Senior Embedded RTOS Engineer

Job Title: Senior Embedded Engineer RTOS-based Automotive Platforms

Location: Palo Alto, CA or Irvine, CA (Onsite from Day 1)

Project Type: Long term Contract

Senior engineer joins the RTOS codebase and validation work, working with project leads on execution goals and timelines. The role requires 3+ years of embedded software experience on microcontrollers.

Responsibilities

• Ramp up on the existing codebase, build pipeline, and regression testing
• Work with project leads on execution goals and timelines
• Collaborate with architecture, hardware, and software teams on debugging and validation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of embedded software experience on microcontrollers such as Infineon, NXP, or ARM
• Strong RTOS expertise in FreeRTOS, SafeRTOS, or an equivalent real-time OS
• C/C++ for bare-metal and RTOS, plus Python or Rust; hardware debug tools (Lauterbach, JTAG, oscilloscope)
• Board bring-up and low-level drivers for SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, GPIO, timers, ADC/DAC, and external memories
• Hardware debugging with oscilloscope, logic analyzer, and JTAG

Preferred

• Platform and BSP development for MCU-based ECUs, including clocking, device configuration, and hardware abstraction layers
• Experience with hardware components such as sensors and gate drivers
• Familiarity with the Infineon SDK and toolchain
• ISO 26262 functional safety awareness