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Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives through groundbreaking products and services ? Look no further! Protectol Health is a pioneering pharma-tech company with a holistic approach that spans conventional pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, nutrients, and business safety. Our dedication to the value of "Life matters" is not just a slogan – it's ingrained in every facet of our work culture and offerings.
With dedicated divisions in Pharma, Technology, Nutraceuticals, Nutriments, and Business Safety, we drive impactful research and development activities that redefine industries and touch lives. Our operational footprint extends across the GCC countries and India, allowing us to reach and transform communities on a grand scale.
If you're enthusiastic about creating a positive impact and wish to be a part of an organization that values and prioritizes lives, Protectol Health welcomes you. Join us in our mission to shape a healthier present and future. Your expertise and passion will find a meaningful home here.
Roles and Responsibilities
As an Embedded Firmware Engineer, you will be responsible for:
● Leading the firmware development for our product line of safety and medical devices.
● Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining embedded firmware.
● Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define software requirements, specifications, and architectures based on product requirements and industry standards.
● Implementing firmware solutions that comply with ATEX certification, IEC 61508, and Functional Safety (SIL standards) for devices used in hazardous locations.
● Conducting thorough testing and validation of firmware to ensure reliability, accuracy, and compliance with safety standards.
● Optimizing firmware for power efficiency and performance to meet the life of portable and battery-powered devices.
● Implement firmware algorithms for sensor calibration, data processing, and user interface interactions.
● Assisting in hardware-software integration, debugging, and troubleshooting to ensure seamless functionality of the devices.
● Collaborating with Quality Assurance and Product Validation teams to ensure the highest quality of firmware deliverables.
● Participating in code reviews and providing constructive feedback to improve code quality and maintainability.
● Keeping abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and advancements in embedded systems for continuous improvement and innovation.
Skills and Qualifications:
● Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
● 3+ years of experience in embedded firmware development for portable and wireless gas detectors and docking stations.
● Proficiency in C/C++ programming languages for embedded systems.
● Hands-on experience with a complete product development cycle is an add-on.
● Experience with STM32/STM8/ MSP430 or any other low-power microcontrollers for the development of low-powered devices.
● Experience in reading and optimizing analog data in various types of ADCs.
● Understanding of ATEX certification requirements and compliance.
● Understanding and practical experience with Functional Safety standards (SIL2/3 standards) in the development of safety-critical systems is an add-on.
● Experience with coding standards. (eg: Misra-C) Familiarity with System architectures and communication protocols like I2C, UART, SPI, etc. Knowledge of sleep modes and low-power optimization techniques for battery-operated devices.
● Experience in developing and using custom segment LCDs (TN, STN, etc.) used in battery-powered ultra-low power devices.
● Experience with software development tools, version control systems, and bug-tracking systems. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
● Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
● Advantages for individuals who thrive in a startup setting.
Work Culture
At Protectol Health, we prioritize our diverse and talented team. We offer flexible work arrangements and resources for well-being to support our employees' personal and professional growth. By putting people first, we attract and retain top talent and drive innovation toward our mission of improving health and well-being

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Requirements:
- Very good programming knowledge in C/C++
- Experience in Multi-threaded software development
- Understanding of operating systems concepts, system performance, and optimization
- Familiar with working in an Embedded Linux development environment.
- Excellent problem-solving/debugging skills, design, development, troubleshooting, and debugging
- Knowledge of embedded tools like emulators, linkers, makefiles, etc
- Experience in voice applications development, preferably on client/server platforms
- Knowledge of RTOS programming will be added advantage.
- Understanding of different processors. microcontrollers architectures.
- Familiarity with development tools such as GCC, GDB, Eclipse, GNU Make, etc



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Design and implement software of embedded devices and systems from requirements to production and commercial deployment.
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Design, develop, code, test and debug system software Review code.
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Support software QA and optimize I/O performance.
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Interface with hardware design and development Assess third party and open source software.
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hands-on development and troubleshooting on embedded targets Solid programming experience in C or C++.
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Experience in programming Embedded C/C++ applications with strong background in C/C++ inheritance, templates and pointers.
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Strong in OS concepts like efficient multi-threading and resource-sharing.
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Experience in working with firmware, application and board support packages.
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Expert knowledge on protocols like (RS485 SPI, I2C, ADCs, PWM, CAN).
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Embedded development tools and methodologies. • Version Control Systems - Clear Case / RTC /GIT.
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Strong development experience in embedded C and RTOS. • Should have detailed knowledge and experience on microcontrollers / microprocessors ( 16 bit/32-bit).
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Experience in configuration management & defect tracking tools.
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Strong debugging skills.
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Must be a self-starter.

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)

Embedded System Engineer
Working on Embedded programming on the microcontroller, Linux/Android OS development
Working on component sourcing, PCB Design and fabrication
Working on assembly and testing
Working on field deployment and Testing
Skills:
Embedded Systems
C Programming
Must be exceptionally good in Embedded Systems C programming, testing/ debugging and in advanced C concepts
Capable of working in Embedded Systems based projects based on 8 and 32 bit microcontrollers (STM32)
Experience with communication protocols and peripherals like UART, SPI, RTC, Ethernet
Hands on experience in IDE like Keil, AVR Studio, MPLAB
Strong documentation and writing skills
Work Experience
1-3 years preferable, fresher with good embedded system knowledge can also apply


Must have Skilled and Should Currently have Hand-on experience:
- Programming Language: C, C++
- Operating System: Linux
- Debugging Tools: Valgrind / GDB - required
- Version Control: (Stash- nice to have) & (Git – Required)
- Build and Deployment: Bamboo – nice to have
- Operating System: Linux
- Experience: 5 to 8 years (Min. 4 years)
Email protocols: IMAP, pop, SMTP, etc
You can discuss the below job profile with the candidate before filtering them to the first round.
Role:
- Would be working on Development and Production Support of Email Mx Product which uses email protocols (POP, IMAP, and SMTP) developed on C, C++ technology on Linux Platform.
- Technologies they get to learn: C, C++, GDB, Valgrind, python (python to a certain extent).
- Protocols they get to learn: POP, IMAP, and SMTP and also any and every communication happening in Email Platform
- Source Control: Git, Stash
- Build and Deployment: Bamboo
- Operating System: Linux
- Debugging a Multicomponent – Multi-Threaded – Multi-Server Environment of a Live Product Deployed to Tier – 1 Customer.
- Opportunity for Improving CPU of exiting product.
- Opportunity for Memory optimization along with some good

- Develop embedded Linux Applications
- Work with a worldwide team to integrate the product to meet the requirement
Required Qualifications:
- Degree in Computer Science from a top-tier institution
- Relevant full-time work experience of 4+years
- Strong foundation in computer science, Object-Oriented software, unit testing & test automation with scripts
- Ability to self-teach.
Mandatory Technical Skills:
- Expert level programming in C/C++
- Linux systems programming, data structures & algorithms
- Networked applications
Desirable Technical Skills:
- Linux Board Bring up, device drivers would be an advantage




