Embedded Engineer

Location: Bengaluru, Kadugodi

Experience: 4-6 years

About company:

Client is a Germany-headquarted IT consulting and service organization. With over 25 years of expertise and global presence, we are committed to customer excellence and focused in addressing niche areas of product engineering, process consulting and software development in automotive, railways, production automation, data management and business IT domains.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop or enhance features to meet industry standards, safety regulations, and project specifications.
• Collaborate with Business stakeholders to understand Business Requirements
• Work closely with hardware engineers, QA, and Scrum Master to integrate software solutions into embedded systems.
• Identify Problems and resolve technical issues within embedded systems, making critical decisions on system architecture and software design.
• Strive towards Improving Processes, system performance, optimize code and innovate in software design.
• Work closely with vendors to design and implement edge AI solutions

Requirements:

• Must have done B.Tech/B.E preferably in ECE stream
• Must have Proficiency in Python/C/C++, Go Lang, Scripting in Bash
• Must have Strong Fundamentals on Embedded Development Life cycle
• Must have Strong knowledge on Embedded Linux, Unix/Linux commands, RTOS and SQL
• Sound knowledge of CAN/J1939 protocol, Sensor Data Processing and Telemetry
• Experience with tools like JIRA and Agile/Scrum methodology
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work on multiple projects and prioritize work effectively
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Nice to Have:

• Understanding of ADAS, Driver Monitoring Systems
• Experience with embedded video coupled with edge AI

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following.

Understand requirements and create low-level design using UML

Develop embedded software as per defined software requirements

Software integration & testing

Background & Skills

Education:

B.E/B. Tech/M.Tech/Master (Electronics/Telecommunications/Computers Science)OR equivalent

Experience & Attributes:

2-8 years’ experience in Embedded system software design, development, and testing.

Excellent communication skills, spoken and written English

Must have specialized knowledge :

·  Embedded C

·  Electronics

·  RTOS

·  Knowledge of Microcontrollers (RISC, CISC)

·  CAN Communication & Protocols like UDS, KWP2000, CANopen and J1939

·  MISRA standard - 2000/MISRA 2012

·  SDLC, Agile Scrum

·  Static analysis & Tools like LDRA or QAC or Vector cast

·  Change Management & Tools like JIRA/VSTS

·  Version control & Tools like SVN/GIT/Clearcase

·  Traceability management & Tools like Reqtify or equivalent

·  Design methodologies - like UML

·  Software Test Life Cycle

Specialized knowledge – Will be Preferred

·  Functional Safety life-cycle & Management - Applies to software design & development

·  Safety standards like - IEC-61508, ISO-26262, ISO-25119, ISO-13849

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

·  Software requirement specification writing

·  Creating design for assigned modules

·  Implementing the code for assigned requirements

·  Perform unit testing

·  Perform peer reviews or inspection of software work products

·  Support testing team on defect analysis

·  Adhere to Quality processes

FURIOUS FOX is looking for Embedded Developers with strong coding skills in C & C++ as well as experience with Embedded Linux.

Experience : (Minimum 7-10 yrs)

• Experienced in edge processing for connected building / industrial / consumer

appliances / automotive ECU

• Have a good understanding of IoT platforms and architecture

• Deep experience in operating systems eg: Linux, freeRTOS / kernel development/device drivers.

/ sensor drivers

• Have experience with various low-level communication protocols, memory devices, messaging

framework etc.

• Have a deep understanding of design principles, design patterns, container preparations

• Have developed hardware, OS abstraction layers, and sensor handlers services to manage various BSP, os standards

• Have experience with Python edge packages.

• Have a good understanding about IoT databases for edge computing

• Good understanding of connectivity application protocols and connectivity SDK for Wi-Fi and BT / BLE

• Experienced in arm architecture, peripheral devices and hardware board configurations

• Able to set up debuggers, configure build environments, and compilers and optimize code and performance.

