Senior Embedded Platform Lead – QNX/Android Bring-Up

Fairweather, LLC; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 182,310 - 264,195; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Vehicle lease program

401k with employer match

Job summary

CARIAD Inc. is hiring a Sr. Staff Embedded Software Engineer to design and deliver embedded software for high-performance platforms focusing on QNX and Android-based IVI and connectivity ECUs. This role leads bring-up, drivers, and HW/SW integration, ensuring production readiness and strong code quality.

You will mentor engineers, drive best practices, and collaborate across HW, software, and validation teams to bring-up and sustain complex automotive platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of embedded software development experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer/electrical engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Strong experience with QNX/Android BSP, Linux kernel development.

Responsibilities

• Lead board bring-up on Qualcomm SoC-based IVI platforms.
• Develop and debug kernel drivers and BSP components (QNX or Android/Linux).
• Enable core subsystems (boot chain, clocks/resets, storage, power sequencing).
• Collaborate with HW teams on schematic/DT review and interface validation.
• Debug complex HW/SW interaction issues across drivers, firmware, and peripherals.
• Perform root‑cause analysis using tracing/logging and lab instrumentation.
• Partner with suppliers and cross‑functional teams to resolve platform defects.
• Support integration topics spanning IVI ECU and connectivity/MCU components.
• Define and document low‑level interfaces, assumptions, and bring-up checklists.

Skills

QNX / Android BSP

Linux kernel development

C/C++

Device driver development

HW bring-up

Power management

Education

Bachelors in Computer/Electrical Eng or CS

Masters or PhD (desirable)

Tools

JTAG

Tracing

Lab instrumentation

Job description

CARIAD Inc. is hiring a Sr. Staff Embedded Software Engineer to design and deliver embedded software for high-performance platforms focusing on QNX and Android-based IVI and connectivity ECUs. This role leads bring-up, drivers, and HW/SW integration, ensuring production readiness and strong code quality.

You will mentor engineers, drive best practices, and collaborate across HW, software, and validation teams to bring-up and sustain complex automotive platforms.