Linux Kernel Engineer | Automotive SoC

About the company

Our client is an innovative semiconductor company expanding its international R&D footprint, developing advanced automotive SoCs that integrate intelligent cockpit and driver-assistance capabilities. As part of this expansion, the company is building its first overseas R&D team in Singapore and is seeking a Linux Kernel Engineer (Memory).

Your tasks

• Develop and optimise Linux kernel functionality, with a focus on memory management, system stability and performance.
• Bring up and maintain minimal Linux systems, ensuring the correct operation of CPU, memory, cache, interrupt controllers, timers and peripheral interfaces.
• Build and maintain Linux platforms across hardware development environments, including HAPS, VDK and evaluation boards.
• Investigate and resolve kernel and driver issues using online debugging tools and offline RAM dump analysis.
• Support Linux platform compatibility, virtualisation and upstream contributions.
• Optimise system performance and stability during pre-silicon and post-silicon development.
• Prepare and maintain technical specifications and system documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Electronics, Computer Science, Automation or a related discipline.
• At least three years of experience in Linux kernel development.
• Strong understanding of Linux kernel architecture and core subsystems, particularly memory management.
• Familiarity with ARM64 architecture.
• Hands-on experience with JTAG/T32 debugging and offline RAM dump analysis for crash investigation.
• Experience improving the stability of complex embedded systems.
• Experience with Android/SDK development and commonly used Linux libraries would be an advantage.
• Contributions to the Linux kernel open-source community would be highly valued.

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KINGFISHER RECRUITMENT (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.

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