Embedded Software Engineer (PL Integration & IPC)

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Palo Alto, CA, USA
In-Office
130K-140K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Information Technology • Software • Biotech • Design
An engineering services company solving complex engineering through agility and collaboration.
The Role
Bring up AMD Versal SoC on a custom board, integrate and validate programmable-logic IP and AXI interfaces, implement IPC between Versal cores and an AMD APU (RPMsg/OpenAMP/shared memory), develop BSP and drivers, use Vitis/Petalinux/Yocto toolchains, and validate real-time latency and throughput across PL-PS-APU boundaries.
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We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

Workplace: On-site, In-Office, 5 days per week
Location: Palo Alto, CA

Drive AMD Versal SoC bring up for our infotainment dev kit platform, with a focus on programmable logic (PL) integration and inter-processor communication (IPC) with the AMD APU.

Responsibilities 
    • Bring up AMD Versal SoC on our custom board from EVK reference
    • Develop and validate PL integration: IP instantiation, configuration, AXI interfaces
    • Implement and validate IPC mechanisms between Versal AI Core / RPU and AMD APU (RPMsg, OpenAMP, shared memory)
    • Develop BSP and drivers for Versal PS subsystems (RPU and APU partitions)
    • Work with AMD/Xilinx on Versal platform tools (Vitis, Petalinux)
    • Validate real-time latency and data throughput across the PL–PS–APU boundary
    • Bring up Sample Applications on PL IP Integration, Versal/X86 Interfaces.

Required Qualifications 
    • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field
    • 5+ years' experience in Embedded Software Development
    • Hands-on Versal or Zynq UltraScale+ bring up experience
    • FPGA/PL Driver integration: Vitis HLS, IP integration, AXI interconnect
    • IPC implementation: RPMsg, OpenAMP, or shared-memory communication
    • Petalinux / Yocto, Xilinx/AMD SDK toolchain
    • C/C++, Python/Rust; hardware debug and Xilinx debug tooling

Preferred Qualifications 
    • AMD Versal AI Core or Versal Premium hands-on experience
    • Automotive domain (ADAS or cockpit)
    • Safety-capable RPU lockstep configuration experience
    • DMA engine and high-bandwidth PL–PS data path experience

Salary Range
    • $130,000 - 140,000
    • The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.

Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.

Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
  • 5+ years experience in Embedded Software Development
  • Hands-on Versal or Zynq UltraScale+ bring up experience
  • FPGA/PL driver integration including Vitis HLS, IP integration, AXI interconnect
  • IPC implementation experience: RPMsg, OpenAMP, or shared-memory communication
  • Experience with Petalinux / Yocto and Xilinx/AMD SDK toolchain
  • Proficiency in C/C++ and familiarity with Python or Rust
  • Hardware debug experience and familiarity with Xilinx debug tooling
  • AMD Versal AI Core or Versal Premium hands-on experience
  • Automotive domain experience (ADAS or cockpit)
  • Safety-capable RPU lockstep configuration experience
  • DMA engine and high-bandwidth PL-PS data path experience
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The Company
HQ: Boulogne-Billancourt
Year Founded: 1988

What We Do

ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering consulting company that provides innovative solutions for engineering, IT, and product development projects across the product life cycle. For decades, ALTEN Technology USA has been helping clients develop products that are changing the world, whether by shaping the future of space exploration, saving lives with medical devices that set new standards of care or creating the fully autonomous electric taxi of tomorrow. The company provides support across industries including aerospace, defense, MedTech and life sciences, unmanned systems and robotics, automotive OEM and tier 1 suppliers, commercial vehicles, electric vehicles, energy and environment, rail, and more.

Why Work With Us

Potential clients in the industries we serve, Professionals in the Industries, and Potential employees within New Product Development, Engineering Services, Sustaining Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Embedded Electronics Engineering, Software Engineering and IT, Mechanical Engineering, and Systems Engineering.

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