Embedded Developer

About Statcon Electronics 

Statcon Electronics India Limited Statcon Electronics India Limited is a company specializing in the field of power electronics since its inception, with its roots going back to 1986. It has held prestigious clientage both nationally and internationally, with ABB, Alstom, BHEL, Indian Air Force, Indian Army, Indian Railways, GAIL, and Indian Oil, to name a few. SEIL has a diverse portfolio, spanning across 4 sectors – Railways, Power, Defence and Solar energy.  

About the position 

We are looking for a multiple embedded software engineers with experience in developing firmware for controlling power electronics systems. Openings are available for senior and principal engineer positions across multiple product streams, and target markets include the Indian subcontinent, Africa and North America. 

Required Technical skills 

• Demonstrated experience in developing embedded firmware for real-time power electronics systems using 16/32 bit ARM microcontrollers (ST Microelectronics preferred).  
• Must have shipped at least 1 major relevant product to the market which meets standard industry specifications. Experience with designing for North American/European markets a plus. 
• Experience with common communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, USB, UART, Bluetooth, Ethernet, RS232, and RS485 
• Experience with peripherals and systems such as ADC, DAC, timer, GPIO, PWM, DMA, NVIC, serial and parallel interfaces, memory, bootloaders and watchdog timers 
• Proficiency in advanced algorithm development using Embedded C 
• Experience with embedded software tools such as editors, assemblers, compilers, debuggers, simulators, emulators and Flash/OTP programmers. 
• Thorough understanding of power electronics topologies and control strategies 
• Good grasp over digital signal processing techniques 
• Ability to read and interpret component datasheets, PCB schematics and layout design 
• Familiarity with using measurement devices such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, function generators and logic analyzers to bring up and debug hardware 
• Demonstrated knowledge of firmware development best practices (code reviews, unit tests, Software Configuration Management, version control using git etc.) 
• Excellent documentation skills, and a good grasp over the English language 
• Comfort in using modern collaborative tools such as Slack/Microsoft Teams, JIRA/Trello/Microsoft Planner, Confluence/Microsoft OneNote and the like. 

Bonus Technical skills 

• Experience using at least one scripting language, preferably Python 
• Experience with designing for North American/European markets 
• Experience with designing for IEC and BIS standards 
• Familiarity with EMI/EMC process 
• Ability to simulate power electronics systems using Simulink/MATLAB or equivalent open-source tools 
• Familiarity with agile software development processes 
• Experience with Linux administration using command line 

Soft skills 

• Ability to mentor junior engineers and generate testing procedures for people of all skill levels 
• Excellent inter-personal skills 
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to work on tight deadlines 
• Team player with the ability to work independently under minimal supervision 
• Excellent problem-solving skills 
• Ability and desire to learn new technologies quickly 

Qualifications 

• Junior Engineer: A Master's (preferred) in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering with 1 year of industrial experience, or a Bachelor's with 3 years of relevant industrial experience. 
• Senior Engineer: A Master's (preferred) in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering with 4 years of industrial experience, or a Bachelor's with 6 years of relevant industrial experience. 
• Principal Engineer: A Master's (preferred) in Electrical /Electronics/Computer Engineering with 8 years of industrial experience, or a Bachelor's with 10 years of relevant industrial experience. 

Responsibilities 

• Develop, implement and test cutting-edge algorithms for medium and high-power AC-DC, DC-AC and AC-AC conversion of 1 phase and 3 phase AC systems up to 440 V AC, and DC-DC conversion of systems up to 1000 V DC. 
• Develop sensing and IoT solutions for power electronics embedded systems 
• Convert product requirements into technical specifications for Indian and international markets 
• Cover all stages (pertaining to firmware) of V model for product development 
• Generate technical documentation describing product functioning and test procedures for hand-off to SQA 
• Debug product failures in the field using data-driven analysis techniques 
• Mentor junior engineers 
• Host research talks on emerging technologies within the company 

Statcon Electronics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, age, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. Statcon Electronics is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation. For more information, visit www.sindia.co.in. 

1. Working Experience in

·        C and/or C++ programming

o   Should have Project working experience in C or C++

o   Should have done feature enhancement and/or Bug fixing using C/C++.

·        System Programming knowledge in

o   Muti-threaded programming, Process contexts/forks/execs and system calls

o   IPCs (like Socket programming, Message Queues, semaphores)

o   Linux Operating system

o   File access calls, like file descriptor handled operations.

·        Enterprise Security domain and SaaS

o   IPSec, SSL VPN tunnelling

• Perform analysis, design and implementation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, processes, and product / program requirements
• Engage with global teams to effectively translate customer requirements to software requirements and identify potential solutions that are optimized to operate with in constraints of the product
• Troubleshoot variety of complex software problems
• Provide timely status updates and proactive communications on issues to the stakeholders.
• Able to interface with internal and external stake holders regarding software issues.
• Contribute as part of teams put together to meet overall organization initiatives/objectives
• As a technical lead,

1. Guide team efforts towards successful deliverables.
2. Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.
3. Able to effectively manage escalations and operate under crisis
4. Have the ability and willingness to acquire in-depth understanding of domain and existing products (beyond software) and apply that knowledge to develop new products and to deliver enhancements/ fixes for customer requirements.
   
