Senior Android Audio Engineer - Automotive Domain

KBD Talent Forge India Pvt Ltd; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

KBD Talent Forge India Pvt Ltd seeks a seasoned Android Automotive audio architect to define end-to-end audio system architecture. You will shape AAOS audio framework design, guide integration across Android framework, HAL, DSP, and vehicle hardware, and lead technical reviews with demanding automotive teams.

The role requires hands-on expertise in AudioFlinger, AudioPolicy, Audio HAL, and multi-zone audio, along with leadership across BSP and middleware.

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on expertise in AAOS Audio Framework and Linux audio architecture.
• Leadership across Android framework, middleware, HAL, DSP and automotive hardware layers.
• Experience with AIDL/HIDL, Binder, JNI, and Android system services.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the end-to-end architecture for Android Automotive audio systems.
• Design scalable and production-ready AAOS Audio Framework solutions.
• Lead integration of AAOS audio services with automotive hardware and vehicle platforms.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical direction to development teams.
• Support customer discussions, feasibility analyses, and issue resolution.

Skills

AudioFlinger

AudioPolicyManager

Audio HAL

CarAudioService

AudioManager

Audio Focus

Audio Routing

Multi-zone Audio

Volume Groups

Audio Contexts

ALSA/TinyALSA

C++

Java

AIDL/HIDL

Binder

JNI

Android Native Framework

Android system services

AOSP

CAN/CAN-FD

Tools

Git

Gerrit

dumpsys

Job description

The ideal candidate will have deep hands‑on expertise in the AAOS Audio Framework, AudioFlinger, Audio Policy, Audio HAL, CarAudioService, ALSA/TinyALSA, Android Automotive audio architecture, and Linux audio systems. The role requires strong technical leadership across Android framework, middleware, BSP, HAL, DSP, and automotive hardware layers.

Role & Responsibilities

• Define and own the end-to-end architecture for Android Automotive audio systems.
• Design scalable and production-ready AAOS Audio Framework solutions.

Provide Technical Leadership Across

• AudioFlinger
• Audio Policy / AudioPolicyManager
• Audio HAL
• CarAudioService
• AudioManager
• Audio Focus
• Audio Routing
• Multi-zone Audio
• Define audio architecture across Android Framework - HAL - ALSA - DSP/Codec - Amplifier - Speakers.
• Lead integration of AAOS audio services with automotive hardware and vehicle platforms.
• Design solutions for multi-zone audio, volume groups, audio contexts, routing strategies, focus management, and concurrent audio.
• Evaluate and resolve complex audio architecture and performance issues across framework, middleware, BSP, and hardware layers.
• Drive architecture decisions involving AIDL/HIDL, Binder, JNI, native services, and Android system services.
• Work closely with BSP, hardware, DSP, middleware, system, and validation teams.
• Lead technical reviews, architecture reviews, design documentation, and code reviews.
• Establish technical standards and best practices for automotive audio development.
• Mentor senior engineers and provide technical direction to development teams.
• Support customer discussions, technical proposals, feasibility analysis, and issue resolution.
• Ensure solutions meet performance, reliability, scalability, and automotive quality requirements.

Required Technical Expertise

4 - 11 years of experience in Android, Embedded, Automotive, or Infotainment software.

Strong Expertise In

• AudioFlinger
• Audio Policy / AudioPolicyManager
• Audio HAL
• CarAudioService
• AudioManager
• Audio Focus
• Audio Routing
• Audio Zones
• Volume Groups
• Audio Contexts
• Strong understanding of ALSA/TinyALSA and Linux Audio Architecture.
• Strong programming knowledge of C++ and Java; Kotlin is an advantage.
• Experience with AIDL/HIDL, Binder, JNI and Android Native Framework.
• Strong knowledge of Android system services and AOSP source-code architecture.
• Experience with ADB, logcat, dumpsys, Git, Gerrit and debugging/profiling tools.
• Understanding of DSP, Codec, Amplifier and audio hardware Expertise :

Hands‑on experience with one or more of the following :

• Android Automotive OS (AAOS)
• Automotive Infotainment / IVI
• Multi-zone audio architecture
• Vehicle audio systems
• DSP integration
• Audio amplifier integration
• Microphone and speaker systems
• CAN / CAN‑FD
• Automotive Ethernet
• SOME/IP
• VHAL / Vehicle Services

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