Yocto Lead Engineer – Embedded Linux BSP

Company Name: WillwareTechnologies
Role:Yocto Lead Engineer - Embedded Linux BSP
Experience:7 Years
Location: Bangalore
WorkMode: Onsite

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Yocto Lead Engineer with strong expertise in Embedded Linux BSP (Board Support Package) development. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in Yocto Project Linux Kernel U-Boot Device Driver development and Board Bring-up along with the ability to lead a team provide technical guidance and drive end-to-end BSP integration for automotive and embedded platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design development and maintenance of Yocto-based Linux distributions for embedded and automotive platforms.
• Develop customize and maintain Board Support Packages (BSPs) using the Yocto Project.
• Customize and debug the Linux Kernel Linux boot process and U-Boot bootloader.
• Perform board bring-up and hardware enablement for embedded platforms.
• Develop and integrate Linux device drivers (I2C SPI UART CAN GPIO USB Ethernet etc.).
• Create and maintain Yocto layers recipes BitBake configurations and SDKs.
• Integrate BSPs for embedded processors such as NXP Qualcomm TI SoCs or similar platforms.
• Debug hardware and software issues using GDB JTAG Oscilloscope Logic Analyzer and other debugging tools.
• Optimize Linux boot time system performance reliability and security.
• Collaborate with Hardware QA DevOps and Application teams to ensure smooth system integration.
• Perform code reviews static code analysis and support CI/CD integration for Yocto builds.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership.
• Participate in customer discussions defect analysis release planning and technical reviews.

Required Skills

• 7-10 years of Embedded Systems development experience.
• Minimum 2-3 years of hands-on experience in Yocto-based BSP development.
• Strong programming skills in C (C is an added advantage).
• Good knowledge of Shell Scripting.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Yocto Project
  • BitBake
  • Linux Kernel
  • Linux Boot Process
  • U-Boot
  • Board Bring-up
  • BSP Development
  • Device Driver Development
  • Embedded Linux
• Experience with embedded processors such as:
  • NXP
  • Qualcomm
  • Texas Instruments (TI) SoCs
• Experience with communication protocols:
  • I2C
  • SPI
  • UART
  • CAN
• Strong debugging skills using:
  • GDB
  • JTAG
  • Oscilloscope
  • Logic Analyzer
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to ISO 26262 Functional Safety.
• Knowledge of Automotive SPICE (ASPICE).
• Experience with Secure Boot OTA Updates and embedded security.
• Hands-on experience with Jenkins Git Gerrit GitHub Bitbucket and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience leading a team of 3-5 engineers.
• Customer-facing experience in requirement discussions design reviews and defect resolution.

Required Skills:

Yocto-basedCLinux KernelQualcommSecure BootJenkins