Sr. Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop highly optimized Android BSP implementations for automotive IVI, cockpit, and digital cluster applications on Renesas R-Car SoC devices.
• Develop Android BSP drivers for R-Car SoC following Product Requirement Specifications and marketing requirements.
• Perform annual Android base environment upgrades to the latest releases (e.g., A16, A17).
• Collaborate with hardware and upper software teams to validate and optimize SoC performance, focusing on computational efficiency and power optimization.
• Provide technical support to customers and create technical collateral such as application notes and reference solutions.
• Work with low-level drivers, firmware, kernel, and user-space components using Automotive Grade Linux and Yocto build systems.
• Utilize Hypervisors and Virtualization technologies across CPU and MM hardware accelerators.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• 5+ years of industry experience in embedded Android system software development using C, C++, and Python.
• Deep knowledge of AOSP, Google GKI, and modular kernel architecture.
• Strong understanding of SoC hardware blocks including Clocks, PLLs, GPIO, Interrupt Controllers (GIC), and peripherals (SPI, I2C, PCIe, CAN, Ethernet, USB, UFS).
• Extensive experience with display and graphics IPs, including GPUs, compositors, and display pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of audio IPs, audio DSPs, and related software frameworks.
• Proficiency in Linux and Android, with familiarity with at least one other automotive OS such as QNX or AUTOSAR.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, design principles, and Test-Driven Development (TDD).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with security features such as TrustZone/TEE and OTA updates (A/B partitioning).
• Experience with ADAS camera pipelines, AI, and sensor fusion use cases.
• Ability to debug on real hardware as well as simulation and emulation environments.
• Familiarity with automotive safety concepts including ISO26262.

About the Company

Renesas is a leading global semiconductor company dedicated to making every endpoint intelligent. We provide innovative product solutions across the automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT markets. With a global team of over 21,000 professionals, we strive to build a safer, healthier, and smarter world through cutting-edge technology.