Lead Embedded Software Engineer – RTOS / Automotive ECU

Wise Skulls LLC; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Wise Skulls LLC is seeking a Lead for RTOS-based automotive platforms to own software and validation across ECUs, including board bring-up and debugging across hardware and software. The role requires 8+ years of embedded software experience on microcontrollers.

You will ramp up on the existing codebase, build pipeline, and regression testing, while developing the software stack for hardware verification and validation of RTOS-based ECUs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of embedded software experience on microcontrollers.
• Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering or related field.
• Solid understanding of FreeRTOS or SafeRTOS fundamentals.
• Experience bringing up or configuring at least one RTOS-based platform.
• Proficiency with embedded debug tools (JTAG/SWD, Lauterbach or similar) and lab equipment.
• C/C++ for bare-metal and RTOS; Python or Rust.
• Board bring-up and low-level drivers for SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, timers, ADC/DAC, and external memories.
• Automotive diagnostics and flashing (UDS, CAN, automotive Ethernet).

Responsibilities

• Ramp up on the existing codebase, build pipeline, and regression testing.
• Develop and maintain the software stack for hardware verification and validation of RTOS-based automotive ECUs.
• Perform board bring-up, verification, and debugging of automotive electronics.
• Debug and triage across the software and hardware stack, and work with multiple teams to resolve issues.
• Use build systems, device trees, and kernel driver development (essential).
• Communicate clearly with peers, stakeholders, customers, technical leaders, and OEMs/ODMs.
• Collaborate with architecture, hardware, and software teams on debugging and validation.
• Train and guide junior engineers.
• Provide weekly status, risk, and decision documentation to program leadership.

Skills

Embedded software

RTOS fundamentals

C/C++

Python or Rust

Board bring-up

Debugging

Cross-team communication

Training junior engineers

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

JTAG/SWD debugging tools

Lauterbach debugger

In-circuit debuggers

Flashing tools

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

Power supplies

Job description

Hiring: Lead, RTOS-based Automotive Platforms

Important

Visa: USC and GC

About the Role

JD:

The lead owns software and validation work on RTOS-based automotive ECUs, including board bring-up and debugging across hardware and software.

The role requires 8+ years of embedded software experience on microcontrollers.

Responsibilities

• Ramp up on the existing codebase, build pipeline, and regression testing
• Develop and maintain the software stack for hardware verification and validation of RTOS-based automotive ECUs
• Perform board bring-up, verification, and debugging of automotive electronics
• Debug and triage across the software and hardware stack, and work with multiple teams to resolve issues
• Use build systems, device trees, and kernel driver development (essential)
• Communicate clearly with peers, stakeholders, customers, technical leaders, and OEMs/ODMs
• Collaborate with architecture, hardware, and software teams on debugging and validation
• Train and guide junior engineers
• Provide weekly status, risk, and decision documentation to program leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of embedded software experience on microcontrollers such as Infineon, NXP, or ARM
• Solid understanding of FreeRTOS or SafeRTOS fundamentals: tasks, scheduling, interrupts, synchronization, and memory management
• Experience bringing up or configuring at least one RTOS-based platform
• Proficiency with embedded debug tools (JTAG/SWD, Lauterbach or similar, in-circuit debuggers, flashing tools) and lab equipment (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, multimeter, power supplies)
• C/C++ for bare-metal and RTOS, plus Python or Rust
• Board bring-up and low-level drivers for SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, timers, ADC/DAC, and external memories
• Automotive diagnostics and flashing (UDS, CAN, automotive Ethernet)

Preferred

• Platform and BSP development for MCU-based ECUs, including clocking, device configuration, and hardware abstraction layers
• Experience with hardware components such as sensors and gate drivers
• Familiarity with the Infineon SDK and toolchain
• ISO 26262 functional safety awareness