Sr. Staff Base Software Engineer

Sr. Staff Base Software Engineer

OS & Middleware (Telematics ECU) is responsible for leading the architecture design integration and optimization of operating systems and middleware platforms for next-generation Telematics Control Units (TCU).

This role drives secure scalable and high-performance base software solutions supporting cellular connectivity (4G/5G) GNSS eCall OTA updates V2X remote diagnostics and cloud-connected vehicle services. The position requires deep expertise in embedded operating systems networking stacks middleware frameworks cybersecurity and automotive compliance standards.

The engineer serves as a technical lead within the Base Software organization ensuring platform readiness production robustness cybersecurity compliance and alignment with Functional Safety and ASPICE requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and integration of embedded Linux OS and middleware for Telematics ECU platforms.

• Define and implement secure boot root-of-trust secure key management and secure OTA (FOTA/SOTA) update frameworks.

• Architect and integrate telematics connectivity stacks including 4G/5G modem GNSS and secure cloud communication services.

• Lead integration and optimization of V2X communication stacks (C-V2X / DSRC where applicable) ensuring low-latency and high-reliability message handling.

• Drive BSP integration kernel configuration driver enablement and SoC bring-up activities.

• Design scalable IPC service orchestration and resource management frameworks to support mixed-critical telematics and V2X workloads.

• Optimize system performance including boot time reduction CPU scheduling memory footprint storage I/O and network throughput.

• Establish performance instrumentation and profiling frameworks to monitor latency bandwidth utilization and real-time communication constraints.

• Ensure cybersecurity compliance through threat mitigation vulnerability management and adherence to Stellantis Cybersecurity Specifications and ISO/SAE standards

• Enable vehicle network integration including CAN Ethernet LIN UDS and DoIP within the Linux environment.

• Establish CI/CD pipelines automation frameworks and secure software lifecycle practices for production readiness.

• Provide technical leadership architecture reviews cross-functional alignment field issue triage and post-SOP sustainment support.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or related field.

• 10 years of embedded software development experience.

• Strong programming expertise in C/C.

• Direct experience with Linux-based Telematics Control Units

• Experience with BSP development kernel configuration and SoC bring-up.

• Experience with 4G/5G modem platforms such as Qualcomm or equivalent.

• Deep hands-on experience with Embedded Linux kernel driver model and user-space middleware architecture.

• Strong understanding of Linux networking stack and secure communication protocols including TCP/IP TLS MQTT and HTTP/HTTPS.

• Experience integrating cellular modem drivers and communication stacks in Linux environments.

• Experience implementing secure boot root-of-trust and OTA mechanisms on Linux-based platforms.

• Proficiency in debugging using GDB crash analysis kernel logs trace tools and network packet analyzers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or related field.

• Knowledge of V2X stack integration and telematics regulatory compliance including eCall and ERA-GLONASS.

• Familiarity with hardware security technologies such as HSM TPM and ARM TrustZone.

• Experience with containerization (Docker/OCI) or lightweight virtualization in embedded Linux.

• Experience optimizing power management and boot-time performance in Linux systems.

• Knowledge of cloud integration platforms such as AWS IoT Azure IoT or automotive backend services.

• Experience in field issue triage log analytics and production sustainment support.

• Experience working on ASIL-B/D safety-rated systems where applicable.