Lead Embedded SW Engineer: Mediatek Infotainment Platform

ALTEN Technology USA; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA, based in Palo Alto, CA, seeks a senior embedded software engineering leader to drive infotainment dev kit bring-up on the Mediatek C-X1 platform from EVK to custom board.

You will own the SW stack bring-up (bootloader, kernel, BSP, middleware), collaborate with Mediatek, and lead platform characterization, with a track record in ECU/SoC bring-up and cross‑functional leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years embedded SW experience; 5+ years in a staff or lead role.
• Direct hands-on experience with Mediatek SoC platforms (C-X1, MT8xxx series, or equivalent).
• Proven track record leading ECU/SoC bring up programs end-to-end.
• Strong BSP and kernel bring-up expertise (Linux, U-Boot or equivalent bootloader).
• C/C++, Python/Rust; hardware debug tools (Lauterbach, JTAG, oscilloscope).
• Excellent cross-team communication; experience working directly with SoC vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end infotainment dev kit platform bring up on Mediatek C-X1 from EVK reference to our custom board
• Own SW stack bring-up: bootloader, kernel, BSP, and middleware integration
• Serve as primary technical interface with Mediatek for platform enablement and escalations
• Drive platform characterization: performance, stability, and thermal profiling
• Provide weekly status, risk, and decision documentation to program leadership
• Collaborate with architecture, hardware, and software teams on bring-up strategy

Skills

Embedded SW leadership

C/C++

Python/Rust

Kernel bring-up

U-Boot

SoC bring-up

Vendor collaboration

Mediatek SoC experience

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Lauterbach

JTAG

Oscilloscope

Job description

ALTEN Technology USA, based in Palo Alto, CA, seeks a senior embedded software engineering leader to drive infotainment dev kit bring-up on the Mediatek C-X1 platform from EVK to custom board.

You will own the SW stack bring-up (bootloader, kernel, BSP, middleware), collaborate with Mediatek, and lead platform characterization, with a track record in ECU/SoC bring-up and cross‑functional leadership.