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Senior Linux Kernel Camera/ISP Driver Engineer

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Conch Technologies

Palo Alto, CA (In Person)

Full-Time

Posted 2 weeks ago (Updated 6 days ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/19/2026

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HI, Greetings from

Conch Technologies Inc Position:

Senior Linux Kernel Camera/ISP Driver Engineer Location:

Palo Alto, CA Duration:

6+ months 10+ years of embedded systems experience, with a minimum of 5 years dedicated to Linux kernel driver development. Expert-level C programming in kernel space, including memory management, locking primitives (mutexes, spinlocks, RCU), workqueues, and interrupt handling. Production-level experience with the Linux media stack (V4L2 ioctls, Media Controller entities, and videobuf2). Hands-on experience with

MIPI CSI-2

sensor and ISP bring-up. Strong knowledge of DMA-BUF, scatter-gather mapping, cache coherency, and kernel debugging tools (JTAG, GDB, ftrace, lockdep). Solid understanding of Linux power management (runtime PM and suspend/resume). Preferred Qualifications Familiarity with vendor-specific GPU driver stacks, TTM memory models, and firmware mailbox protocols. Understanding of camera sensor controls, exposure timing, and 3A tuning pipelines. Experience with automotive-grade reliability standards (such as

ISO 26262

). A track record of active contributions to the upstream Linux kernel.