BlackBerry QNX- Manager, Systems Software- BSP/Device Drivers

Posted:
8/21/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Telangana, India ⋅ Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Software Engineering

Worker Sub-Type:

Regular

 Job Description: 

BlackBerry® QNX® is a trusted supplier of safe and secure operating systems, hypervisors, frameworks and development tools, and provides expert support and services for building the world’s most critical embedded systems. We are the embedded experts. BlackBerry QNX was born in embedded, and provides time-tested and trusted foundation software, including our deterministic microkernel real-time operating system (RTOS), safety-certified products, middleware and security solutions, all purpose-built for embedded systems.   

 

BlackBerry QNX software is trusted by more than 68% of the Electric Vehicle market by volume, 24 of the top 25 EV manufacturers and is running in more than 245 million vehicles globally. Our foundation products have been pre-certified to ISO 26262 ASIL D, and we offer a broad range of board support packages, professional services, AUTOSAR adaptive support and middleware solutions – from acoustic management to digital cockpits to advanced driving assistance (ADAS) - to accelerate development and help OEMs meet Start of Production (SOP) dates. 

 

Are you the person we are looking for? 

 

We are looking for a technically strong, solid and creative engineering manager with a successful track record of managing a team of skilled, innovative and passionate engineers for creating a cutting-edge software solutions for hardware peripherals including the adaptation of existing drivers for embedded platforms (driver development). You should know driver design, development and deployment inside and out. In this role, you will provide technical leadership to BSP development team, and your team will be responsible for creating software drivers to support next-gen hardware peripherals on some of the most advanced hardware platforms available. You must be someone with ideas and real passion for software delivered to maximize reuse, efficiency, and simplicity. Your work will affect millions of users and be essential to the success of QNX. 

 

Leading this team means you will work in creating breakthrough solutions, robust and scalable services using modern application development techniques, bringing agility and improving engineering practices. Using your extensive knowledge of embedded system and deep system knowledge, you will partner with product managers, architecture teams and customers to discover and deliver the solutions for the problems across multiple industries including our high-profile automotive Tier 1 accounts. 

 
We thrive in a culture of innovation, technical depth and breadth, exploration and experimentation and provide great career growth opportunities. In return for your skills, expertise and passion, we will provide you with an attractive compensation, bonus & excellent benefits package. Join us and you will become part of a team that is already leading the way and has even bigger plans for the future. What we are working on is truly ground-breaking! 

 

You will:  

  • Set and communicate team objectives, priorities, define workflows and processes based on the product vision and strategy in a fast-paced environment that support the broader organization's goals 

  • Align strategy, processes, and decision-making across teams to deliver high quality and timely products and/or programs meeting customer requirements 

  • Responsible for managing team of 8-12 members  

  • Develops and builds the teams: attract, recruit & retain capable talents 

  • Primary accountable for the team's deliverables and outcomes; has an influence via controlling resources and planning 

  • Adapts team plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges 

  • Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and aligned to the broader organization's goals. Meet regularly with individuals to discuss performance and development, and to provide feedback and coaching. 

  • Create a culture of high-speed, high-quality delivery by assembling a world-class engineering team, leading it, and designing scalable, sustainable components 

  • Nurture and influence the team culture of being customer-centric, fail often, learn fast and fail fast 

  • A zeal for solving customer problems, and cascading the same passion across teams 

  • Drive innovation and continual development by empowering the team to enhance their tools, procedures, and culture to keep them agile and inventive 

  • Develop the technical vision and roadmap within the scope of your team. Evolve the roadmap to meet anticipated future requirements and infrastructure needs. 

  • Design, guide and vet systems designs within the scope of the broader area and review code developed by engineers 

  • Strong collaborative mindset to work closely with peers in various teams like Product Management, Services, Operations, Quality, Customer teams and more to bring diverse viewpoints and goals together 

  • Interested in opportunities to develop software under specialised safety standards such as ISO26262, IEC61508 etc. 

  • Responsible for Performance management, Career development and Training needs for team 

 

Expertise we’re looking for 

  • Bootloader and board bring up knowledge such as u-boot/DRAM controller initialization / system clock configuration / GPIO & pinmux) 

  • Driver development experience for peripherals such as UARTs, i2c, SPI, CAN, SD, SATA/AHCI, Flash (NAND/NOR) etc. 

  • Storage device driver development targeting block storage devices, SD/eMMC, AHCI/SATA or flash technology (NAND/NOR) 

  • Strong development experience to form a solid bridge between engineering members and management 

  • A keen ability to help problem solve and identify solutions in complex systems 

 

Qualifications 

 

Required Qualifications 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience and must have minimum of 10+ years of experience with a proven track record in techno-managerial roles 

  • Significant experience in Unix internals and embedded development experience using C and assembling language 

  • Solid experience in a technical leadership role and people management experience (this could be your 2nd people management position)

  • Proficient in embedded operating systems (QNX, Linux, GreenHills, VXworks preferred) 

  • Experience targeting embedded systems on major processor architectures (ARM, x86, PPC, etc.) 

  • Proven track record with complex architectural designs and handling of complex business situations and enterprise level software products 

  • Very good exposure to DevOps concepts and tools, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery 

  • Strategic and Critical thinker to come up with ideas, and has the courage and perseverance to realize it 

  • Experience in working with multi-cultural and multi-locations teams 

 

Additional skills 

  • Ability to handle ambiguity and collaborate across multiple groups and disciplines 

  • Hands on experience in the development of software following either safety standards (ISO26262, IEC61508 etc.) or MIL standards would be a standout skill  

  • Knowledge of software development processes, standards or guidelines (ASPICE, MISRA) as well as scripting and document generation tools (Python, LaTeX). 

 

Your work will affect millions of users and be essential to the success of QNX. 
Imagine what you could do at QNX! 

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Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40