Software Engineer II - Device Drivers

Ann Arbor, MI full timeOn Site

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$161k–$193k

H1B: yes

Torc Robotics The Software Engineer II - Device Drivers at Torc Robotics designs and implements software integrating external sensors using C++. This role includes maintaining software releases, optimizing real-time applications, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

Design and implement software integrating external sensors (PCIe, DMA, Ethernet, CAN) into the system using C++, including debugging and performance tuning at the system level.
Maintain software releases and testing artifacts.
Optimize real-time behavior, memory usage, and performance of real-time applications running in multi-threaded, multi-core environments.
Maintain automated build pipelines, test environments, and test tooling using C++/Python/Bash. Partner with DevOps, QA, Hardware, and Networking teams to troubleshoot issues and ensure system security, stability, and scalability.
Integrate and maintain third-party and open-source software.
Contribute to technical design discussions and documentation.
Provide technical guidance to junior engineers on driver design and debugging approaches.

Qualification

Bachelor’s in Computer ScienceGit-based version controlNice to haveNvidia DriveOS exposureISO 26262/61508 familiarityAutomotive ASPICE (V-Cycle) knowledge

Required

Bachelor’s in Computer Science, or a related field, with 4+ years of experience or a Master’s with 0-3+ years of relevant experience.
Strong C/C++ proficiency and hands-on experience with device drivers/user-space drivers, Linux embedded development, systemd service management, general Linux system administration, and real-time systems (latency analysis via CyclicTest, ftrace).
Working knowledge of build systems (Make, CMake, Yocto, Buildstream, or Bazel), containers/namespace isolation, and hardware interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, Automotive Ethernet, CAN, GPIO).
Comfort with OS fundamentals (system calls, memory/process management, semaphores, mutexes, message queues, shared memory), networking protocols (TCP/IP, SSH, HTTP), and debugging tools (GDB, strace, Valgrind).
Git-based version control, CI/CD practices, and Agile/Scrum team experience.
Nice to have: Nvidia DriveOS exposure, ISO 26262/61508 familiarity, and Automotive ASPICE (V-Cycle) knowledge.