Lead Engineer — Mediatek iRDK Platform Bring-Up

ManpowerGroup Global, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 123,984 - 137,760; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

Health Savings Account

Health Flexible Spending Account

Dependent Care Flexible Spending Plan

Supplemental Life Insurance

Short Term Disability Insurance

Long Term Disability Insurance

Business Travel Insurance

401(k) Plus Match

Weekly Pay

Job summary

ManpowerGroup Global, Inc. seeks a Lead Engineer– MediaTek C-X1 iRDK in San Francisco to drive end-to-end iRDK bring-up from EVK to a custom board.

You will own the bootloader, kernel, BSP, and middleware integration, and serve as the primary technical interface with MediaTek for enablement and escalations. The role requires strong leadership, deep embedded software experience, and hands-on work with Mediatek platforms, BSP/kernel bring-up, and debugging tools.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of embedded software experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Hands-on experience with MediaTek SoC platforms (C-X1, MT8xxx series, or equivalent).
• Strong expertise in BSP and kernel bring-up, including Linux, U-Boot, or equivalent bootloader.
• Proficiency in C/C++, Python/Rust, and hardware debugging tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end iRDK bringup on Mediatek C-X1 from EVK reference to custom iRDK board.
• Own software stack bring-up: bootloader, kernel, BSP, and middleware integration.
• Serve as the primary technical interface with Mediatek for platform enablement and escalations.
• Drive platform characterization including performance, stability, and thermal profiling.
• Provide weekly status updates, risk assessments, and decision documentation to program leadership.

Skills

Embedded software development

Leadership experience

C/C++ proficiency

Python/Rust

Hardware debugging tools

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

MediaTek SoC experience

Linux/U-Boot

Job description

ManpowerGroup Global, Inc. seeks a Lead Engineer– MediaTek C-X1 iRDK in San Francisco to drive end-to-end iRDK bring-up from EVK to a custom board.

You will own the bootloader, kernel, BSP, and middleware integration, and serve as the primary technical interface with MediaTek for enablement and escalations. The role requires strong leadership, deep embedded software experience, and hands-on work with Mediatek platforms, BSP/kernel bring-up, and debugging tools.