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# Lead Software Engineer, RTOS-based Automotive Platforms

- **Company:** ALTEN Technology USA
- **Location:** Irvine, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $160,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 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, Verification and Validation (Software), Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Serial Peripheral Interface, PIC Microcontroller, Delivery Pipeline, Hardware Testing, Information Technology, Bare Metal, Build Tools, Codebase, Hardware Infrastructure
- **Published:** October 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=cd595d78142c969f

## About the Role

* 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), * 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

## Description

The Lead Software Engineer owns software and validation work on RTOS-based automotive ECUs, including board bring-up and debugging across hardware and software. You will lead a team that sustains ECUs across several hardware generations. Your engineers will ramp up on the existing codebase, build pipelines, and then enable hardware validation tests.
Responsibilities

 * 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