Senior Embedded RTOS Lead – Automotive Platforms

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

Job summary

Tundra Technical Solutions is seeking an RTOS-based Automotive Platforms Lead on a contract basis in Palo Alto. You will own software and validation for RTOS-based automotive ECUs, perform board bring-up, debugging across hardware and software, and drive regression testing and build pipelines.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of embedded software experience on microcontrollers, deep RTOS knowledge (FreeRTOS/SafeRTOS), and strong debugging skills with JTAG/SWD and Lauterbach.

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)

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 C/C++

RTOS development

Hardware debugging

Microcontroller platforms

Python or Rust

JTAG/SWD

SPI/I2C/UART

UDS/CAN/Automotive Ethernet

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Lauterbach debugger

In-circuit debuggers

Oscilloscope

Logic Analyzer

Multimeter

Job description

Tundra Technical Solutions is seeking an RTOS-based Automotive Platforms Lead on a contract basis in Palo Alto. You will own software and validation for RTOS-based automotive ECUs, perform board bring-up, debugging across hardware and software, and drive regression testing and build pipelines.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of embedded software experience on microcontrollers, deep RTOS knowledge (FreeRTOS/SafeRTOS), and strong debugging skills with JTAG/SWD and Lauterbach.