Staff Embedded Radio & Connectivity Software Engineer

General Motors; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing benefits

401K with company match

GM vehicle discounts

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition assistance

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Embedded Radio Software and Connectivity to drive Linux kernel and device driver development for in-vehicle infotainment and embedded radio systems.

You will lead bring-up activities, integrate hardware components, and develop diagnostics and health monitoring solutions to ensure reliability in automotive environments. The role requires collaboration across hardware and software teams in a hybrid setup in Austin, TX.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in embedded Linux kernel development, device driver programming, and board bring-up.
• Experience in working with different connected system bring-up like BLE, UWB.
• Strong experience with BSP development, bootloaders (e.g., U-Boot), custom boot policies and firmware integration.
• Deep knowledge of communication protocols such as UART, PCIe, I2C, SPI, CAN, Ethernet.
• Experience with Ethernet interfaces (WLAN, LAN), network protocols, and peripheral devices (GNSS, RTC).
• Expertise in embedded RTOS kernel internals (Linux, QNX, FreeRTOS, OSEK, etc.).
• Proficiency in diagnostics, health monitoring, and fault detection for embedded systems.
• Familiarity with manufacturing and production support and diagnostics, including hardware validation, firmware flashing, and end-of-line testing.
• Proficiency in low-level debugging tools (e.g., JTAG, GDB, ftrace, kdump, perf).
• Experience with SoC architectures (NXP, Qualcomm) and hardware interaction at the register level.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze complex system issues across software and hardware domains.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance Linux kernel and device drivers for multimedia subsystems and networking.
• Lead system bring-up activities, including BSP development and bootloader configuration.
• Integrate and optimize hardware components like USB, PCIe, I2C, Ethernet.
• Develop diagnostics and health monitoring solutions for automotive systems.
• Analyze and troubleshoot low-level system issues on high-speed data buses and networks.
• Support manufacturing and production processes with hardware validation and firmware flashing.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to validate platform issues and improve HW-SW interaction.
• Define OKRs and drive improvements in software stability, performance, and maintainability.

Skills

Embedded Linux kernel development

Device driver programming

Board bring-up

Diagnostics & health monitoring

Low-level debugging

Cross-functional teamwork

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

U-Boot

JTAG

GDB

ftrace

kdump

perf

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Embedded Radio Software and Connectivity to drive Linux kernel and device driver development for in-vehicle infotainment and embedded radio systems.

You will lead bring-up activities, integrate hardware components, and develop diagnostics and health monitoring solutions to ensure reliability in automotive environments. The role requires collaboration across hardware and software teams in a hybrid setup in Austin, TX.