System Architect - BSP Job at Aptiv plc (Bangalore)

Job Description

Wind River is seeking an experienced developer to join the Helix Virtualization Platform (HVP) & VxWorks development teams. The successful candidate will be responsible for the development, implementation, and certification of safety-critical features and functionality used by our Aerospace, Industrial and Automotive customers. As a team lead, you will lead a highly skilled development team charged with all aspects of the safety-critical software development life cycle, from requirements development to implementation to verification. You will work closely with the product management team and system architects to understand and implement customer-requested features and fixes. The BSP Factory team is responsible for developing and improving BSPs and drivers for VxWorks/HVP on platforms such as Arm, IA etc. The contribution will help to drive business of Wind River embedded software on new SoCs.

Job Responsibility

Define the architecture, design patterns, and standards for BSPs, HAL, bootloaders, and low‑level drivers for VxWorks and HVP
Create scalable, reusable BSP frameworks supporting heterogeneous SoCs and multi-core architectures
Guide the integration of virtualization technologies, partitioning, and safety‑critical design into BSP components
Lead system-level bring-up on Arm/Intel/PowerPC SoCs including MMU, cache, virtualization extensions, interrupt controllers, timers, security engines, and SoC interconnects
Architect and review drivers for high-speed peripherals: PCIe, Ethernet, USB, GPIO, DMA, UART, storage (eMMC/SD), and other SoC IPs
Ensure BSP designs meet performance, determinism, and safety (DO‑178C, IEC 61508, ISO 26262) requirements
Work with product management and system architects to define roadmaps and translate customer needs into deliverable architectures
Guide global engineering teams in implementation, reviews, optimization, and debugging
Support customer engagements as a technical authority for complex architectural decisions
Drive improvements in BSP development processes, coding guidelines (MISRA/CERT), certification readiness, and CI/CD pipeline adoption
Identify architectural risks and define mitigation strategies early in the development cycle
Mentor senior engineers and contribute to technical leadership across the organization

Requirements

BTech/MTech in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or equivalent
14+ years experience in embedded software development, including BSP, HAL, bootloader, and device driver architecture
Strong knowledge of: Armv7/Armv8-A, Intel x86/64, or PowerPC architecture
MMU, cache, interrupt handling, SMP/AMP, timers, DMA, secure boot
Hardware virtualization mechanisms (Arm VE, VT-x, IOMMU, SMMU)
Proven experience with RTOS or hypervisor-based systems (VxWorks, QNX, HVP, Linux, FreeRTOS)
Strong proficiency in C and low-level debugging using JTAG, Lauterbach, and hardware probes

Nice to have

Experience with safety-certified platforms (DO-178C, ISO 26262, IEC 61508)
Experience leading architecture for complex multi-core or heterogeneous SoCs
Working knowledge of modern CI/CD workflows for embedded systems
Experience with secure boot, Trusted Firmware (TF‑A), OP‑TEE, and platform security architecture

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