Senior Embedded Developer QNX/Linux

NTT DATA Europe & Latam; Emilia-Romagna; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA Romania is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join an automotive software project focused on QNX/Linux, NVIDIA platforms, and Automotive Ethernet. You will drive system and software development from requirements and architecture to implementation, integration, debugging and testing in a complex, safety-critical environment.

You will collaborate with architects, requirements engineers, and testers in an Agile/SAFe setting, contributing to design reviews, code quality, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Embedded Systems, or related engineering field.
• Strong C/C++ development experience in embedded automotive systems.
• Advanced experience with Linux and/or QNX, including BSP and driver development.
• Experience with NVIDIA DRIVE/Thor platforms and Automotive Ethernet.

Responsibilities

• Requirements elicitation, system and software requirements analysis, and architectural design.
• Embedded software development, integration, testing, and bug fixing.
• QNX BSP configuration and device driver development.
• Collaboration with architects, requirements engineers, integrators, developers and testers in an Agile/SAFe environment.

Skills

C/C++ development

Embedded systems

English communication

Debugging and problem solving

Automotive software

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Embedded Systems, or related engineering field

Tools

QNX

Linux

NVIDIA DRIVE/Thor

AUTOSAR

Job description

Who We Are

We don't just develop embedded software — we engineer intelligence into products. The Embedded Competence Center at NTT DATA Romania brings together experts in embedded systems, firmware development, and hardware-software integration, delivering robust and high-performance solutions for complex, safety-critical environments. With strong expertise in C/C++, AUTOSAR, real-time operating systems, and communication protocols, we design scalable embedded architectures, integrate software seamlessly with hardware, and ensure compliance with industry standards. Across the industries we support — from Automotive and Industrial Automation to Smart Devices and IoT — we transform reliable embedded technology into a foundation for innovative, dependable products.

Who We Are

We don't just develop embedded software — we engineer intelligence into products. The Embedded Competence Center at NTT DATA Romania brings together experts in embedded systems, firmware development, and hardware-software integration, delivering robust and high-performance solutions for complex, safety-critical environments. With strong expertise in C/C++, AUTOSAR, real-time operating systems, and communication protocols, we design scalable embedded architectures, integrate software seamlessly with hardware, and ensure compliance with industry standards. Across the industries we support — from Automotive and Industrial Automation to Smart Devices and IoT — we transform reliable embedded technology into a foundation for innovative, dependable products.

We are looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join an automotive software development project focused on QNX/Linux, NVIDIA and Automotive Ethernet. The role covers system and software development activities, from requirements and architecture to implementation, integration, debugging and testing, in a complex automotive embedded environment based on QNX/Linux, NVIDIA and Automotive Ethernet.

What You'll Be Doing

• Requirements elicitation, system/software requirements analysis and architectural design.
• Embedded software development, integration, testing, issue analysis and bug fixing.
• QNX BSP configuration and device driver development.
• Work with build environments, kernel-level components and low-level system functionality.
• Development and integration in the following areas:
  • Power & Thermal Management
  • Startup Sequence & Performance
  • Process/Thread Monitoring
  • Diagnostics – UDS, DoIP and System Logging
  • Time management
  • Automotive Ethernet – switch configuration, PHY/MAC configuration, Ethernet stack integration and VLANs
• Investigation and resolution of complex software issues in multi-component / multi-VM environments.
• Management and tracking of development activities and defects in Jira.
• Contribution to metrics, technical documentation and change-management reporting.
• Collaboration with architects, requirements engineers, integrators, developers and testers in an Agile/SAFe environment.

What You'll Bring Along

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Embedded Systems, or a related engineering field.
• Previous experience with NVIDIA DRIVE / NVIDIA Thor platforms.
• Experience with embedded performance analysis, boot-time optimization, power management and thermal management.
• Automotive flashing procedures using DoIP.
• Strong C/C++ development experience in embedded systems.
• Advanced experience with Linux and/or QNX, ideally including BSP, kernel and driver development.
• Strong automotive embedded software background.
• Experience with Automotive Ethernet and communication protocols: TCP/IP / UDP, SOME/IP, DoIP, UDS
• Experience with Classic and/or Adaptive AUTOSAR.
• Experience debugging complex embedded systems using tools such as Lauterbach or iSystem.
• Knowledge of CANoe and automotive simulation/debugging environments.
• Scripting experience with Python and Bash.
• Experience with Jira/Confluence and requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS.
• Knowledge of Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) development processes.
• Experience with PCIe and complex multi-SoC or multi-VM architectures.
• Knowledge of functional safety and cybersecurity standards: ISO 26262 & ISO/SAE 21434
• Strong debugging and problem-solving capabilities.
• Comfortable working across software architecture, low-level development and system integration.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• High adaptability in a complex automotive development environment.