Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Display & Touch Infotainment

About the role

The Serbia Infotainment Platform team at Rivian Volkswagen Technologies is looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to join its multimedia group. The team develops the next-generation in-vehicle experience used across future electric vehicles in the Rivian and Volkswagen Group portfolios. You will work on the architecture, integration, optimization and system-level debugging of display and input subsystems, owning the pipeline from low-level drivers through OS frameworks (Linux, QNX, Android Automotive).

Key responsibilities

• Develop, integrate and maintain display drivers and compositor frameworks (DRM/KMS, SurfaceFlinger, Wayland, OpenWFD) for multi-display setups.
• Develop drivers and middleware for touch panels and physical buttons, optimizing input processing, gestures, multi-touch and noise filtering.
• Debug display and input issues (screen freezes, visual artifacts, touch ghosting, dropped frames) using profilers, gdb, JTAG and logic analyzers.
• Tune the glass-to-glass pipeline for frame rate, color accuracy and touch latency.
• Bring up new panels and interfaces with hardware and SoC partners via MIPI DSI, I2C, SPI and SerDes.
• Implement features such as dynamic backlight control, power sequencing, resolution switching, fault monitoring and multi-display sync.
• Work with hardware, UI/UX and system teams and comply with automotive safety and EMC requirements.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related field.
• Proven experience in embedded software or platform engineering for display panels, touch screens and hardware inputs.
• Deep understanding of Linux, QNX or Android Automotive OS.
• Experience with hardware peripherals and interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, MIPI DSI).

Required skills

• C/C++ programming.
• Display and input frameworks (Linux DRM/KMS, Android SurfaceFlinger/InputManager).
• Preferred: automotive SoC experience (Qualcomm Snapdragon, NXP), graphics libraries (OpenGL ES, Vulkan, HWC), CAN and Automotive Ethernet, VirtIO-GPU, Systrace, Perfetto.

What we offer

• Competitive base salary and eligibility for an annual performance bonus.
• Equity in the form of RSUs, subject to board approval and vesting terms.
• Benefits package for full-time employees including health coverage, retirement savings and time off, varying by country.