About the role

What will you do at NXP Semiconductors?

Key Challenges:

Architect system management features across the i.MX portfolio and drive SoC hardware support for system control.

Port system management firmware to new i.MX SoCs and development boards.

Develop tests to improve system management code coverage and assess firmware performance metrics.

Develop documentation and support collateral for system management firmware.

Cross functional aspects:

Work with NXP SoC architecture team to ensure consistent and efficient support of system management firmware.

Collaborate with i.MX BSP (System ROM, ELE ROM/firmware, U-Boot, ATF, Linux, MCU SDK) team to integrate and optimize system management functions.

Work with internal support teams to port, debug, and optimize system management firmware on customer systems.

Your skills:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or similar disciplines.

2+ years of software development experience with embedded systems.

Proficiency with C-programming on embedded systems.

Proficiency with using Linux shell commands and tools (e.g. GIT, make, etc.) for embedded software development.

Experience with ARM Cortex-M and Cortex-A architecture.

Knowledge of ARM assembly language.

Would be a plus:

Knowledge of embedded debug tools and probes (e.g. Lauterbach).

Knowledge of power management (DVFS, CPUIdle, suspend-to-RAM) in embedded systems.

Knowledge of HDL (e.g. Verliog, VHDL, etc.).

Knowledge of the ARM System Control and Management Interface (SCMI) specification.

More information about NXP in the United States...

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

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Which skills does this role require?

LinuxC ProgrammingARM Cortex-MARM Cortex-AARM AssemblyGitMakeFirmware DevelopmentSystem ManagementSoC ArchitectureU-BootATFMCU SDKSoftware EngineerCSoCi.MXFirmwareAssemblyVerilogArchitectureDebuggingBSPHardware Support

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