Skills / Tools:

• Expert at object-oriented programming

• Modular programming

• C / C++ / JavaScript / Python

• Eclipse framework

• Target deployment techniques

• IoT framework

• Test framework

Highlights :

• Having AI / ML knowledge in applications

• Have worked on wireless protocols

• Ethernet / Wi-Fi / Bluetooth / BLE

• Highly exploratory attitude

• willing to venture in and learn new

technologies.

• Have done passionate projects based on self-interest.

• Firmware Design and Development experience on different micro-controllers.
  
• C/C++ programming
  
• Linux Commands Operating System Concepts
  
• board bring up, embedded software, Kernel Build, Yocto
  
• Shell scripting Networking Concepts Openwrt OS Concepts
  
• Must have good Communication and Presentable skills.
  
• Experience on any Wifi, Bluetooth, GSM modules is a plus.
  
• Design, develop, code, test and debug system software.
  

• Design and implement software of embedded devices and systems from requirements to production and commercial deployment
• Design, develop, code, test and debug system software
• Review code and design
• Analyze and enhance efficiency, stability and scalability of system resources
• Integrate and validate new product designs
• Support software QA and optimize I/O performance
• Provide post production support
• Interface with hardware design and development
• Assess third party and open source software

• Proven working experience in software engineering
• BS degree in Computer Science or Engineering
• Experience in hands-on development and troubleshooting on embedded targets
• Solid programming experience in C or C++
• Proven experience in embedded systems design with preemptive, multitasking real-time operating systems
• Familiarity with software configuration management tools, defect tracking tools, and peer review
• Excellent knowledge of OS coding techniques, IP protocols, interfaces and hardware subsystems
• Adequate knowledge of reading schematics and data sheets for components
• Strong documentation and writing skills

* Experience in C/C++ and have strong experience embedded application development and integration in Linux

* Good in creating unit tests, performing code reviews, optimizing performance and ensuring standards for maintainability  

* Debugging, profiling, and performance optimization skills

ORGANIZATION

Launched in 2014, Oxit has continually focused on true innovation in IoT services through the creation
of solutions and products for an adaptive global business marketplace. Our diverse list of clienteles,
ranging across a multitude of industries, has grown to recognize and trust Oxit in partnering in all
aspects of Smart Technology capabilities from designing to prototyping, development and carefully
launching their ideas

ROLE

Proficient in connected objects, an IoT embedded engineer develops innovative solutions that help
users to receive, control and manage information.
Conceptualizing, designing, developing, & managing IoT end devices, middleware, interfaces, and
connectivity

RESPONSIBILITIES

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
● Analyze, discuss and understand user/business requirements
● Translate business requirements to optimizer solutions, system & firmware specifications
● Design & Implement firmware/software as per specifications and conduct unit tests
● Managing & building end devices and middleware (Gateway development)
● Connectivity solutions, protocol implementation, stack development (ex: Lora)
● Perform integration, acceptance tests, troubleshooting, and debugging
● Work in collaboration with other team members, leadership, and other departments towards
solution implementation and delivery
● Adhere to organization/project process standards and guidelines
● Handling internal (team, departments, and leadership) and external (customers & partners)
interactions
● Collaborate with and support Hardware team towards HW design & development
● Collaborate with and support Software team towards backend development, API definition &
interfacing, Mobile, Cloud, & Web application definition

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES
● Researching, creating, and testing IoT solutions
● Designing platform solutions that are cloud-compatible and work with IoT applications
● Providing solutions to issues related to the connection of networks and platforms
● Contribute to improving quality, accelerating development and deployment - process improvement
and tools improvement
● Showcase ability to play different Agile roles and manage small teams
● Supporting management with client interactions and at times leading it

