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

Location: Bengaluru, KA, in

Company Description

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

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 

Qualifications

Education and Background: 

• Bachelors or Masters graduate (Electronics or Computer Science) 

• Over 8+ years of embedded SW development on Android/FreeRTOS 

Expected role in Renesas 

• Develop advanced proof of concepts and SDK deliverables for customers. 

• Work on latest open source software and adapt for Renesas Gen5 platforms. 

Relevant Experiences (Combination of good-to-have and must-have):  

• Relevant industry experience in embedded software development with a proven track record in translating complex use cases requirements into design, system specifications, standards, and software solutions. Focus shall be on open source software. 

• Ability to work independently with strong motivation towards meeting deadlines with efficiency and focus 

• Architecture 

• System architecture experience for heterogeneous / multi-core embedded SoC computing platforms. 

Development 

• Embedded system software development experience including low level firmware, kernel, and user space components on an SoC product comparable to the Renesas R-Car family 

• Ability to develop and debug on both real hardware as well as simulation and emulation environments 

Debug:  

• Ability to debug complex system level use cases involving hardware and software elements such as bandwidth/QoS knobs. 

• Software debugging including CLI, PCB, and application level debug techniques  

• Ability to debug high speed communication interfaces including HW/SW co-debug 

Collaboration: 

• Ability to collaborate with sales, marketing, architecture, customer, partners, and other groups to create best in class reference solutions, solve problems, and enable customer success  

• Ability to expand upon existing solutions in collaboration with architects and prior design teams 

• Ability to work independently as well as in small teams 

​​​​​​​Communication: 

• Excellent written and verbal communication due to frequent customer and internal communications; ability to provide direct, efficient, and clear customer communications under pressure 

• Familiarity with global business cultures (Japan, Europe, US, India) and strong cross cultural sensitivity 

• Familiarity with verbal and written Japanese (nice to have) 

Travel: 

• Flexibility to manage occasional international travel on short notice to support customer success or internal initiatives 

Additional notes: 

• Location : Bangalore 

Reporting to Senior Manager of Engineering 

Additional Information

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.

We have adopted a hybrid model that gives employees the ability to work remotely two days a week while ensuring that we come together as a team in the office the rest of the time. The designated in-office days are Tuesday through Thursday for innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.