Android OS & Kernel engineering for device manufacturers
From SoC bring-up and custom kernel drivers to HAL authoring, framework customization, GMS certification and A/B OTA — we own the full Android platform stack so your hardware ships on time and stays supported for years.
Capabilities
Every layer of the Android stack — bootloader to launcher.
Nine practice areas staffed by senior engineers who have shipped Android platforms across handhelds, POS, IVI, STB and industrial IoT.
SoC & Board Bring-up
First-boot enablement on Qualcomm, MediaTek, Rockchip, NXP i.MX, Amlogic and Unisoc SoCs. Bootloader (U-Boot / ABL / LK), TF-A, device tree, clock/pinctrl, DDR training, and thermal profile tuning.
Linux Kernel Engineering
Upstream/vendor kernel merges (4.19 → 6.x), GKI + KMI compliance, ANDROID-common branch rebases, custom driver development (I2C/SPI/USB/PCIe/MIPI-CSI/DSI), and kernel debugging with ftrace, perf, KASAN and kmemleak.
HAL & Framework Development
AIDL/HIDL HAL authoring for camera, audio, sensors, biometrics, NFC, GNSS, and telephony. SystemUI, SettingsProvider and Framework customization; SystemServer service integration; SEPolicy authoring per Treble.
Camera, Display & Multimedia
Camera HAL3 & CameraX tuning, ISP calibration, Codec2 integration, DRM (Widevine L1/L3), HDR/Dolby Vision pipelines, MIPI-DSI panel bring-up, and low-latency audio via AAudio/Tinyalsa.
Connectivity Stack
Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 (wpa_supplicant, cfg80211), Bluetooth (Gabeldorsche/Fluoride), Thread/Matter, NFC (NCI), 4G/5G modem integration, CBRS, and PTCRB/GCF certification support.
Security & Compliance Hardening
Verified Boot (AVB 2.0), dm-verity, TEE (OP-TEE / QSEE / Trusty) integration, Keymaster/StrongBox, SELinux enforcement, CDD conformance, CTS/VTS/CTS-Verifier debug and pass-through.
Performance & Power Optimization
Boot-time reduction, EAS scheduler tuning, cpufreq/devfreq governors, thermal HAL policies, wakelock audit, battery current profiling, and systrace/Perfetto-driven jank elimination.
CI/CD, OTA & Release Engineering
Repo/Gerrit workflows, Jenkins/GitLab pipelines for full AOSP builds, ccache/goma acceleration, incremental A/B OTA (update_engine), delta payload signing, and staged rollout dashboards.
Certification & Long-Term Sustaining
GMS/EDLA licensing support, Play Protect & Play Integrity readiness, monthly Android Security Bulletin (ASB) patch integration, kernel LTS uplifts, and 5–7 year sustaining engineering.
Device categories
Platforms tuned to the physics of your device.
Rugged handhelds have different thermals than in-vehicle head-units. POS terminals need PCI-PTS; STBs need Widevine L1. We tune the stack per device class instead of shipping a generic AOSP.
Rugged & Enterprise Handhelds
Barcode scanner integration, glove/wet-touch tuning, hot-swap battery, PTT.
Point-of-Sale & Payment
PCI-PTS, EMV L1/L2, secure prompt, tamper detection, printer HAL.
Automotive & IVI
AAOS bring-up, Vehicle HAL, CAN/LIN bridging, cluster + IVI dual-display.
Set-Top Box & Smart TV
Android TV / Google TV, tuner HAL, HDMI-CEC, DRM L1, low-power standby.
Industrial IoT & Kiosk
COSU / kiosk lockdown, GPIO/RS-485 bridges, remote provisioning, EMM.
Wearables & Medical
Wear OS, sensor fusion, IEC 62304 process, low-power always-on displays.
Supported stack
Android, kernel and silicon coverage.
What you receive
Production-grade artifacts, not just source drops.
- Signed factory images + fastboot flash scriptsMP IMAGE
- Vendor + boot + super + dtbo partitions (A/B)PARTITIONS
- Kernel source with vendor patches on ANDROID branchKERNEL SRC
- AIDL/HIDL HAL sources + SEPolicy in Treble layoutHAL / SEPOLICY
- CTS / VTS / GTS pass reports and waiversCOMPLIANCE
- Jenkins pipelines + Gerrit config + ccache infraCI/CD
- Incremental A/B OTA server + signed delta payloadsOTA
- Monthly ASB security patch subscriptionSUSTAINING
Security & compliance
Meet CDD, GMS and enterprise security requirements out of the gate.
We build the platform assuming a hostile environment: locked bootloader, verified boot enforcing, TEE-backed keys, SELinux in enforcing mode with zero denials, and a monthly patch cadence aligned with the Android Security Bulletin.
- AVB 2.0 + dm-verity chain of trust
- SELinux enforcing, zero denials at MP
- TEE integration (OP-TEE, QSEE, Trusty)
- Keymaster / StrongBox / Keystore 2.0
- Locked bootloader + rollback protection
- ADB and USB restrictions per profile
- CTS / VTS / GTS / STS pass-through
- Play Protect + Play Integrity readiness
- Monthly ASB security patch level (SPL)
- MDM / EMM (Android Enterprise) integration
- FIPS 140-3 crypto module options
- Threat modeling and pen-test remediation
Delivery process
From feasibility to mass production and beyond.
- 01
Architecture & Feasibility
SoC selection review, BoM validation, Android version + kernel strategy, security threat model.
- 02
Bring-up & Enablement
Bootloader → kernel → HAL → framework. Peripheral enablement, first camera preview, radio attach.
- 03
Customization & Feature Work
OEM apps, launcher, SystemUI branding, EMM/MDM hooks, kiosk mode, custom services.
- 04
Hardening & Certification
CTS/VTS/GTS pass, AVB + SELinux enforcing, GMS submission, penetration test remediation.
- 05
MP Release & OTA Infra
Factory image signing, A/B OTA server, staged rollout dashboards, field telemetry.
- 06
Sustaining Engineering
Monthly SPL patches, kernel LTS merges, defect SLAs, feature deltas across the fleet.
Engagement Models
Flexible models matched to the scale, risk and timeline of your Android platform program.
Fixed-Scope Bring-up
SoC + board bring-up to first boot and stable Android build against a defined DVT milestone.
Milestone-Based Delivery
EVT → DVT → PVT → MP delivery with hardware-in-the-loop gating and defect burndown SLAs.
Dedicated Engineering Pod
Cross-functional pod (Kernel + HAL + Framework + QA) embedded with your program managers.
Managed Platform Ownership
End-to-end ownership from BSP to MP release, including CI, OTA infra and on-call.
Sustaining & ASB Maintenance
Monthly Android Security Bulletin merges, kernel LTS uplifts, and field defect resolution.
Staff Augmentation
Senior AOSP, Kernel, HAL, and Test engineers on-demand across time zones.
Initiate technical discovery
Share your SoC, target Android version, and certification goals. A platform architect will respond within one business day.
Contact Engineering Team