Senior Embedded Linux Software Engineer II

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Job Description:

Reporting to the Embedded Linux team lead you will be part of the FPGA division’s Software and Systems Engineering group. As a Senior Embedded Linux Software Engineer you will work on enhancing Microchip’s RISC-V base application processors Linux support.

What’s attractive about this opportunity.

This role provides the opportunity to work on cutting edge open-source technologies, including the development and upstreaming of embedded Linux drivers for Microchip’s PolarFire 2 SoC and future RISC-V based application processors.

Key Job Responsibilities/Duties Include:

• Work with commercial partners and the open-source Linux community to enhance Microchip’s RISC-V application processors Linux support
• Develop and upstream Microchip’s RISC-V application processors support into mainline Linux
• Develop and integrate software components into Microchip’s RISC-V application processors
• Resolve technical issues in collaboration with the SoC FPGA silicon engineering team

Requirements/Qualifications:

Qualifications And Experience

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Electrical / Electronics.
• 7+ years working experience in software development within industry, or relevant technical field.
• Applications will be accepted from candidates who may not meet the educational requirements but have equivalent industry experience as demonstrated on their cv.

Competencies

• Fluency in C and/or C++
• Knowledge of embedded systems and processor architectures
• Device driver development and upstreaming
• Kernel level debugging
• Experience with Yocto, Buildroot or another Linux distribution build system
• Good communication and problem-solving skills
• Experience working with Git and Continuous Integration tools
• RISC-V processor architecture experience is an advantage
• Security and encryption technologies is an advantage
• Familiarity with FPGA system design is an advantage

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