CARIAD, an automotive software development team with the Volkswagen Group, aims to make the automotive experience safer, more sustainable, more comfortable, more digital, and more fun by building the leading tech stack for the automotive industry and creating a unified software platform for over 10 million new vehicles per year. The Sr. Staff Software Engineer, BSW is needed to design, develop, and deliver embedded software for high-performance computing platforms, focusing on building reliable base software, leading system bring-up, integrating core components, and solving complex hardware–software interaction issues.
Requirements
- Deep understanding of software platform development and corresponding software.
- Knowledge of typical vehicle EE architectures and automotive development processes.
- Knowledge of functional safety concept (ISO26262) and implementation of same in software.
- Deep Knowledge of embedded system software architecture, real-time operating systems, and web framework components and its interfaces
- Knowledge of connected HPC software components and its peripherals
- Exhibit mastery of multiple programming languages and script languages C, C++, Java, HTML5
- Knowledgeable of best practices to align with the latest technology and software design principles, influencing architectural decisions through insights into trade-offs.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement base software components including BSP, MCAL, bootloaders, and OS services
- Lead board bring-up, hardware abstraction layer (HAL) integration, and low-level driver development
- Support hardware teams with component selection, schematics review, and debugging
- Contribute to software diagnostics, test hooks, and fault injection mechanisms
- Interface with third-party vendors for BSW stack integration and tuning
- Collaborate with internal teams on software requirements, especially in safety and security domains
- Develop and maintain continuous integration and automated testing environments
Other
- Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in all work
- Critical thinking skills
- Thoughtful problem solving
- Strong communication – verbal and written
- Time management
