General Motors · 15 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer - Camera
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$185K/yr - $285K/yr
7+ years expGeneral Motors is seeking a Staff Software Engineer – Linux Kernel & Camera/Video Pipeline Development to join their embedded software team. The role focuses on developing and enhancing camera drivers and Linux kernel for automotive camera and perception platforms, collaborating across various teams to enable advanced driver assistance features.
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Responsibilities
Develop and enhance camera drivers on high ended SOC platforms like QCOM chipsets or Nvidia
Develop and enhance Linux kernel and device drivers for camera sensors, deserializers/serializers, and video interfaces (e.g., MIPI-CSI, GMSL, I²C, PCIe)
Lead camera and video pipeline bring-up, including sensor initialization either through proprietary chip provider frameworks or V4L2 integration, image processing path validation, and synchronization with SoC ISPs
Optimize end-to-end camera data flow, ensuring low-latency and high-throughput streaming across multiple sensors and ECUs
Integrate and debug hardware components such as CSI receivers, deserializers. Good understanding of GMSL and FPDLink technologies
Implement and validate diagnostics and health monitoring mechanisms for camera subsystems, enabling predictive fault detection and reporting through UDS/DTC frameworks
Support manufacturing and production readiness, including camera calibration, firmware flashing, and functional validation on production lines
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (hardware, perception, and system validation) to identify and resolve hardware-software interaction issues
Optimize Linux stack video stack to achieve camera boot KPI requirements
Writing YOCTO recipes to integrate new components within build system
Define and execute OKRs focused on improving camera stack reliability, boot time, and video pipeline stability
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in electrical, Computer Engineering, or related field
7+ years of experience in embedded Linux kernel and driver development, including camera/video subsystems
Deep understanding of QCOM video frameworks and Nvidia video frameworks
Deep understanding of Linux kernel internals, V4L2, media controller frameworks, and memory management for video streaming
Strong hands-on experience with camera bring-up — MIPI-CSI, deserializers, I²C-based control, and ISP interfacing
Experience with BSP and bootloader development (U-Boot) for embedded SoCs
Proficiency with hardware communication protocols (I²C, SPI, PCIe, USB, MIPI)
Knowledge of networked video streaming, Ethernet, and synchronization mechanisms (PTP/gPTP, FSYNC)
Strong debugging skills using JTAG, GDB, ftrace, perf, kdump, and logic analyzers
Familiarity with hardware validation, firmware flashing, and end-of-line testing processes
Experience with diagnostics frameworks, DTC reporting, and system health monitoring
Proven problem-solving ability to isolate and resolve issues across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries
Excellent communication and teamwork skills across hardware and software disciplines
Preferred
Master's degree in computer science or related field
10+ years of software engineering experience
Prior experience with camera or video pipeline enablement in automotive or embedded systems
Familiarity with TI, Qualcomm, or NVIDIA SoCs and their camera interface subsystems
Working knowledge of power management, security frameworks, and real-time optimizations in Linux
Contributions to open-source kernel or media subsystems
Experience with calibration tools, video encoding pipelines (GStreamer, OMX), and ISP tuning workflows
Benefits
Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate.
Company
General Motors
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