Senior Technical Lead MPU Linux and Platform Validation (AVV)

Lead Linux SDK bring-up and AVV for a next-gen MPU platform.

Location: Bangalore India

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Introduction:

Were looking for a senior technical leader to drive software enablement for our next-generation MPU platform focusing on baseline Linux SDK bring-up core platform drivers and software-driven platform validation (AVV). You will lead the team responsible for enabling first silicon and delivering a robust Linux-based SDK that unlocks advanced platform capabilities over time.

This is an exciting opportunity:

• To shape the MPU Linux software stack from bring-up through a production SDK: Linux BSP drivers tooling and validation (AVV).

• Work at the intersection of SoC hardware firmware OS and system validation influencing architecture decisions and tapeout readiness through software-centric AVV.

• Enable multiple end markets: Edge AI vision processing digital cockpit/HMI industrial/robot vision radar/lidar and mid-range infotainment.

Our goal is to deliver a scalable MPU software platform that validates the SoC thoroughly and provides customers and partners with a robust SDK repository accelerating time-to-value through hardware/software co-optimization.

If you are an innovative problem solver with a deep passion for low-level software platform bring-up and system validation and love building things from the ground up we want to hear from you!

As our mission goes we are committed to offering Freedom to Innovate Compute join us to build an MPU platform that enables a broad ecosystem and accelerates customer innovation.

Our Key Differentiators

This MPU platform software scope includes:

• Linux-first baseline SDK (APL): kernel/BSP bring-up core drivers build & packaging and documentation enabling an ecosystem-ready developer experience.

• Software-centric AVV and platform enablement across key domains: low power/PRCM DDR high-speed IO (PCIe/USB/HDMI) networking/TSN multimedia and industrial connectivity with a clear ramp from baseline SDK to advanced features.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership

  • Build and lead a cross-functional software team spanning Linux BSP/SDK platform drivers and validation (AVV).

  • Define execution plans milestones and quality metrics for baseline SDK (APL) and advanced features ramp (post-APL).

  • Mentor engineers and tech leads; drive design reviews coding standards and end-to-end delivery ownership.

• Platform SDK Development (Linux RTOS)

  • Own the architecture and delivery of the baseline Linux platform SDK (APL) including BSP bring-up device drivers foundational middleware build systems and release packaging.

  • Ensure a modular maintainable software architecture enabling reuse across internal validation and customer deliverables; drive upstream-quality practices for Linux components (kernel drivers and tooling).

  • Deliver reference applications enablement guides and application frameworks (e.g. vision/compute frameworks such as OpenVX where applicable) aligned to target markets.

  • Lead enablement for key subsystems: low-power/PRCM DDR high-speed peripherals (PCIe/USB/HDMI) networking/TSN multimedia and industrial connectivity (e.g. EtherCAT/ProfiNET/EtherNet/IP).

• Post-Silicon AVV

  • Define and execute software-centric AVV strategy for post-silicon validation.

  • Validate key MPU platform subsystems: DDR high-speed IO (PCIe/USB/HDMI) networking/TSN power management/PRCM and foundational Linux enablement.

  • Lead first-silicon bring-up deep debug and regression closure in close collaboration with RTL/DV/PD teams; drive issue triage and silicon readiness decisions.

  • Implement platform and use-case validation covering functional performance power and stability behaviours for key workloads (vision cockpit/HMI Edge AI industrial).

  • Establish release gates for software-based validation (ABV-style): test plans coverage and sign-off criteria to enable hardware readiness and SDK quality milestones.

  • Build automation infrastructure for pre/post-silicon validation labs and CI pipelines (smoke regression performance and stability testing).

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Drive VDK/SoC model enablement (digital twin) to accelerate early software bring-up and HMI/use-case development ahead of silicon availability.

  • Work closely with system architects hardware DV/PD and bring-up teams.

  • Provide software-driven feedback to system architects and hardware teams on memory/IO subsystems performance/power trade-offs and driver/OS requirements.

  • Align roadmaps and execution with internal stakeholders and external partners (IP vendors driver providers ecosystem collaborators) to meet SDK and silicon milestones.

• Customer & Ecosystem Engagement

  • Collaborate with customers and ecosystem partners on bring-up integration and adoption of the MPU baseline SDK and advanced feature packages.

  • Contribute to relevant ecosystems where appropriate (e.g. Linux kernel/drivers toolchains RTOS validation tooling) to improve long-term maintainability and adoption.

Preferred Qualification:

• Bachelors or Masters in Embedded Systems Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering.

• 15 years of experience in embedded/low-level software and platform bring-up/validation with 2 years in a technical leadership role.

• Strong expertise in Linux (kernel device drivers BSP bring-up) including board bring-up and low-level debugging.

• Hands-on experience with SoC bring-up and debug (JTAG trace emulation) and validation of complex subsystems such as DDR PCIe USB HDMI/Display and power management.

• Strong knowledge of networking and connectivity stacks: Ethernet/Linux networking TSN concepts plus common embedded interfaces (UART SPI I2C GPIO).

• Strong scripting/automation skills (Python Bash) and familiarity with CI/CD practices for build test and validation pipelines.

Good to have:

• Experience maintaining or upstreaming Linux kernel/device-driver code and working with build systems (Yocto/Buildroot or similar) is a plus.

• Experience enabling high-speed peripherals (PCIe/USB) multimedia/display pipelines (HDMI/MIPI) or vision/AI software stacks.

• Familiarity with industrial Ethernet/protocol ecosystems (e.g. EtherCAT ProfiNET EtherNet/IP) and/or real-time networking.

• Experience with virtual platforms/VDKs SoC modeling or digital-twin workflows to accelerate pre-silicon software development.

More about us:

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Today MIPS is once again leading a RISC revolution as we build on our deep roots to accelerate the RISC-V architecture for high-performance applications. We are focused on delivering our first RISC-V products: the MIPS eVocore processors which provide a new level of scalability for high-performance heterogeneous computing. Because of our RISC heritage deep engineering expertise and proven technologies MIPS can accelerate development and deployment of RISC-V based solutions.

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