   

• Background in Industrial Automation
• Prior experience in supervisory control systems software
• Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science/Information Science/Electronics/Electrical/Instrumentation with strong back ground in Industrial automation software
• Strong C, C+ programming on variety of Windows platforms using Microsoft technologies
• Sound knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals data structures, algorithms, operating system concepts
• Excellent analytical skills, methodical problem-solving skills and troubleshooting skills
• Prior experience of working in global teams and interfacing with multiple stake holders
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and the ability to interact with extended teams spread across the globe.

• Design and development of automotive feature/function software/components (ACC, AEB, TSR, LKA etc.) for ADAS/AD systems
• Coordination and regular interaction with different stakeholders and teams like testing, requirements, leads etc.
• Participate in SW requirement generation, SW architecture, detailed design etc

• 3-7 years of experience in development of Algorithm & Functions for advance driver assist systems (ADAS), Autonomous driving (AD)
• Experienced in development using MATLAB Simulink, TargetLink, Stateflow
• Design and development of automotive feature/function software/components (ACC, AEB, TSR, LKA etc.) for ADAS/AD systems
• Coordination and regular interaction with different stakeholders and teams like testing, requirements, leads etc.
• Participate in SW requirement generation, SW architecture, detailed design etc

• At least 3 years of C++ programming experience in a Linux environment.
• Strong understanding of computer systems e.g. operating systems, networks, performance optimization, etc
• Experience in Object-Oriented design and multi threaded programming
• Experience in creating/supporting cross-platform multi threaded applications
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ideally some experience in developing low latency systems
• Experience with trading or execution systems preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or related field
• Reliable and predictable availability
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  Ideally in Mumbai Metro Area but open to anywhere for the right candidate.

Position Overview:

This position is part of highly skilled fimrware team that do software board bring up of bare silicon for next generation products. In order to write system software for embedded electronic products, this position requires academic background in electronics engineering to understand hardware concepts such as digital logic, schematics, and microprocessor communications to develop effective embedded software.

Candidate should have complete knowledge of Software development cycle from architecture definition to the implementation.

Responsibilities:

• Must wear multiple hats from analyzing field and factory reported issues to software integration.
• Be a liason for troubleshooting and debugging complex systems and identifying the root cause.
• Develop detailed design documents and customer facing application notes for the system and IOT features for Mobile routers.
• Act as a product lead and be part of bigger team in software bring up.   
• Ability to work on Low level software such as bootloaders and understanding of low level functional blocks is a must.
• Work on Linux kernel and configuration.
• Write or port device drivers for Ethernet, USB, GPIO, LED, Bluetooth, Accelormeter, LCD and touch screen.
• Debug stability issues in data routing between WAN and LAN interfaces.
• Work with Software QA with test plan and execution.
• Work with Hardware team to identify and root cause stability problems.

Experience/Requirements:  

• Demonstrable knowledge of C, C++, Assembly programming skills
• Overall 10+ years of experience in embedded environment preferabily Linux.
• Board bring up proficiency with bootloaders and other low level software, must be very good with debugging techniques.
• Experience in TCP/IP networking is must for trouble shooting throughput and other traffic issues.
• Driver experience with I2C, SPI, UART, LCD, Ethernet, PCIe is a plus.
• Experience with low level debugging using JTAG.
• Experience with Makefiles, and build environments such as PTXDIST, Yocto and Buildroot.    
• Experience with version control such as git and svn.
• Good communication skills and team player.
• Ability to work independently and autonomously to meet deadlines, in a fast-changing environment.

Education:

• Become a member of the team responsible for IoT hub software development. IoT hub provides IoT functionality (smart home, smart appliance,…) to mobile and web clients and runs on Linux-based host like smart home hub, broadband router, STB, etc.
• Implementation and/or extension of leading wireless/wired protocols (ZigBee, Bluetooth, IP-based,..) for communication with smart devices
• Development of new features for control and monitoring of smart devices and automation of IoT system
• IoT hub software porting on various hosts
• Software optimizations

Position:             C++ Developer

Location:            Hyderabad

Requirements:

• Strong C++ skills obtained in multiple years of C++ programming experience (at least 3 years)
• Good understanding of embedded system development based on Linux OS
• Knowledge of advanced programming concepts (e.g. Multi-Threading, OS internals, Networking, IPC mechanisms)
• Solid understanding of computer networking (TCP/UDP/MQTT/SSL)
• Solid understanding of Git source code management system
• Troubleshooting skills
• B.Tech/M.Tech/MCA in computer science/ECE/EEE
• Fluent English