Lead, RTOS-based Automotive Platforms
Wise Skulls llc
Palo Alto, CA, United States
14 days ago
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Role details
Contract type
Contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
Tech stack
Board Bringup
Abstraction Layers
C++ (Programming Language)
System Configuration
Software Debugging
Memory Management
Embedded Software
FreeRTOS
Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards)
Python (Programming Language)
Real-Time Operating Systems
Regression Testing
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Verification and Validation (Software)
Toolchain
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
Serial Peripheral Interface
PIC Microcontroller
Information Technology
Bare Metal
Build Tools
Codebase
Hardware Infrastructure
Job description
- Ramp up on the existing codebase, build pipeline, and regression testing
- Develop and maintain the software stack for hardware verification and validation of RTOS-based automotive ECUs
- Perform board bring-up, verification, and debugging of automotive electronics
- Debug and triage across the software and hardware stack, and work with multiple teams to resolve issues
- Use build systems, device trees, and kernel driver development (essential)
- Communicate clearly with peers, stakeholders, customers, technical leaders, and OEMs/ODMs
- Collaborate with architecture, hardware, and software teams on debugging and validation
- Train and guide junior engineers
- Provide weekly status, risk, and decision documentation to program leadership
Requirements
The lead owns software and validation work on RTOS-based automotive ECUs, including board bring-up and debugging across hardware and software.
The role requires 8+ years of embedded software experience on microcontrollers., * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 8+ years of embedded software experience on microcontrollers such as Infineon, NXP, or ARM
- Solid understanding of FreeRTOS or SafeRTOS fundamentals: tasks, scheduling, interrupts, synchronization, and memory management
- Experience bringing up or configuring at least one RTOS-based platform
- Proficiency with embedded debug tools (JTAG/SWD, Lauterbach or similar, in-circuit debuggers, flashing tools) and lab equipment (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, multimeter, power supplies)
- C/C++ for bare-metal and RTOS, plus Python or Rust
- Board bring-up and low-level drivers for SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, timers, ADC/DAC, and external memories
- Automotive diagnostics and flashing (UDS, CAN, automotive Ethernet)
Preferred
- Platform and BSP development for MCU-based ECUs, including clocking, device configuration, and hardware abstraction layers
- Experience with hardware components such as sensors and gate drivers
- Familiarity with the Infineon SDK and toolchain
- ISO 26262 functional safety awareness
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