and feature integration.

We require strong C/C++ skills for embedded development, plus hands-on RTOS tuning, BSPs and device drivers experience. Collaboration with hardware, architecture and validation teams is essential for robust, compliant systems.

Qualifications

• Experience with QNX Neutrino RTOS internals and OS-level optimization.
• Strong in C/C++ for embedded and system-level development.
• Hands-on with real-time performance tuning in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Optimize QNX OS performance for automotive systems, including CPU, memory, storage and IPC.
• Enhance and integrate new features while maintaining production stability and quality.
• Perform system-level profiling, tracing and root-cause analysis.
• Debug complex issues across OS, BSP and middleware layers.
• Collaborate with architecture, hardware and validation teams to ensure robustness.
• Ensure compliance with automotive quality, safety and performance requirements.
• Support production releases, maintenance updates and long-term platform stability.

Skills

QNX Neutrino

Scheduler

Memory management

IPC

Interrupts

Driver framework

C/C++ embedded

RTOS performance

BSPs

Device drivers

Low-level debugging

Automotive software

Job description

We are seeking experienced Embedded Software Engineers to work on existing production software platforms, focusing on OS performance optimization while enabling next-generation features. The role requires strong expertise in QNX internals and hands-on experience with Qualcomm automotive SoCs, specifically the 8650 and 8775 platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Optimize QNX OS performance for production automotive systems, including CPU, memory, storage, and IPC
• Enhance and integrate new features while maintaining production stability and quality
• Perform system-level profiling, tracing, and root-cause analysis
• Debug complex issues across OS, BSP, and middleware layers
• Collaborate with architecture, hardware, and validation teams to ensure system robustness
• Ensure compliance with automotive quality, safety, and performance requirements
• Support production releases, maintenance updates, and long-term platform stability

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong expertise in QNX Neutrino RTOS internals
• Scheduler, memory management, IPC, interrupts, and driver framework
• Hands-on experience with Qualcomm SoCs, preferably:
• Proficient in C/C++ for embedded and system-level development
• Experience with performance tuning and optimization in real-time environments
• Familiarity with BSPs, device drivers, and low-level debugging tools
• Experience working with production automotive software is highly desirable

Nice to Have

• Experience with functional safety (ISO 26262) or ASPICE environments
• Knowledge of automotive middleware and diagnostic frameworks
• Experience with virtualization or hypervisor-based systems