Infotainment/Connectivity Lead

Capgemini; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 57,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Capgemini invites an Infotainment/Connectivity Lead to join a contract-based project in Palo Alto, CA. The role focuses on software and validation for Linux and Android-based infotainment and connectivity platforms, requiring 8+ years in embedded software.

Key tasks include ramping up the codebase, building pipelines, regression testing, and guiding junior engineers, with weekly leadership updates. Strong SoC experience and automotive-grade exposure are highly valued.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of embedded software development experience.
• Proficiency in Embedded Linux, QNX, DriveOS; experience with Type-1 hypervisors (Gunyah/ACRN).
• Experience with infotainment or connectivity subsystems (camera/display, GNSS, Bluetooth, etc.).
• Strong kernel/configuration, device drivers, and debugging tool knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Ramp up on existing codebase, build pipeline, and regression testing.
• Develop and maintain software stack for hardware validation on Linux/Android.
• Design and run stress tests on CPU, GPU, NPU, and multimedia subsystems.
• Analyze and optimize ECU performance; support board bring-up with cross-functional teams.
• Train and guide junior engineers; provide weekly status reports to leadership.

Skills

Embedded software development

Linux/Android expertise

C/C++

Python scripting

Hardware bring-up

Hypervisor systems (Type-1, Gunyah, A-

SoC exposure (Snapdragon, NVIDIA Orin,

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Lauterbach

Oscilloscopes

JTAG

Flashing tools

Job description

Infotainment/Connectivity Lead (Contract)

Contract (1 month 15 days)

Published 1 day ago

C/C++

CI/CD

Python

The lead owns software and validation work on Linux and Android based infotainment and connectivity platforms. The role requires 8+ years of experience

Key Responsibilities

• Ramp up on the existing codebase, build pipeline, and regression testing
• Develop and maintain the software stack for hardware verification and validation on Hypervisor, Linux, and Android systems
• Design and run stress tests on CPU, GPU, NPU, and multimedia subsystems to find bottlenecks, thermal limits, and stability issues
• Analyze and optimize ECU performance
• Support board bring-up, design verification, and debugging with architecture, hardware, and software teams
• Train and guide junior engineers
• Provide weekly status, risk, and decision documentation to program leadership

Mandatory Skills

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of embedded software development
• Hands-on experience with high-performance SoCs such as Snapdragon, NVIDIA Orin, or MediaTek; automotive-grade SoC experience is a significant plus
• Proficiency in Embedded Linux, QNX, and DriveOS, and experience with hypervisor systems such as Type-1 hypervisors, Gunyah, or ACRN
• Experience with infotainment or connectivity subsystems such as camera/display, memory/storage, GNSS, UWB, RF, A2B, and Bluetooth audio
• Solid understanding of Linux/Android, kernel configuration, device driver interfaces, and debugging tools
• Strong BSP and kernel bring-up expertise (Linux, U-Boot or equivalent): partitioning, device tree, and boot flow for eMMC, UFS, SSD, and DRAM changes
• Experience with Lauterbach, oscilloscopes, JTAG, and flashing toolsUnderstanding of interface and protocol stacks (SPI, I2C, Ethernet, PCIe, CAN) and board bring-up
• Scripting experience in Python or shell

Preferred

• OS internals: process scheduler, memory management, concurrency, synchronization, storage
• ARM core and architecture experience
• Embedded toolchains: compilers, linkers, linker scripts
• Automotive communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet)
• CI/CD pipelines for embedded systems
• ISO 26262 functional safety awareness

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $41.61/hour - $65.01/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

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