Embedded Software Engineer II - High Level OS
Build and maintain the embedded Linux OS and secure bootchain for Ford’s automated driving systems, including Yocto-based BSPs, device drivers, and IPC between real-time and application domains.
- Compensation
- $150.3K–$225.5K / yr
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, Palo Alto, CA, Detroit, MI
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Middle
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Embedded
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- 5+ years of experience designing and developing system-level or embedded-level software in software-heavy projects
- Experience with OPTEE Trusted Applications, and Arm Trusted Firmware
- Experience in working with Multi-Processor/Heterogeneous SoC Platforms
- Experience using the gtest framework for unit test development
- Development and support of software tools and infrastructure that improve developer experience
- Expertise in Linux-based software development and related technologies including Python, Bazel, and Docker
Full description
Latitude AI () is building the future of Ford’s autonomy roadmap to make travel safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone. Bringing this vision to scale, our fully in-house developed hands-free ADAS platform will debut on the all-new Ford Fathom in 2027.
When you join the Latitude team, you’ll work alongside leading experts across machine learning and robotics, cloud platforms, mapping, sensors and compute systems, test operations, systems and safety engineering – all dedicated to redefining the relationship between people and their vehicles for millions of customers.
As a Ford Motor Company subsidiary, we operate independently to develop automated driving technology at the speed of a technology startup. Latitude is headquartered in Pittsburgh with engineering centers in Dearborn, Mich., and Palo Alto, Calif.
Meet the team:
The Onboard Platform - High Level OS team is an embedded software team which is responsible for managing OS bring-up and maintenance including but not limited to bootloader, kernel/device tree, rootfs, runtime configs, firmware/secure-world interfaces, and secure boot for onboard/secondary systems.
What you’ll do:
- Produce, test, and maintain Board Support Packages for a variety of platforms
- Develop a custom bootchain for the platform
- Develop and maintain the custom Linux OS running on our ADAS platforms
- Implement secure boot mechanisms
- Implement recovery boot workflows
- Manage CVEs throughout the lifecycle of the platform
- Configure IPC mechanisms to enable communication between Real-Time and Application domains
- Work closely with a multidisciplinary team of hardware, software and system engineers to ensure the success of our product
What you'll need to succeed:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field and 2+ years of relevant experience, Master's degree, or PhD
- Experience with Yocto/OpenEmbedded, buildroot, or similar Linux packaging technologies
- Experience developing Linux device drivers for Ethernet, GPU, PCIE or flash devices like UFS, eMMC, OSPI
- Bootloader experience, including but not limited to U-Boot or UEFI.
- Experience with Secure Boot, DMVerity, FSCrypt, and other production-security technologies
- Strong experience developing embedded applications and systems using C++
- Track record of technical leadership in automotive or related fields taking products to production