Developer III - Embedded Software

Job Summary

Automotive Android Audio Framework Engineer Experience: 6-9 Years Domain: Automotive Infotainment Technology: Android Automotive / AOSP / Android Audio Framework Location: [Insert Location] Employment Type: Full-time About the Role We are looking for Automotive Android Audio Framework Engineers to join our Automotive Infotainment engineering team. The role involves development, customization, integration and debugging of the Android Audio Framework for production automotive infotainment systems. The engineer will work across the Android audio software stack, from Android Framework and Native Audio components through Audio HAL and underlying platform/DSP interfaces. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with AOSP Android Audio Framework, excellent C++ programming and system-level debugging skills, and preferably experience developing audio functionality for Automotive Infotainment / Android Automotive (AAOS) products.

Responsibilities

• Develop, customize and maintain Android Audio Framework components for Automotive Infotainment systems.
• Work with AOSP source code and implement audio requirements at Framework and Native layers.
• Develop and debug functionality involving: AudioManager / AudioService AudioFlinger AudioPolicyService / AudioPolicyManager AudioTrack / AudioRecord Audio Focus Audio Routing Audio Attributes Audio Devices Audio HAL
• Analyze and resolve issues across: Application Android Audio Framework Native Audio Audio HAL DSP / Audio Hardware
• Implement and debug audio focus, routing, volume, ducking, muting and stream-priority requirements.
• Work with concurrent audio sources such as Media, Navigation, Voice Assistant, Phone/Call and System Sounds.
• Debug audio issues including no-audio, incorrect routing, audio interruptions, audio focus failures, audio dropouts/glitches, latency and volume-related issues.
• Analyze audio behavior during boot, shutdown, suspend/resume and power-state transitions.
• Work closely with Audio HAL, BSP/DSP and hardware teams to identify and resolve cross-layer issues.
• Perform detailed root-cause analysis using logs, traces and source-code analysis.
• Participate in design discussions, code reviews, integration and defect resolution.
• Develop and execute unit/integration tests for Audio Framework functionality.
• Support system integration, validation and production releases.
• Own issues from problem reproduction root-cause analysis implementation validation closure.

Technical Skills

• Android Audio Framework: Strong hands-on experience with Android Audio Framework / AOSP Audio, including: AudioFlinger AudioPolicy / AudioPolicyManager AudioService AudioManager AudioFocus Audio Routing AudioTrack / AudioRecord Audio Devices / Audio Attributes Audio HAL.
• Ability to understand and debug the interaction between Java Framework, Native Audio Framework and HAL.
• Programming: Strong C++ programming skills.
• Java: Good working knowledge of Java.
• Strong understanding of: Object-oriented programming; Multithreading; Synchronization; IPC / Binder; Memory management.
• Good Linux programming and command-line skills.
• AOSP / Android Platform: Hands-on experience working with AOSP source code.
• Experience modifying or extending Android Framework / Native components.
• Good understanding of Android system architecture. Working knowledge of Binder / IPC and AIDL. Understanding of Android build and integration mechanisms.
• Debugging: Strong experience with: ADB Logcat Dumpsys Bugreport Android traces GDB Linux debugging tools Git / Gerrit.
• Automotive Infotainment Audio: Exposure to the following will be an advantage: Android Automotive OS (AAOS) Automotive Audio Framework Multi-zone / multi-device audio Audio routing and device switching Audio focus and ducking Media / Navigation / Voice coexistence Bluetooth audio / HFP / A2DP Phone / Call audio Voice Assistant audio USB / external audio sources Amplifier / DSP integration Audio codec integration Audio latency and synchronization Audio power management.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 3-9 years of relevant software development experience.
• Hands-on experience in Android Audio Framework / AOSP Audio.
• Automotive Infotainment / AAOS experience is highly desirable.

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