Nxp
SoCEmbeddedSW/LinuxValidationEngineer
“SoC Embedded SW/Linux Validation Engineer at Nxp. Skills: SoC Validation, Embedded SW, Linux Kernel, C Programming. Develop validation infrastructure. Validate SoC functionality”
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving SoC design issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
12 + experience in the embedded SW and Linux kernel/driver programming, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, Experienced in Linux kernel builds and Linux ramdisk booting and debugging Linux on emulation and validation platforms, Able to read and understand SoC architecture and design specifications for various IPs, Experienced in C programming language and build environment such as makefiles, compiler flags, and linker scripts, Ability to develop scripts (such as Python) to post-process executable images into platform loadable images (emulation and validation boards), Ability to debug SoC using features such as Trace32, TARMAC instruction traces, and waveform, Debug skills include development of CMM scripts and ability to recreate test (code) given detailed explanation of a specific failure, Understanding of multi-core environment in an SoC and bus infrastructure, Understanding of interrupt controllers, DMA, GPIO, Understanding of SoC low power modes
Nice to Have
Exposure to assembly level programing (Preferably ARM32/ARM64), peripheral understanding useful (UART, I2C, PCIe, etc. )
What You'll Do.
Develop validation infrastructure
Validate SoC functionality
and debug SoC functional tests
Use Linux as validation vehicle
Bring up and debug Linux kernel
and debug SoC design issues
Create detailed validation test plans
Support validation across multiple software environments
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with partner teams; Work design and verification teams; Create validation test plans in collaboration with design, verification, product engineering, and software teams
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