Hardware Abstraction Layer Engineer

Project

Work done for a product or program.

• Define HAL and low-level driver APIs across chip families.
• Implement register-level drivers from hardware specifications.
• Generate register headers from IP-XACT or design databases.
• Maintain backward-compatible APIs across silicon generations.
• Review hardware changes for software impact before tape-out.
• Enable portability to multiple RTOS and Linux environments.
• Create unit tests and emulation-based CI for HAL code.

Function

Work that keeps the discipline running: methods, tools, suppliers and people.

• Maintain the policies, processes and tools of the function.General
• Keep the function compliant with legal, financial and regulatory requirements.General
• Report the function's performance and improve it over time.General

Project

1. Produce and hand over the role's key deliverables
   • HAL API specifications
   • Register-level driver libraries
   • Generated register headers
   • Silicon-to-software impact reviews
2. Support programsGeneral
   • Agree what each program needs
   • Deliver in time for milestones
3. Manage issuesGeneral
   • Track requests to closure
   • Escalate risks

Function

1. Run the functionGeneral
   • Maintain policies and processes
   • Keep records and controls
2. ImproveGeneral
   • Report performance
   • Lead improvement work