Gigamon - Principal Engineer / Director - Hardware Engineering

Description :

Key Responsibilities :

• Strategic Leadership & Vision : Define and drive the technical roadmap for embedded systems and hardware bring-up, aligning with overall product strategy.
• Team Management & Development : Lead, mentor, and grow a team of embedded software and hardware engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Architectural Design & Review : Oversee the architectural design of embedded systems, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability. Conduct rigorous code and design reviews.
• Hardware Bring-up & Integration : Lead the entire hardware bring-up process, from initial board power-on to full system integration with the embedded Linux operating system.
• Embedded Software Development : Direct the development of embedded software, including bootloaders (e.g., U-Boot), board support packages (BSPs), device drivers, and user-space applications.
• Linux Kernel Expertise : Guide the team in Linux kernel development, customization, and optimization for specific hardware platforms, including device tree configurations.
• Networking Implementation : Oversee the design and implementation of networking protocols and drivers within the embedded Linux environment, potentially focusing on specific technologies like Datacom or Ethernet.
• Troubleshooting & Debugging : Provide expert guidance on debugging complex hardware / software interaction issues, kernel panics, and performance bottlenecks.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration : Collaborate effectively with hardware design, QA, product management, and other teams to ensure seamless product development and delivery.
• Process Improvement : Establish and refine best practices for embedded software development, testing, and continuous integration / delivery (CI / CD).

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(ref : hirist.tech)