Principal SW Engineer, MIPI (AI2468)
SiMa.aiBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted December 23, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
SiMa.ai is a software-centric company specializing in embedded edge machine learning systems-on-chip (MLSoC) and Modalix products. The company offers a ONE Platform for Edge AI that supports various frameworks, networks, models, sensors, and modalities, delivering tenfold increases in performance and energy efficiency for applications ranging from computer vision to generative AI. SiMa.ai enables customers across industrial manufacturing, retail, aerospace, defense, agriculture, and healthcare to innovate at the edge with new revenue streams and cost savings.
Job Description
Principal Software Engineer, MIPI: Design, implement, and integrate high-performance Linux kernel device drivers for image sensors and SerDes architectures, and work with third-party camera module vendors to bring up and troubleshoot new camera modules.
Requirements
- BS/MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- 5+ years dedicated to embedded Linux and camera subsystems
- Kernel Proficiency: C programming and Linux Kernel Driver development (V4L2, subdevices, and media-ctl)
- Protocol Knowledge: MIPI CSI-2 physical layer and GMSL2 and/or FPD-link serialization protocols
- ISP Expertise: Controlling hardware Image Signal Processors (ISP) and pipeline configuration for HDR, de-bayering, and noise reduction
- 3A Control: Implementing or integrating Autoexposure/Auto White Balance (AE/AWB) control loops
- Hardware Familiarity: Bringing up sensors on SoCs such as NVIDIA Jetson, NXP i.MX, Qualcomm Snapdragon, or TI TDA