Senior Android Audio Engineer - Automotive Domain

The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on expertise in the AAOS Audio Framework, AudioFlinger, Audio Policy, Audio HAL, CarAudioService, ALSA/TinyALSA, Android Automotive audio architecture, and Linux audio systems. The role requires strong technical leadership across Android framework, middleware, BSP, HAL, DSP, and automotive hardware layers.

Role & Responsibilities

• Define and own the end-to-end architecture for Android Automotive audio systems.
• Design scalable and production-ready AAOS Audio Framework solutions.

Provide Technical Leadership Across

• AudioFlinger
• Audio Policy / AudioPolicyManager
• Audio HAL
• CarAudioService
• AudioManager
• Audio Focus
• Audio Routing
• Multi-zone Audio
• Define audio architecture across Android Framework - HAL - ALSA - DSP/Codec - Amplifier - Speakers.
• Lead integration of AAOS audio services with automotive hardware and vehicle platforms.
• Design solutions for multi-zone audio, volume groups, audio contexts, routing strategies, focus management, and concurrent audio.
• Evaluate and resolve complex audio architecture and performance issues across framework, middleware, BSP, and hardware layers.
• Drive architecture decisions involving AIDL/HIDL, Binder, JNI, native services, and Android system services.
• Work closely with BSP, hardware, DSP, middleware, system, and validation teams.
• Lead technical reviews, architecture reviews, design documentation, and code reviews.
• Establish technical standards and best practices for automotive audio development.
• Mentor senior engineers and provide technical direction to development teams.
• Support customer discussions, technical proposals, feasibility analysis, and issue resolution.
• Ensure solutions meet performance, reliability, scalability, and automotive quality requirements.

Required Technical Expertise 4 - 11 years of experience in Android, Embedded, Automotive, or Infotainment software.

• Strong architectural experience with AAOS/AOSP.
• Deep hands-on knowledge of Android Audio Framework.

Strong Expertise In

• AudioFlinger
• Audio Policy / AudioPolicyManager
• Audio HAL
• CarAudioService
• AudioManager
• Audio Focus
• Audio Routing
• Audio Zones
• Volume Groups
• Audio Contexts
• Strong understanding of ALSA/TinyALSA and Linux Audio Architecture.
• Strong programming knowledge of C++ and Java; Kotlin is an advantage.
• Experience with AIDL/HIDL, Binder, JNI and Android Native Framework.
• Strong knowledge of Android system services and AOSP source-code architecture.
• Experience with ADB, logcat, dumpsys, Git, Gerrit and debugging/profiling tools.
• Understanding of DSP, Codec, Amplifier and audio hardware Expertise :

Hands-on experience with one or more of the following :

• Android Automotive OS (AAOS)
• Automotive Infotainment / IVI
• Multi-zone audio architecture
• Vehicle audio systems
• DSP integration
• Audio amplifier integration
• Microphone and speaker systems
• CAN / CAN-FD
• Automotive Ethernet
• SOME/IP
• VHAL / Vehicle Services

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