Software Architect - Graphic Controller (Remote, RO)

About this role

Who We Are
We don’t just develop embedded software — we engineer intelligence into products. The Embedded Competence Center at NTT DATA Romania brings together experts in embedded systems, firmware development, and hardware–software integration, delivering robust and high-performance solutions for complex, safety-critical environments. With strong expertise in C/C++, AUTOSAR, real-time operating systems, and communication protocols, we design scalable embedded architectures, integrate software seamlessly with hardware, and ensure compliance with industry standards. Across the industries we support — from Automotive and Industrial Automation to Smart Devices and IoT — we transform reliable embedded technology into a foundation for innovative, dependable products.
We are looking for an experienced Software Architect / GC Responsible Architect to take ownership of the Graphic Controller (GC) software architecture for an automotive Instrument Cluster. The role focuses on VAS architecture, GC task model, INTEGRITY/ACE platform, high-level system mechanisms, and multicore architecture on a Renesas ARM Cortex-A7 based platform.
What you'll be doing

• Own and maintain the Graphic Controller software architecture.

• Define and coordinate the architecture of the different VASs and their interaction with the Base System.

• Define the GC task model, including processes, threads, priorities, scheduling, CPU affinity, and startup dependencies.

• Define high-level system mechanisms such as IPC/RPC, synchronization, shared memory, resource management, error handling, and system supervision.

• Design and optimize the software architecture for multicore execution.

• Ensure proper integration between VASs, ACE, INTEGRITY OS, middleware, and application/HMI components.

• Analyze system-level issues related to CPU load, memory, timing, synchronization, and performance.

• Support software integration, debugging, system bring-up, and architectural reviews.

• Collaborate with HMI, platform, integration, hardware, and system teams.

What you'll bring along

• Strong experience in embedded software architecture and development.

• Strong knowledge of C/C++.

• Experience with RTOS-based architectures, preferably Green Hills INTEGRITY.

• Good understanding of ACE or comparable automotive middleware/platform architectures.

• Strong knowledge of processes, threads, scheduling, IPC, synchronization, and memory management.

• Experience with multicore embedded systems, CPU affinity, and resource allocation.

• Good understanding of ARM Cortex-A architectures, ideally Cortex-A7.

• Experience with Renesas automotive controllers/SoCs is highly desirable.

• Strong system-level debugging and performance analysis skills.

• Experience with Automotive Instrument Cluster, Digital Cockpit, or Infotainment systems is nice to have.

• Green Hills MULTI / INTEGRITY development experience is nice to have.

• Knowledge of graphics/HMI architectures is nice to have.

• Experience with MMU, shared memory, cache management, and inter-core communication is nice to have.

• Automotive SPICE / ISO 26262 knowledge is nice to have.

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