Principal Linux Driver Engineer

1. Driver Development & Maintenance: Design develop debug and optimize Linux kernel drivers to ensure high performance and stability.
2. Architecture Design: Participate in system architecture discussions and propose driver-level solutions to optimize hardware-software interaction.
3. Performance Optimization: Analyze system bottlenecks perform kernel performance profiling and optimize I/O memory management and interrupt handling.
4. Issue Resolution: Troubleshoot complex kernel issues provide root cause analysis and deliver effective fixes for internal teams and customers.
5. Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with hardware firmware and application teams to ensure driver compatibility and system reliability.
6. Customer Support: Assist customers in deploying company products provide technical guidance and resolve driver-related issues in production environments.
7. Product Testing: Participate in product feature validation and system integration testing to ensure driver stability and compatibility on target platforms.
8. Technical Leadership: Act as a subject matter expert mentor team members and drive best practices and code quality standards.

Qualifications :

• Education: Bachelors degree or above in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or related fields.
• Experience:
  • 5 years of Linux kernel or driver development experience with at least 3 years in a senior technical role (Staff or above).
  • Strong understanding of Linux kernel architecture device model memory management and synchronization mechanisms.
• Skills:
  • Proficient in C programming and familiar with kernel debugging tools (e.g. gdb perf ftrace).
  • Deep knowledge of bus protocols such as PCIe USB I2C SPI and related driver development.
  • Familiar with Git and CI/CD workflows with strong awareness of coding standards.
• Soft Skills:
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to lead in cross-functional teams.
  • Strong problem-solving and systematic thinking capabilities.
  • Customer-oriented mindset with experience in technical support or field deployment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ARM or x86 platform driver development.
• Hands-on experience with OpenBMC development or maintenance.
• Contributions to Linux kernel community or open-source projects.
• Hardware bring-up experience and ability to interpret hardware specifications.

Additional Information :

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose To Make Our Lives Easier. As the industrys leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive industrial infrastructure and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio including High Performance Computing Embedded Processing Analog & Connectivity and Power.
 
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At Renesas you can: 

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.  

• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers evolving needs and help make peoples lives easier safe and secure. 

• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups will help you excel from the first day.    

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Join Renesas. Lets Shape the Future together.  

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We have adopted a hybrid model that gives employees the ability to work remotely two days a week while ensuring that we come together as a team in the office the rest of the time. The designated in-office days are Tuesday through Thursday for innovation collaboration and continuous learning.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time