Aurora Innovation · 16 hours ago
Embedded Software Engineer I
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad, Entry Level
$116K/yr - $174K/yrAurora Innovation is dedicated to delivering self-driving technology safely and efficiently. They are seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to join their team and work on developing applications for custom hardware devices, focusing on creating robust and reliable systems with high safety and performance standards.
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Responsibilities
Help with board bring up activities
Using the reference design and SDK documentation, build DRIVE OS, and configure hypervisors
Understand power up sequence, secure boot process and implement FW updates
Implement manufacturing tests, diagnostics and benchmarking firmware
Develop, debug and configure device drivers for SoC peripherals
Support frameworks, networking and middleware software development
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
Experience in embedded software development, for Nvidia SoCs such as Orin or /Thor, or embedded Linux
Proficiency in C/C++ and Python
Knowledge of Linux, Yocto, kernel, and driver development
Preferred
Experience with Nvidia DRIVE OS and Drive Works
Basic knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals to support low-level debugging
Prior project work in embedded systems, such as board bring-up, Secure Boot, Firmware Encryption, or Update mechanisms
Familiarity with electronics test equipment and hardware debugging (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc)
Experience with RTOS environments, especially FreeRTOS/SafeRTOS
Benefits
Eligible for an annual bonus
Equity compensation
Benefits
Company
Aurora Innovation
Aurora Innovation helps companies, businesses and organisations with many incoming calls, high availability requirements as well as service.
Founded in 1996
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$3.11M2017-04-05Series Unknown· $3.11M
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