Seeking a Boot Loader software developer for designing and maintaining boot loader software for automotive systems, collaborating with engineers for initializations and ensuring compliance with standards.
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What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
Transforming mobility. Making automotive technology that is smarter, cleaner, safer and lighter. That's what we're passionate about at Magna Powertrain, and we do it by creating world-class powertrain systems. We are a premier supplier for the global automotive industry with full capabilities in design, development, testing and manufacturing of complex powertrain systems. Our name stands for quality, environmental consciousness, and safety. Innovation is what drives us and we drive innovation. Dream big and create the future of mobility at Magna Powertrain.
Job Responsibilities:
Job title:
Specialist Bootloader Developer
Job role:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Boot Loader software developer to join our software development team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the boot loader software for our automotive systems. You will work closely with other software engineers, architects, and hardware engineers to ensure the successful booting and initialization of our embedded systems.
Key responsibilities:
Skills and competencies:
Education:
Work experience:
Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
Worker Type:
Regular / Permanent
Group:
Magna Powertrain
What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
Transforming mobility. Making automotive technology that is smarter, cleaner, safer and lighter. That's what we're passionate about at Magna Powertrain, and we do it by creating world-class powertrain systems. We are a premier supplier for the global automotive industry with full capabilities in design, development, testing and manufacturing of complex powertrain systems. Our name stands for quality, environmental consciousness, and safety. Innovation is what drives us and we drive innovation. Dream big and create the future of mobility at Magna Powertrain.
Job Responsibilities:
Job title:
Specialist Bootloader Developer
Job role:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Boot Loader software developer to join our software development team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the boot loader software for our automotive systems. You will work closely with other software engineers, architects, and hardware engineers to ensure the successful booting and initialization of our embedded systems.
Key responsibilities:
- Design and develop boot loader software for automotive embedded systems.
- Collaborate with hardware engineers to define the boot process and ensure compatibility with the hardware platform.
- Implement boot loader functionalities, including memory initialization, peripheral initialization, and device drivers.
- Working knowledge of secure boot and secure flashing.
- Working knowledge on Crypto, CSM and key management.
- Working knowledge on ISO-14229(UDS), ISO15765(ISO TP).
- Optimize boot loader performance and memory footprint.
- Conduct boot loader testing and debugging to ensure proper functionality and reliability.
- Collaborate with software architects to define the boot loader architecture and interfaces with other software components.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices in boot loader development.
- Document the boot loader design, implementation, and testing procedures.
- Good to have understanding on HSM Software.
Skills and competencies:
- In-depth knowledge of boot loader concepts, boot process, and memory initialization.
- Experience with microcontrollers, real-time operating systems, and low-level software development.
- Familiarity with hardware architectures, peripherals, and device drivers.
- Proficiency in debugging tools and techniques for embedded systems.
- Knowledge of automotive standards and protocols (e.g., AUTOSAR, ISO 26262) is a plus.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
- Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Education:
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
Work experience:
- Proven experience in boot loader development for embedded systems, preferably in the automotive industry.
- Strong programming skills in C/C++ and assembly language.
Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
Worker Type:
Regular / Permanent
Group:
Magna Powertrain
Top Skills
Assembly
Autosar
C
C++
Iso 26262
Iso-14229
Iso-15765
Secure Boot
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