PRINCIPAL ENGINEER-KERNEL&DRIVER-LINUX

Job Summary

An accomplished engineering leader responsible for owning the architecture and high-level design of subsystems within embedded Linux platforms. Brings over 8 years of experience in kernel internals, driver development, and post-silicon bring-up across ARM/x86 architectures. Plays a strategic role in solution formulation, customer engagement, test strategy creation, and trade-off decisions. Acts as a domain authority in system performance, power management, connectivity, and Android integration across carrier-grade platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect subsystems to meet both functional and non-functional requirements (performance, scalability, security, power efficiency).
• Lead design reviews, define test strategies, and review implementation against system objectives.
• Evaluate and recommend the best tools, test languages, and validation methodologies for post-silicon workflows.
• Participate in RFPs, estimation, and solution building for new proposals and existing account expansions.
• Serve as the technical interface with customers for change requests, roadmap discussions, and performance tuning.
• Own documentation and guide development from design documents through delivery.
• Contribute to technical reviews, customer presentations, and strategic engineering decisions.
• Support team capability building by sharing expertise, mentoring, and driving innovation across the organization.
• Maintain deep awareness of emerging trends, tools, and advancements in embedded platforms and silicon validation.

Education & Experience

• Qualification: B.E./B.Tech/MCA or equivalent
• Experience: 8+ years in embedded Linux kernel/device driver design, test architecture, and system integration

Technical Competencies

• Kernel & Driver Development:
• Linux kernel configuration, board bring-up, device tree, interrupt handling, memory management
• Driver porting/customization for USB, Ethernet, Media, Connectivity, and Android HALs
• Post-Silicon Expertise:
• System validation, test automation, performance tuning, and test coverage strategy
• Debug tools: Lauterbach, JTAG, trace analyzers
• Programming & Tools:
• Languages: C (mandatory), Bash, basic Python scripting (optional)
• Tools: Git, Gerrit, Makefile-based build systems
• Target Platforms:
• Embedded Linux on ARM, Intel Atom/x86
• Specializations:
• Power Management, Security, Data Protocols, Carrier-grade optimization, Android integration