by Operating System / Kernel Development
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Background
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With over 22,000 employees, 9 advanced R&D and 25 design centres, SGS-THOMSON
is one of the worlds fastest growing microelectronics companies. Chameleon,
the largest microprocessor initiative ever seen in Europe, is a new family of
64-bit microprocessors designed to take specific market sectors along new and
unexplored paths. The following opportunities exist:
KERNEL DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERS
Role
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To work as members of a team of software engineers responsible for the
provision of Operating System / Kernel support for the Chameleon processor.
The team's work includes:
Support of 3rd party Realtime Operating System ports to Chameleon
Provision of a microkernel based "multi-media O/S"
Porting of "Unix" to Chameleon
Participating in Chameleon architecture review, support and verification
activities
Experience
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The candidates should have ideally 5+ years of experience in "system" software
design, implementation and porting, including some of the following:
Operating systems internals development
Microkernel porting
C and C++ programming
Unix familiarity
Kernel support for multi-media applications
The position will require a candidate with initiative who can work with
minimum supervision on challenging and complex areas of software development
If you think you have the relevant experience and would like
to join this exciting project, please send your CV by email to :
or FAX to +44 117 9707 171
or letter to
Bob Landau
SGS-Thomson
10 Priory Road,
Clifton
Bristol BS8 1TU
England