Software Architect - Graphic Controller

NTT DATA Europe & Latam; Emilia-Romagna; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA Romania is seeking an experienced Software Architect to own the Graphic Controller architecture for automotive Instrument Clusters. You will define VAS interactions with the Base System and establish the GC task model to ensure robust multicore operation.

You will coordinate IPC, memory management, and system mechanisms across ACE, INTEGRITY OS, middleware, and HMI components, collaborating with platform, hardware, and system teams to deliver high-performance, safe embedded solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in embedded software architecture and development.
• Strong knowledge of C/C++.
• Experience with RTOS-based architectures, preferably Green Hills INTEGRITY.
• Good understanding of ACE or comparable automotive middleware/platform architectures.
• Strong knowledge of processes, threads, scheduling, IPC, synchronization, and memory management.
• Experience with multicore embedded systems, CPU affinity, and resource allocation.
• Good understanding of ARM Cortex-A architectures, ideally Cortex-A7.
• Experience with Renesas automotive controllers/SoCs is highly desirable.
• Strong system-level debugging and performance analysis skills.
• Experience with Automotive Instrument Cluster, Digital Cockpit, or Infotainment systems is nice to have.
• Green Hills MULTI / INTEGRITY development experience is nice to have.
• Knowledge of graphics/HMI architectures is nice to have.
• Experience with MMU, shared memory, cache management, and inter-core communication is nice to have.
• Automotive SPICE / ISO 26262 knowledge is nice to have.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the Graphic Controller software architecture.
• Define and coordinate the architecture of the different VASs and their interaction with the Base System.
• Define the GC task model, including processes, threads, priorities, scheduling, CPU affinity, and startup dependencies.
• Define high-level system mechanisms such as IPC/RPC, synchronization, shared memory, resource management, error handling, and system supervision.
• Design and optimize the software architecture for multicore execution.
• Ensure proper integration between VASs, ACE, INTEGRITY OS, middleware, and application/HMI components.
• Analyze system-level issues related to CPU load, memory, timing, synchronization, and performance.
• Support software integration, debugging, system bring-up, and architectural reviews.
• Collaborate with HMI, platform, integration, hardware, and system teams.

Skills

Embedded architecture

C/C++

RTOS architectures

Multicore systems

ARM Cortex-A7

Renesas platforms

IPC & synchronization

Performance analysis

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 an experienced Software Architect / GC Responsible Architect to take ownership of the Graphic Controller (GC) software architecture for an automotive Instrument Cluster. The role focuses on VAS architecture, GC task model, INTEGRITY/ACE platform, high-level system mechanisms, and multicore architecture on a Renesas ARM Cortex-A7 based platform.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Own and maintain the Graphic Controller software architecture.
• Define and coordinate the architecture of the different VASs and their interaction with the Base System.
• Define the GC task model, including processes, threads, priorities, scheduling, CPU affinity, and startup dependencies.
• Define high-level system mechanisms such as IPC/RPC, synchronization, shared memory, resource management, error handling, and system supervision.
• Design and optimize the software architecture for multicore execution.
• Ensure proper integration between VASs, ACE, INTEGRITY OS, middleware, and application/HMI components.
• Analyze system-level issues related to CPU load, memory, timing, synchronization, and performance.
• Support software integration, debugging, system bring-up, and architectural reviews.
• Collaborate with HMI, platform, integration, hardware, and system teams.

What You’ll Bring Along

• Strong experience in embedded software architecture and development.
• Strong knowledge of C/C++.
• Experience with RTOS-based architectures, preferably Green Hills INTEGRITY.
• Good understanding of ACE or comparable automotive middleware/platform architectures.
• Strong knowledge of processes, threads, scheduling, IPC, synchronization, and memory management.
• Experience with multicore embedded systems, CPU affinity, and resource allocation.
• Good understanding of ARM Cortex-A architectures, ideally Cortex-A7.
• Experience with Renesas automotive controllers/SoCs is highly desirable.
• Strong system-level debugging and performance analysis skills.
• Experience with Automotive Instrument Cluster, Digital Cockpit, or Infotainment systems is nice to have.
• Green Hills MULTI / INTEGRITY development experience is nice to have.
• Knowledge of graphics/HMI architectures is nice to have.
• Experience with MMU, shared memory, cache management, and inter-core communication is nice to have.
• Automotive SPICE / ISO 26262 knowledge is nice to have.