Android Audio Engineer - AAOS Infotainment

We are looking for an experienced Android Audio Engineer to develop, customize, integrate, and optimize the Android Automotive OS (AAOS) Audio Framework for automotive In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems.

The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on expertise in Android Audio Framework, Audio HAL, Audio Policy, ALSA/TinyALSA, Embedded Linux, and AAOS Audio. Experience working with Qualcomm, MediaTek, or NXP automotive platforms will be highly preferred.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design, develop, customize, and integrate the Android Audio Framework for AAOS-based IVI systems.
• Develop and integrate Audio HAL, Audio Policy Manager, and Audio Control HAL.
• Customize and debug AudioFlinger, AudioPolicyService, and Android Audio Services.
• Work on CarAudioService, audio routing, volume groups, audio focus, and multi-zone audio.
• Implement, integrate, and optimize automotive audio features such as Media Playback, Bluetooth Audio (A2DP/HFP), USB Audio, FM/AM Radio, Navigation Prompts, Voice Assistant, Audio Mixing, and Audio Ducking.
• Develop and customize Audio HAL interfaces using AIDL/HIDL.
• Integrate DSP and external amplifiers with the Android Audio Framework.
• Configure, debug, and optimize ALSA/TinyALSA components.
• Analyze and resolve audio latency, synchronization, glitches, distortion, and audio-quality issues.
• Debug audio issues using Logcat, dumpsys media.audio, TinyALSA utilities, Systrace, Perfetto, and kernel logs.
• Perform detailed root-cause analysis (RCA) for application, framework, HAL, and production issues.
• Support system integration, testing, validation, and customer deliveries.
• Work closely with BSP, Middleware, HMI, Bluetooth, Vehicle HAL, and System teams.
• Participate in technical discussions, code reviews, debugging activities, and software release processes.

Required Skills

• Android Audio Framework, Android Audio, AudioFlinger, AudioPolicyManager, AudioPolicyService, Audio HAL, Audio Control HAL, AudioManager APIs, Media Framework, MediaSession, MediaPlayer / ExoPlayer, AIDL / HIDL.
• AAOS Audio, Android Automotive OS (AAOS), CarAudioService, Audio Focus Management, Audio Routing, Audio Zones, Volume Groups, Audio Contexts, Audio Ducking, Multi-zone Audio, Configurable Audio Policy Engine, Audio Policy Configuration XML.
• Embedded / Platform, Embedded Linux, ALSA / TinyALSA, DSP integration, External Amplifier integration, Automotive IVI platforms, Qualcomm / MediaTek / NXP platforms, Kernel-level debugging and log analysis.

Experience

• 4 - 8 years of relevant experience in Android Audio, Embedded Audio, Automotive Audio, or AAOS.
• Strong understanding of Android Framework and Audio architecture.
• Hands-on experience with Audio HAL and Audio Policy.
• Good programming knowledge in C/C++ and Java/Kotlin.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working across Application, Framework, HAL, Middleware, and Kernel layers.
• Good understanding of automotive IVI audio architecture and integration.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Education

• B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Embedded Systems, or a related engineering discipline.

Preferred Experience

• Candidates with hands-on experience in AAOS/AOSP Audio, CarAudioService, Audio HAL, AudioFlinger, AudioPolicyManager, VHAL integration, DSP, ALSA/TinyALSA, and Qualcomm/MediaTek/NXP automotive platforms will be preferred.

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