SKILLS

PRIMARY SKILLS
● Hands-on programming experience in C/C++/Python in Embedded/IoT environment
● Good working knowledge of Linux internals & application development
● Good working experience of RTOS & bare metal programming
● Hands-on experience in device driver development
● Hands-on experience with protocol implementation (wired & wireless)
● Experience in executing projects in an Agile/Waterfall model
● Exposure to Gateways, web/cloud computing technologies, APIs, sockets, & related tools
● Exposure to JavaScript, Node.js, and typescript is an added advantage
● Proficient in C, C++, and Python programming, Java script added advantage
● Good understanding of Linux internals, Linux System programming, and application development
on Linux
● Hands-on experience with Container technologies (LXD, Docker and/or Kubernetes)
● Working knowledge and experience implementing FUOTA, Device management
● Working knowledge of Security - Encryption, Decryption, Flash management
● Working knowledge of Web architecture, Interfacing (APIs, MQTT, etc.)
● Hands on experience with Yocto, Ubuntu Core
● Experience with R Pi or similar platforms
● Working Knowledge and experience with LoRaWan on both Gateway and Devices

● Prior experience working on IoT Gateways

SECONDARY SKILLS
● Firm understanding of IoT architecture and principles
● Knowledge of device and data security
● AWS or related cloud architecture, tools & setup, API development
● LoRa stack experience, Network gateway functionality, networking: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP
● ESP32 architecture, Free-RTOS experience
● Work and collaborate well with others
● Strong communication skills
● Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

WORK ENVIRONMENT
● Minimum 3 years of prior experience
with embedded, firmware, & IoT
● Available full time (40 hours a week)
● Remote working infrastructures
● Flexible remote work (work from
anywhere)
● Certain overlap with EST business hours
● Full time (Mon-Fri, 8 hrs/day)
● Agile way of working & mindset
● Team work, frequent interaction &
collaboration with team & leadership
● Collaborations & meetings through
video conferencing
● Friendly & collaborative environment

Develop, design, and implement embedded applications.

· Prepares appropriate documentation as required by internal product development processes

· Conducts and participates in design, code and test reviews and inspections, as well as the feasibility, efficacy and compliance to functional and regulatory standards.

· Works closely with the software team, the software verification team, the functional manager and the project manager.

· Collaborates with distributed, cross-functional teams to ensure products meet quality, performance, scalability, reliability and schedule goals.

· Investigates software, hardware, and system problems using a variety of techniques and provides innovative solutions.

· Conduct and participate in reviews and inspections for all elements in the firmware lifecycle to ensure that our code quality and customer satisfaction goals are achieved

· Integrate and validate new product designs

· Provide post-production support

Skill Sets:

• B.Tech. / M.Tech. (any stream)

· Good knowledge in firmware development field with more than 3 years of experience

· Basic knowledge of software life cycle, algorithm and data structure.

· Excellent knowledge of OS, coding techniques, IP protocols, interfaces and hardware subsystems

· Adequate knowledge of reading schematics and data sheets for components.

· Ability to understand the electrical schematics and work closely with electrical team.

· Experience with Real Time Operating Systems and Embedded Linux.

· Mode of network connectivity - good idea about GSM/GPRS, Wifi, Ethernet mode of connections. TCP, MQTT, HTTP mode of connection will be a big plus

· Protocols Like UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, MODBUS, TCP/IP, USB, Bluetooth.

· Experience in modules like Wi-Fi, BLE, Lora WAN, ZIGBEE, RF etc.

· Should have experience in working with TFT and LED displays.

· Extensive experience in micro-controller/microprocessor (like ARM Cortex M, ESP32, STM Chips, NXP, BeagleBone , ESP chips, BeagleBone black, STM Chips, Atmega chips etc.)

· Familiarity with software configuration management tools, defect tracking tools, and peer review (GIT, SVN)

· History of driving project execution and timely delivery while ensuring a quality focus.

· Experience writing / interfacing with device drivers.

· Experience in Agile development processes and philosophies.

· Strong documentation and writing skills

Mandatory Skills:

· Basics of embedded system development

· Embedded C/C++

· Scripting Lang - Python

· Basics of wireless communication

· RTOS

· Strong Problem-Solving Skills

· Analytical Skills (Good Aptitude)

· Communication Skills