Role and Responsibility:
Developing firmware for robust embedded system devices
Active involvement in designing architecture, communication protocols & selection of technology.
Designing test cases and active participation in testing
Team building and grooming new members.
Candidate Skill Set:
Thorough knowledge and hands on experience of Embedded C programming.
Experience of firmware development on multiple microcontroller families like AVR, MSP430, STM32,
Renesas, etc.
Strong programming & debugging skills.
Knowledge of IDE’s like Keil, AVR Studio, IAR, Cubesuit will be an added advantage.
Hands on experience of working on wireless communication (BLE, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, LoRa, GSM/ GPRS)
Qualification:
A team player with excellent analytical, problem-solving skills, with strong ability to quickly learn.
Passion for developing products with new technologies.
Bachelor's/ master’s degree in electronics related discipline or equivalent experience
Experience of 1-3 years
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Basic Qualification: BE / Btech Computer Science
Desirable Skills:
1.Software development using Embedded C, C++ with programming standards (MISRA)
2.Knowledge of bus systems, which are used in the automotive industry, like CAN, LIN, I2C, SPI, etc)
3.Software development processes –A-SPICE V-cycle
4.Experience with development of control units for the automotive industry, especially experience with the development based on AUTOSTAR basic software.
5. Experience in the automotive industry according to common development and parameterization tools (i.e. Vector CANoe).
6.Knowledge of standards for safety-critical software (ISO 26262) is a plus.
Skills Required:
- Good experience with programming language Python
- Strong experience in Docker.
- Good knowledge with any of the Cloud Platform like Azure.
- Must be comfortable working in a Linux environment.
- Must have exposure into IOT domain and its protocols ((Zigbee & BLE ,LoRa,Modbus)
- Must be a good team player.
- Strong Communication Skills
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Role - Embedded Firmware Engineer – II (Brain-Computer Interface)
As an Embedded Firmware Engineer at BrainAlive, you will have the opportunity to pioneer, develop and build out our footprint in consumer hardware. You will build and launch smart BCI wearables and other related products in line with BrainAlive's ambitious and visionary objectives. Your primary focus will be to enhance the efficiency, stability and scalability of hardware system resources. We need you to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems as we continue to push technology forward.
- Develop codes for utilising various hardware and capabilities built into a microcontroller, such as ADCs, timers, RTCs, power-saving and sleep modes, etc
- Perform debugging and provide technical support to the service team
- Participate in requirements analysis and collaborate with internal teams to produce firmware design and architecture
- Revise, update, refactor and debug code
- Drive peer reviews and peer testing across different modules developed
- Develop documentation throughout the product development life cycle
- Serve as an expert on applications and provide technical support
Required Qualification
- Bachelor Degree in Electronics / Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or related field
- 3+ years of experience in Microcontroller programming
- Experience in developing codes for the effective functioning of communication protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, etc.
- Experience with hardware debugging tools and interface like JTAG, SWD
- Experience with BLE and USB protocols
- Highly experienced in developing and debugging in embedded C/C++, RTOS
- Product development experience with 32-Bit STM ARM Microcontroller Architectures
- Familiarity with source control management software (SVN, Git)
Preferred Qualification
- Experience at handling huge codebases and designing of multi-layered architectures
- Experience in optimisation of Microcontroller codes for specific goals like power efficiency, very low response times, memory space optimisations.
- Deep understanding of microcontroller's architecture and its working
- Experience in prototype bring-up and debugging, functional verification and manufacturing support
- Prior Brain-Computer Interface Device development experience
- Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills
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Desired Candidate profile:
- 5+ years of Embedded/Linux SW Development relevant Experience in Embedded C++.
- Expert knowledge in writing software for embedded Systems (Embedded C++ language).
- Experience on OTA would be an added advantage
- Work experience in software development on bare metal, RTOS or Internal Linux.
- Work experience in developing firmware for 8/16/32 bit microcontrollers (ARM, RISC etc)
- Good understanding w.r.t usage of 1. RTOS like MQX.
- Bootloader and software update concepts.
- Communication protocols like TCP/IP,MQTT.
- Socket programming in Linux environment.
- Good knowledge on protocols like (RS485, SPI, I2C, ADCs, CAN, LIN)
- Knowledge of Blue-tooth communication protocols for BLE 4.2/5.1.
- Proficient in the use of embedded SW Development tool chain (Flash/ debug tool chain, IDE).
- Version Control Systems –GIT
- Should have detailed knowledge on microcontrollers/microprocessors
- Experience in scripting languages like Shell / CAPL / Make/Python etc.
- Experience in using tools like Logiscope / Function Generator / Oscilloscope, etc.
- Good knowledge in reading schematics and datasheets.
- Excellent analytical skills and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Must be a self-starter.
