Senior Software Engineer - Embedded Android Systems

Sr. Software Engineer

Company Description

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world leading MCUs, SoCs, Analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced software engineer to join our team. You will develop highly optimized Android BSP implementation for automotive IVI, cockpit, and digital cluster applications on the Renesas R-Car SoC devices, exploiting GPU, a DSP, display technologies, and virtualized or para-virtualized environments. You will further grow the scope to support the integration of Android BSP and upper SW layers into Renesas R-Car SDK to achieve the monthly releases to customers.

Essential Functions:

• Develop Android BSP drivers for R-Car SoC, following the requirements in Product Requirement Specification and Marketing requirements.
• Perform Android base environment upgrade to latest Android releases annually. (A16/A17,,,)
• Experience with Google GKI, AOSP and modular kernel architecture.
• Collaborate with hardware and upper software teams to validate and optimize the performance of SoC products, focusing on computational efficiency, operational effectiveness, and power optimization.
• Provide technical support to our customers to accelerate development of customer solutions and to create easy to use collateral such as application notes and reference solutions.
• Embedded Platforms experience including low-level drivers and firmware, kernel and user-space components on Automotive Grade Linux and Yocto build system for developing and maintaining the software stack for IVI and ADAS systems.
• Hands on experience in Hypervisors and Virtualization technologies across CPU and MM hardware accelerators.
• Experience in KPIs/performance benchmarking, RT system tuning.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer engineering
• 5+ years industry experience in Embedded Android system software development using C/C++/Python including low level firmware, kernel, and user space components on an SoC product comparable to the Renesas R-Car family.
• Strong knowledge of display and graphics IPs such as: GPUs, compositors, display pipelines, and other related hardware IPs and software frameworks.
• Strong knowledge on SoC hardware blocks - Clocks, PLLs, GPIO, Interrupt Controllers (GIC), Peripherals (SPI/I2C/PCIE/CAN/Ethernet/USB/UFS), power management.
• Strong knowledge of audio IPs such as: audio DSPs, audio connections, and related SW frameworks 
• Strong hands-on knowledge of automotive technologies related to cockpit, cluster, and infotainment systems including graphics, audio, display and camera technologies
• Strong knowledge of Linux and Android required with knowledge of at least one other automotive operation systems expected (QNX, AUTOSAR, etc)
• Ability to investigate and apply new technologies to enhance the developer experience
• Strong understanding of Software Architecture and Design principles, Test-Driven Development and unit testing
• Must have highly developed written and verbal cross-functional communication skills

Additional Information

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in security features (TrustZone / TEE) / and OTA updates and partitioning (A/B updates)
• ADAS – camera pipeline and AI. Fusion use cases – combination of ADAS and IVI.
• Ability to develop and debug on both real hardware as well as simulation and emulation environments
• Ability to debug high speed communication interfaces including HW/SW co-debug
• Familiarity with automotive safety concepts including ISO26262 and Freedom from Interference
• Executes creative software solutions, design, development and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Must be a natural team player and strive towards fostering a highly creative and productive working environment

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’ As the industry’s leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.

With a diverse team of over 21,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation. We design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’     

At Renesas, you can: 

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.  

• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure. 

• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.    

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?  

Join Renesas. Let’s Shape the Future together.  

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to supporting diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.

Experience Level

Senior Level