Staff Engineer Software - AUTOSAR MCAL

Job Title

Staff Engineer Software - AUTOSAR MCAL

Role Summary

Hands-on embedded software engineer responsible for developing AUTOSAR-compliant MCAL drivers for next-generation RISC-V automotive MCUs. The role covers driver design, implementation, hardware bring-up, integration with AUTOSAR BSW, and validation for automotive domains such as ADAS, powertrain, and domain controllers.

Work within cross-functional teams including SoC architecture, hardware, functional safety, validation, and platform software. Benefits and regional career information: Benefits and careers.

Experience Level

Mid-level - 4–6 years of embedded software development experience (AUTOSAR MCAL or low-level driver development recommended).

Responsibilities

Responsible for full lifecycle delivery of MCAL components and related engineering artifacts.

• Develop and maintain AUTOSAR MCAL drivers for peripherals (ADC, PWM, GPT, ICU, DIO, PORT, CAN, LIN, SPI, UART, WDG, MCU, FLS, Ethernet).
• Own assigned MCAL modules through requirements analysis, design, coding, configuration, unit testing, integration, and validation.
• Implement software per MISRA C and AUTOSAR coding guidelines and address static-analysis findings.
• Create software design descriptions, configuration guidance, test specifications, and traceability artifacts.
• Bring up and debug drivers on FPGA and silicon using Lauterbach, iSystem, J-Link, or similar tools.
• Collaborate with SoC architecture, hardware, safety, validation, and tools teams on clocks, resets, interrupts, DMA, and memory maps.
• Integrate MCAL components with AUTOSAR BSW stacks and configuration environments and resolve system-level issues.
• Develop automated unit, integration, and regression tests and contribute to CI-based quality checks.
• Participate in code and design reviews, defect analysis, and continuous improvement of reusable MCAL components.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience required to perform the role; follow-up items are nice-to-have.

• Must-have: 4–6 years embedded software experience with hands-on AUTOSAR MCAL or low-level driver development.
• Strong embedded C programming skills; practical knowledge of pointers, memory-mapped I/O, interrupts, concurrency, linker/startup concepts.
• Experience developing or integrating MCAL modules and working with AUTOSAR specifications and configuration workflows.
• Good understanding of MCU subsystems: clocks, resets, interrupt controllers, DMA, timers, watchdogs, communication peripherals, memory interfaces.
• Experience with MISRA C, static analysis, unit testing, and requirements-to-test traceability.
• Working knowledge of ISO 26262 software development practices and safety-oriented engineering deliverables.
• Hardware bring-up and debugging experience using Lauterbach, iSystem, J-Link, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, or similar tools.
• Experience with Git and scripting (Python or shell) for build and test automation.
• Ability to read hardware specifications and translate register-level behavior into production-quality drivers.

Nice-to-have:

• Hands-on use of EB tresos Studio, Vector DaVinci Configurator, or equivalent AUTOSAR configuration tools.
• Experience with Vector, Elektrobit, ETAS, or other third-party AUTOSAR BSW stacks.
• Familiarity with Polyspace, QAC, Tessy, Cantata, or equivalent static-analysis and unit-test tools.
• Knowledge of RISC-V architecture or experience porting MCAL across MCU architectures.
• Exposure to ASPICE, safety audits, tool qualification, customer delivery, or OEM/Tier-1 integration.
• Experience with automotive communication protocols: CAN, LIN, Ethernet, SPI.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: GlobalFoundries

Headquarters: Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

GlobalFoundries is a leading contract manufacturer for the global semiconductor industry, with facilities in multiple countries, including the USA. The company develops a broad portfolio of semiconductor technologies and employs around 13,000 people worldwide. GlobalFoundries focuses on enhancing competitiveness in specialized application solutions and fostering innovation in mobile communications, consumer electronics, and automotive applications.