Principal System Performance Architect, NVOS - 20212

NIO is a global company with R&D offices in China, North America, Germany, and UK. NIO is the leader of intelligent Electronic Vehicle (EV) industry in China, which is the largest, fastest growing EV market in the world, and is also rapidly expanding its business worldwide.  Digital Systems department at NIO is responsible for building highly reliable, secure, and scalable infrastructure and platforms for intelligent and fully autonomous driving vehicles, and its scope ranges from vehicle operating system software platform, central computer and SOA-based digital architecture, automation simulation test platforms, cyber security, vehicle cloud & connectivity.  A primary mission of Digital Systems North America R&D Center is to lead the research and development of industry-leading operating systems for autonomous driving vehicles (NVOS – NIO Vehicle Operating System) from the ground up. This is an opportunity to solve a wide range of technical challenges, such as building a high-performance & secure OS based on microkernel architecture, deeply customized Linux and in-house hypervisor for automobile-grade safety, seamless app development on heterogeneous hardware chipsets, low-latency and high throughput data processing, powerful AI framework, and complete toolchains to supply Android-like development experiences. We are looking for an experienced System Performance Architect in North America R&D Center to help accelerate bringing the innovation to mass production for NVOS.

Responsibilities:

• Lead technical solutions that help us deliver a high-performance, high-throughput, and high-reliability software platform for Autonomous Driving vehicles.
• Responsible for performance modeling, performance metrics definition, designing performance monitoring mechanisms and tools, and analyzing performance bottleneck/issues.
• Drive cross-domain initiatives to achieve end-to-end performance goals, which may involve apps, system software, networking, and hardware.
• Work closely with other architects to have a deep understanding of different layers and components of the system, and provide guidance and requirements to achieve desired performance.
• Conduct Proof-of-Concept to validate or evaluate designs or benchmarking similar products.
• Deliver accurate technical documentations.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in architecture design for high-performance & time-sensitive systems.
• 15+ years development experience of building complex software systems.
• In-depth knowledge of computer architecture and system software, especially performance related aspects, and experience with ARM processor architecture (such as cache, memory, and IO).
• In-depth knowledge of L2-L4 network protocols and a good understanding about TSN and QoS.
• Capable of understanding existing systems quickly without much external help and performing deep-dive analysis on performance issues.
• Familiar with methodologies and tools for performance analysis and modeling.
• Excellent communication skills, and technical writing proficiency.
• Organized mindset, and passionate about delivering high-quality software. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional experience designing or developing a microkernel-based software platform.
• Experienced in tuning performance for microkernel-based software platform.
• Familiar with vehicle functional safety processes and ISO26262.
• Experience in automotive, aerospace, medical or other safety critical applications.
• Experience with agile software development processes and tools such as JIRA and Confluence.

About NIO    NIO Inc. is a pioneer in China’s premium smart electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle. NIO aims to build a community starting with smart electric vehicles to share joy and grow together with users. NIO designs, jointly manufactures, and sells smart premium electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies in connectivity, autonomous driving, and artificial intelligence. Redefining the user experience, NIO provides users with comprehensive and convenient power solutions, innovative Battery as a Service (BaaS) program, and other user-centric services. NIO began deliveries of the ES8, a 7-seater flagship premium electric SUV, in China in June 2018, and its variant, the 6-seater ES8, in March 2019. NIO officially launched the ES6, a 5-seater high-performance premium electric SUV, in December 2018 and began deliveries of the ES6 in June 2019. NIO officially launched the EC6, a 5-seater premium electric coupe SUV, in December 2019 and began deliveries of the EC6 in September 2020.
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