Staff Embedded Software Engineer, Infotainment Connectivity

The role

This Staff level Embedded Software Engineer will focus on the software stack for Design Verification of PCBAs and ECUs. The role involves board bring-up, verification, and debugging of automotive electronics.

What you will do

• Perform board bring-up, verification, and debugging of automotive electronics.
• Develop and execute validation strategies including stress testing and performance benchmarking.
• Analyze and optimize ECU system performance.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers, Validation & Test Automation teams, and software architects.
• Identify and resolve complex software and hardware issues at the ECU level.
• Create and maintain documentation for software designs, APIs, and test procedures.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years' experience in Embedded Software Development.
• Strong hands-on experience with high-performance SoCs such as Snapdragon, NVIDIA Orin, MediaTek, or similar platforms.
• Proficient in Embedded Linux, QNX, DriveOS, and experience with hypervisor-based systems.
• Good coding skills on C/C++.
• Good understanding of Linux/Android, kernel configuration, device driver interfaces, debugging tools, etc.
• Strong BSP and kernel bring-up expertise (Linux, U-Boot or equivalent bootloader).
• Excellent debugging skills.
• Experience using Lauterbach, Oscilloscope, JTAG, Flashing Tools, etc.
• Good understanding of interface/communication protocol stacks (SPI, I2C, Ethernet, PCIe, CAN), and board bring-up.
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, shell).

Nice to have

• Experience with automotive-grade SoCs
• Experience with Automotive Infotainment/Connectivity platforms preferably working with subsystems like Camera/Display, Memory/Storage Subsystem, GNSS, UWB, RF, A2B, BT Audio
• Knowledge of OS internals (process scheduler, memory management, concurrency, synchronization, storage)
• Experience with ARM cores and architecture
• Experience with embedded toolchains (compilers, linkers, linker scripts)
• Experience with automotive communication protocols (e.g., CAN, Ethernet)
• Familiarity with functional safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262)
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for embedded systems
• ISO 26262 functional safety awareness

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual company performance bonus program
• Equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• Health coverage
• Retirement savings
• Time off
• Family planning programs

About the company

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders. They address the challenges of electric vehicles through technology for software-defined vehicles.