Staff / Sr. Staff Engineer, Android HAL, SOC Automotive Embedded SW at RenesasElectronics

Lead Developer for Android HAL and middleware for Automotive SoCs.  You will develop highly optimized software for Renesas R-Car Gen5 series devices. Strong working knowledge of Android and RTOS environment for multi-core heterogenous SoCs is a key requirement. You will implement requirements for the next-generation IVI/ADAS products that comprise tools, software, and hardware. Your main responsibilities will be in the following areas:  Relevant working experience  • RCAR Gen5 Android (AAOS/GKI) HAL & Middleware ownership—from bring-up to certification  • Drive AAOS enablement on R-Car Gen5 variants and align to the platform Android roadmap (A16/A17…)   • Ensure compatibility readiness (xTS/CTS/VTS) and support pre-cert / validation flows as part of BSP deliverables  • Deliver production-grade components for SDK releases (docs, changelogs, release notes, packaging expectations)   • Android HAL expertise (AIDL/HIDL) for automotive peripherals & SoC IP  • Implement/extend HALs for display, audio, camera, sensors, power/thermal, boot-time optimizations, and device-specific features  • Integrate vendor drivers and expose stable interfaces to Framework/AAOS (permissions, SELinux, init/ueventd, VINTF manifests)  • Debug across layers (kernel↔driver↔HAL↔framework) using traces/logs (systrace/perfetto, logcat, ftrace) and root-cause systematically  • Middleware & Framework integration for IVI/cockpit stacks  • Build/maintain native services (binderized daemons), framework extensions, and vendor middleware to meet automotive UX/perf needs  • Support long-term maintenance strategy (major upgrades + security/maintenance releases) with clean branching and backport discipline   • Collaborate with partner stacks and “standard framework” integration expected in the Gen5 software model (BSP↔middleware↔apps)   • Virtualization-ready design (Xen / multi-domain) and performance isolation  • Enable Android as native or guest (Xen-based) with VirtIO-style device exposure where applicable; debug GVM boundaries   • Address multi-domain constraints (timing, memory, I/O partitioning), and support fast-boot/boot KPI topics relevant to Gen5 programs   • Work with security/TEE/boot-chain expectations typical of Gen5 platform packaging and delivery model   • Quality, compliance, and delivery mindset (automotive-grade)  • Own CI-friendly implementation: build reproducibility, automated tests, and regression triage across Android releases   • Drive certification readiness: CTS/VTS execution, bug fixing, and evidence capture aligned to GAS/compatibility commitments   • Communicate crisply with global stakeholders, document decisions, and support customer issue analysis and releases