- Ability to work as part of a dedicated project team and independently
Domain Skills
Leads a team of Engineers for designing and architecting next generation platform solutions for clusters/Interior monitoring systems
Architecting the design for new features and technologies for Platform.
Expertise in programming using C, C++ and good understanding of OOAD & UML
Capable of analyzing HW schematics to realize the SW requirements.
Support and resolve issue resolutions and clarification for cross-functional teams.
Support team lead and project manager at program level in resolving open issues
Technical Skills
Expertise in memory management (eMMC, NAND)
Design, Develop and test device drivers in Linux/Android/QNX platform.
Multithreaded programming, usage of IPCs, Interrupts & synchronization methods.
Expertise in using the communication protocols (I2C, SPI & UART) in the device driver.
Expertise in handling Device Tree based configurations.
Strong C & C++ programming skills, OOPS concepts
Linux Architecture knowhow
Strong in software development for real-time embedded systems
Experienced in Design/Architecture Tools like EA
Expertise in SCM Tools like GIT/GERRIT
Ability to create and review changes for Gerrit and participate in a continuous integration loop
Ability to create/understand the build infranstructure using CMake for the middleware components
Experience in Unit test tools like cppunit, gtest.
Know-how and experience of SAFe/Agile Development
Knowledge in Automotive Safety Standards and Processes (ASPICE).
Logical, Analytical and Debugging/Problem-Solving skills
Qualifications
B.E/B.Tech in Computer Science with hands on with Embedded software development on RTOS
You would be part of:
- Designing/Improvement of new/existing architectures of distributed computing with subcomponents of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).
- Working/Researching with industrial state of the art sensor systems and modules, and developing drivers (HAL or wrapper) and applications around their usage.
- Design and implementation of communication protocols between different subcomponents of UAS for distributed computing.
- Writing Applications and Drivers from the scratch for (embedded)linux based systems.
- Scripting and automations around work flows of UAS usage.
- Working with existing sophisticated software stacks of subcomponents of UASs.
- Working closely with electronics, design and systems teams for architecture development and deployment.
- Working closely with Flight Controller engineers to do collaborative development of UAVs.
We expect you to be:
- Experienced in hands-on development of complex embedded systems involving multiple microcontrollers or SoCs.
- Very good in analytical abilities to be able to do core research and development activities.
- Able to write low level drivers (wrapper or core) from the scratch.
- Very comfortable reading and understanding datasheets and reference manuals of microcontrollers, peripherals, sensors etc.
- Able to understand existing complex embedded software stack written in C/C++.
- Solid in C.
- Good in C++.
- Comfortable with using hardware debuggers.
- Having Hands-On experience with RTOS concepts like scheduling, threads synchronicity , race conditions etc.
- Having Solid understanding of interrupt mechanisms.
- Experienced in working with different hardware protocols like SPI, I2C, UART, PWM, CAN, USB etc.
- Having Solid understanding of interrupts architecture of ARM based microcontrollers like STM32, LPC etc.
- Having Good understanding of the concept of bootloaders.
- Able to multitask.
- A self-motivated and motivating personality who can work well independently as well as part of a team
- Having good interpersonal and soft skills who can adapt to the work environment while manifesting a good positive attitude
You are awesome if you are:
- Experienced in Linux Device Driver development.
- Having good exposure of working on and understanding of any sensor modules like GPS, LIDAR etc.
- Experienced in data filtering techniques (Example: Kalman filter)
- Works towards developing Stable & Efficient Firmwares for Embedded
- Responsible for developing Firmware which are Stable, Efficient and scalable.
- Responsible to create coherent and scalable architecture designs.
- Responsible for understanding and utilizing best BLE / IOT
- Responsible for understanding various RTOS design principles.
- Qualification: B.E. / B.Tech / M.C.A. in Computer Sciences.
- Must Proficient in Embedded C, C++, BLE, Zephyr RTOS, nRF.
- Ready to work from home.
- Should have above 4 years of experience.
1. Good Knowledge in Hardware Development (Various Sensors, PCB Designing, Various Micro-controller boards)
2. Firmware designing (writing code on various micro-controller platforms using various hardware communication protocols (USART, SPI, I2C, CAN, etc). Great command in Embedded C Programming and Python.
3. Should have worked with various wired and wireless devices for communication ( Like GSM, GPS, GPRS, Wifi, BLE, Xbee, etc)
4. Should have practical experience in basic networking with devices.
5. Should have worked on various Hardware platforms like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Web Frameworks, etc.
6. Should have worked with various methods of communicating sensors data on various clouds using API's using multiple protocols like HTTP, TCP-IP and MQTT, etc.
Experience Required : Minimum 4 Years
Expected Salary : 4 - 5.5 CTC