1 year ago
San Jose, CA, USASenior
Base Salary
$164k - $212k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a microkernel-based operating system and hypervisor for on-vehicle autonomous-driving applications.
- Optimize operating-system functionality for real-time performance, efficiency, security, and functional safety.
- Improve hypervisor performance, including latency, throughput, vIRQ handling, cache and memory efficiency, scheduling, partition isolation, and secure domain management.
- Contribute to architecture design, kernel integration, driver development, validation, and production deployment.
- Support mission-critical AD/ADAS compute, sensor fusion, secure boot, trusted execution, and in-vehicle intelligent assistants.
- Collaborate with engineering, AI, and cloud teams to refine designs and implementations.
- Demonstrate technical work and mentor or learn from team members to support knowledge sharing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- At least 1 year of experience in embedded systems or low-level system software development.
- Strong coding skills in C, ARM assembly, and inline assembly.
- Deep understanding of Arm V8 architecture, including GIC, SMMU, cache hierarchy, and Arm Virtualization Host Extensions (VHE).
- Proficiency in Git, C/C++, Python, and object-oriented programming.
- Experience with Linux kernel development or driver subsystems.
- Knowledge of embedded-system security, including Arm TrustZone, OP-TEE, and Secure Boot.
- Ability to contribute effectively within a global, cross-functional engineering team.
Benefits
- CIGNA EPO, HSA, and Kaiser HMO medical plans with $0 employee-only coverage.
- Dental and vision plans with options requiring a $0 paycheck contribution for employees and eligible dependents.
- Company-paid HSA contributions with the high-deductible CIGNA plan and healthcare and dependent-care FSAs.
- 401(k) with BrokerageLink option.
- Company-paid basic life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program, sick and vacation time, and 13 paid holidays annually.
- Paid parental leave for the first 8 weeks and paid disability leave for the first 6 weeks, both eligible after 90 days of employment.
- Voluntary life and AD&D insurance, pet insurance, commuter benefits, mobile cell phone credit, and Healthjoy support.
- Free lunch and snacks, onsite gym, and employee discounts and perks.
- Full-time position with benefits beginning on the first day of employment.
About NIO Inc.
NIO Inc. builds and sells premium smart electric vehicles, plus services such as Battery-as-a-Service and autonomous driving subscriptions. The public company, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Jiading, Shanghai, designs, develops, and jointly manufactures models like the ES8, ET5, and ET7, and operates in China and parts of Europe; its shares trade on the NYSE and Singapore Exchange.