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Job Title: Bare-Metal Bootloader Expert
Location: Michigan,
Duration : Long term
Client : Ford motors
Key Responsibilities
Location: Michigan,
Duration : Long term
Client : Ford motors
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement bare-metal bootloaders for automotive ECUs focused on security, speed, and reliability.
- Develop and maintain secure firmware flashing and update mechanisms, including OTA and diagnostic updates.
- Work with NXP S32K3, STM32U5, and Realtek microcontrollers for system bring-up and low-level bootloader design.
- Integrate and validate Ethernet-based communication stacks, including DoIP.
- Implement secure boot and cryptographic validation for firmware images.
- Collaborate with software integration, system, and cybersecurity teams to meet technical and safety requirements.
- Perform debugging, performance tuning, and optimization on embedded targets.
- Prepare detailed technical documentation, design specifications, and test plans.
- 5–10 years of experience in bootloader development for embedded or automotive platforms.
- Proficiency in C/C for low-level and bare-metal development.
- Strong hands-on experience with NXP S32K3, STM32U5, and Realtek MCUs.
- Excellent understanding of Ethernet, TCP/IP, and DoIP protocols.
- Proven experience in secure boot, firmware encryption, and digital signature validation.
- Knowledge of AUTOSAR, ISO 14229 (UDS), and ISO 21434 (Cybersecurity) is a plus.
- Familiarity with hardware bring-up, MCU peripherals, and boot sequence architectures.
- Experience using embedded development tools and IDEs such as S32 Design Studio or STM32CubeIDE.
- Experience with Over-The-Air (OTA) update frameworks.
- Prior experience in automotive ECU software development.
- Knowledge of CAN, LIN, and other automotive communication protocols.
- Exposure to functional safety standards (ISO 26262).
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems, or related field.