Embedded Software Engineer (PL Integration & IPC) at ALTEN Technology USA
Palo Alto, CA
$130,000–$140,000from the description
Jul 27, 2026
Palo Alto, CA
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role focuses on bringing up AMD Versal SoC on a custom infotainment development kit board, with primary responsibility for programmable logic integration, inter-processor communication between the Versal AI Core/RPU and AMD APU, and BSP/driver development for Versal PS subsystems. The work spans hardware-software co-development using Vitis, PetaLinux, and Xilinx toolchains, and suits an embedded systems engineer with hands-on FPGA/SoC bring-up experience.
Senior level · 5+ years · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 180 people in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 35–260
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $217,796 (middle half $177,469–$231,052). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The role sits at the intersection of embedded software and FPGA/hardware bring-up; 15-1252 (Software Developers) was chosen because the primary deliverables are BSP/driver code, IPC implementation, and software validation — but 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is a reasonable alternative given the heavy hardware co-design component.
Palo Alto, CA falls within the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CBSA (41940).
Python and Rust are listed together with a slash in the requirements section; Python is named as primary with Rust as an alternative since they appear as interchangeable options in the same requirement slot.
RPMsg, OpenAMP, and shared-memory communication are listed as alternatives for the IPC requirement ('or' phrasing); RPMsg is used as the primary skill name.
PetaLinux and Yocto are listed together as alternatives in the required qualifications.
Automotive domain (ADAS/cockpit), safety-capable RPU lockstep, and DMA/high-bandwidth data path experience are listed under Preferred Qualifications; automotive domain and RPU lockstep were omitted from the skills list as they name domains/configurations rather than concrete named technologies. DMA engine is retained as a concrete technology.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's or Master's degree'; Bachelor's is the minimum and is set accordingly.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): FPGA/PL driver integration, AMD Versal AI Core.
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