Staff Software Engineer, Embedded Radio Software and Connectivity

Job Description

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Austin, TX three times per week, at minimum.

The Role 

General Motors is seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as a Staff Software Engineer, Embedded Radio Software and Connectivity. As a global leader in the automotive industry, General Motors is committed to delivering high-quality vehicles that exceed customer expectations. This role will be instrumental in the bring-up of next-generation automotive computing platforms, focusing on Linux kernel development, radio and connectivity protocols, low-level system integration, diagnostics, and health monitoring for our in-vehicle infotainment and embedded radio systems.

What You’ll Do 

·        Develop and enhance Linux kernel and device drivers, including those for multimedia subsystems and networking (WLAN, LAN, BLE, BT5.0).

·        Lead system bring-up activities, including bootloader configuration, board support package (BSP) development, and low-level debugging.

·        Integrate and optimize hardware components, including USB, PCIe, I2C-connected peripherals, and Ethernet interfaces to ensure seamless operation within our embedded software stack.

·        Develop and implement diagnostics and health monitoring solutions, ensuring system reliability, predictive maintenance, and fault detection in critical automotive systems.

·        Analyze and troubleshoot low-level system issues, particularly in high-speed data buses and network connectivity.

·        Support manufacturing and production processes, including hardware validation, firmware flashing, and end-of-line testing to ensure smooth integration of software into production vehicles.

·        Work closely with hardware teams to validate and debug platform issues, ensuring optimal hardware-software interaction.

·        Define Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and work towards continuously improving software stability, performance, and maintainability.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required 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 (Linux, QNX, FreeRTOS, OSEX, etc.) kernel internals, including memory management, scheduling, file systems, and IPC mechanisms.

·        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 a