Principal Engineer / Camera Signal Processing

Required Experience, maximum: 10 years

• Skills: Linux, SERDES, Infotainment, Automotive Infotainment

• Minimum Qualification: B.Tech/BE

• *\# Principal Engineer for Camera Signal Processing Automotive**

• *\#\# Unit and team Overview**

• *Infotainment platforms unit is responsible for developing, maintaining and deploying BMW infotainment platform.**

• *BMW infotainment platform is Linux (Yocto) based SW platform that provides common automotive functions used by**

• *multiple automotive ECUs. The unit is also responsible for cross\-cutting concerns of the platform, like**

• *architecture, security, stability and performance. The platform is deployed into multiple infotainment domain**

• *ECUs, ranging from headunits and rear seat entertainment systems to telematics and audio ECUs.**

• *The Camera Signal Processing team develops and evolves embedded C\+\+ software for in\-vehicle camera systems used by driver assistance, safety, and infotainment functions. The team works in a cross\-functional automotive environment with internal architecture and function teams, as well as external SoC, sensor, and middleware suppliers.**

• *The team is responsible for camera pre\-processing components, image signal processing pipelines, system integration, diagnostics, and long\-term quality/performance over the full vehicle lifecycle.**

• *\#\# Job Description**

• **Technical lead for automotive camera image signal processing, including video pipelines and signal streams for SerDes\-based cameras**
• **End\-to\-end responsibility for sensor\-bound camera C\+\+ software development, from design to integration and optimization**
• **Drive diagnostic error handling in production\-grade automotive systems**
• **Collaborate closely with functional owners, system architects, suppliers, middleware teams, and customer\-function clients**
• **Ensure implementation compliance with software design and BMW requirements; perform code reviews to maintain high software quality**
• **Define, refine, and validate technical requirements with architecture, functional teams, and suppliers**
• **Mentor engineers and act as domain expert for camera pre\-processing topics**

• *\#\#\# Basic requirements and Education**

• **Business fluent English**
• **University degree in computer science, electrical engineering, communications engineering, or a comparable field**

• *\#\#\# Required Experience and Skills**

• **Several years of professional experience in embedded Linux software development in automotive environments**
• **Deep expertise in video pipelines, and good knowledge in camera image processing, image quality tuning, and sensor configuration**
• **Good knowledge of serial camera interfaces and protocols (e.g., GMSL, FPD, ASA\-ML, CSI, I²C)**
• **Strong experience with embedded C\+\+ development and analysis tools (e.g., Visual Studio Code, Wireshark, Carmen, Perfetto, FTrace)**
• **Professional embedded C\+\+ experience in automotive and embedded Linux (yocto)**
• **Proven middleware and system\-level development skills**
• **Evidence\-driven debugging and problem analysis**
• **Proven capability in software quality assurance, code reviews, and requirement\-driven implementation**
• **Excellent communication, coordination, and technical leadership across internal and external stakeholders**

• *\#\# Keywords**

• **Automotive Camera Systems**
• **Image Signal Processing**
• **Embedded Linux**
• **Video Pipelines**
• **SerDes Interfaces**
• **Infotainment**
• **Embedded Linux**
• **C\+\+**