Lead Mediatek C-X1 Platform (iRDK) : Infotainment Android Domain : Local to Palo Alto CA

Position : Lead Mediatek C-X1 Platform (iRDK) : Only USA
Location : Palo Alto, California (Onsite)
Type of Job : Contract : 12 Months
Experience : 10+ Years

Lead role to drive iRDK bringup on the Mediatek C-X1 platform. You will own the technical effort from EVK to custom iRDK board, serve as the primary interface with Mediatek

iRDK - Infotainment RVTech Dev Kit

Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end iRDK bringup on Mediatek C-X1 from EVK reference to custom iRDK 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

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 bringup 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