About the role

What will you do at Stellantis?

About the Role

We are seeking an accomplished Staff Embedded Software Engineer to play a key

role in the development of next-generation automotive infotainment platforms. As

a Staff Engineer, you will provide both technical leadership and hands-on

expertise in the design, integration, and optimization of embedded audio

software for our QNX-based infotainment HPC, running on Qualcomm Snapdragon

SoCs. This role focuses on software below the application layer—encompassing the

audio DSP stack, QNX audio resource managers and drivers, and SoC-level audio

hardware enablement—to deliver robust, low-latency audio platforms that support

multi-zone playback, voice/phone integration, navigation and ADAS chimes, and

other advanced in-vehicle audio experiences.

Key Responsibilities

* Lead bring-up and integration of audio subsystems on new SoC platforms and
hardware revisions, working closely with Qualcomm FAE/support, QNX/BlackBerry
support, and internal hardware teams.
* Design and implement low-latency, multi-zone, multi-stream audio routing
architectures to support features such as simultaneous navigation prompts,
phone calls, media playback, ADAS chimes, and multi-speaker/zone output.
* Debug and resolve complex audio issues across the stack — pops/clicks,
latency, synchronization, underruns/overruns, power-state transitions, and
audio-video sync.
* Define and enforce automotive-grade quality practices: functional safety
considerations, startup/boot time budgets, resource/power constraints, and
long-term serviceability.
* Collaborate cross-functionally with application-layer teams (Android
Automotive / AAOS or other infotainment frameworks), hardware/EE teams, and
Qualcomm partner engineering.
* Mentor mid-level and senior engineers, perform design and code reviews, and
set technical standards and best practices for the audio domain within base
software.
* Partner with your manager on technical roadmap planning, estimation, and
hiring/growth of the audio competency within the team.
* Drive root-cause analysis and resolution of field/production issues related
to audio.
* Support the architecture and technical roadmap for audio software on our
QNX-based infotainment HPC (Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC), spanning audio DSP
(ADSP/QDSP6), QNX audio drivers/resource managers, and audio HAL/middleware
integration.

Qualifications

Basic

Requirements

* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical
Engineering, or a related field
* A minimum of 8 years of professional embedded software development
experience, with a significant focus on audio software on Qualcomm Snapdragon
(or similar Qualcomm) SoC platforms.
* Deep, hands-on experience with the Qualcomm audio stack: ADSP/QDSP6,
AudioReach (or QACT/ACDB tooling), and integrating it into a QNX environment.
* Hands-on experience with QNX software development: resource managers
(io-audio or equivalent), QNX audio driver architecture, IPC (message
passing, pulses), and BSP-level bring-up on QNX.
* Strong C/C++ programming skills and comfort working across QNX resource
manager/driver, HAL, and DSP firmware/config boundaries.
* Solid understanding of audio signal chains: codecs, amplifiers, DSPs, sample
rate conversion, mixing/routing, echo cancellation, and low-latency audio
paths.
* Experience debugging with tools such as JTAG/T32, QNX Momentics/System
Analysis Toolkit, oscilloscopes/audio analyzers, logic analyzers, and
Qualcomm-specific diagnostic/tracing tools.
* Track record of technical leadership: driving architecture decisions,
mentoring engineers, and working across hardware/software boundaries.
* Experience in automotive or another safety/quality-regulated embedded
industry (automotive, aerospace, medical devices, industrial) preferred.
Preferred

Requirements

* Experience with QNX Platform for Digital Cockpits (QNX PDC) or QNX Hypervisor
in an automotive HPC context.
* Familiarity with automotive audio standards and use cases: multi-zone audio,
active noise cancellation, engine sound enhancement, external mic/speaker
arrays, phone/voice assistant integration.
* Experience with functional safety standards (ISO 26262) as applied to
software development, including relevant QNX safety-certified configurations.
* Familiarity with AUTOSAR Adaptive, or other automotive middleware frameworks,
and how they interface with a QNX-based audio subsystem.
* Experience with CI/CD for embedded targets, automated audio validation/test
frameworks.
* Experience leveraging generative AI tools (e.g., Claude, GitHub Copilot, or
similar) to accelerate embedded software development — code
generation/review, debugging, test-case generation, and documentation.

Which skills does this role require?

Qualcomm SnapdragonAudio DSPC++CAudio DriversSystem IntegrationAutomotive InfotainmentSignal ProcessingTechnical LeadershipHardware EnablementBSP DevelopmentIPCADSPQDSP6AudioReachInfotainmentBSPJTAGQNX MomenticsADASHALFirmwareSystem AnalysisDigital CockpitLLMsProduct Strategy

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