Lead – Infotainment/Connectivity Platform

Lead – Infotainment/Connectivity Platform

Location: Preferred Location – Palo Alto, CA
Visa: U.S. Citizen (USC) or Green Card Holder (GC)

Position Details

• Track: Infotainment / Connectivity
• Position: Lead
• Experience Required: 8+ Years (Embedded Software)
• Core Focus: Platform Ownership, BSP, Hypervisor Systems

Responsibilities

• Ramp up on the existing codebase, build pipeline, and regression testing.
• Develop and maintain the software stack for hardware verification and validation on Hypervisor, Linux, and Android systems.
• Design and run stress tests on CPU, GPU, NPU, and multimedia subsystems to identify bottlenecks, thermal limits, and stability issues.
• Analyze and optimize ECU performance.
• Support board bring-up, design verification, and debugging with architecture, hardware, and software teams.
• Train and guide junior engineers.
• Provide weekly status, risk, and decision documentation to program leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of embedded software development.
• Hands-on experience with high-performance SoCs such as Snapdragon, NVIDIA Orin, or MediaTek; automotive-grade SoC experience is a significant plus.
• Proficiency in Embedded Linux, QNX, and DriveOS, with experience in hypervisor systems such as Type-1 Hypervisors, Gunyah, or ACRN.
• Experience with infotainment or connectivity subsystems such as:
  • Camera / Display
  • Memory / Storage
  • GNSS
  • UWB
  • RF
  • A2B
  • Bluetooth Audio
• Strong C/C++ programming skills.
• Solid understanding of Linux/Android, kernel configuration, device driver interfaces, and debugging tools.
• Strong BSP and kernel bring-up expertise (Linux, U-Boot, or equivalent), including:
  • Partitioning
  • Device Tree
  • Boot Flow for eMMC, UFS, SSD, and DRAM changes
• Experience with Lauterbach, oscilloscopes, JTAG, and flashing tools.
• Understanding of interface and protocol stacks including:
  • SPI
  • I2C
  • Ethernet
  • PCIe
  • CAN
• Scripting experience in Python or Shell.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of OS internals, including:
  • Process Scheduler
  • Memory Management
  • Concurrency
  • Synchronization
  • Storage
• ARM core and architecture experience.
• Experience with embedded toolchains, including compilers, linkers, and linker scripts.
• Knowledge of automotive communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for embedded systems.
• ISO 26262 functional safety awareness.