Embedded Software Engineer

About Rekise Marine

Rekise Marine is a startup focused on sustainably enhancing the utility of oceans through autonomous robotic infrastructure. Our efforts center on developing advanced autonomous technology for the maritime industry, serving both defense and commercial sectors globally. We specialize in creating autonomous vessels both surface and underwater,as well as autonomous port infrastructure. Currently, we are building the flagship autonomous platform of the Indian Navy.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Embedded Software Engineer to lead the development and deployment of embedded systems for our next-generation marine robotics platforms. This role involves working at the intersection of hardware and software to deliver robust, reliable, and fault-tolerant systems that can operate autonomously for extended durations in harsh marine conditions.

You will be responsible for architecting embedded solutions across platforms like NVIDIA Jetson, Raspberry Pi, and microcontroller-based systems. You will lead the integration of subsystems such as power management, sensor networks, motor control, and environmental monitoring into cohesive embedded systems.

Key Responsibilities 

System Architecture & Development

• Design, implement, and optimize embedded software solutions across Jetson, Raspberry Pi, and MCU-based platforms
• Develop and maintain hardware abstraction layers, device drivers, and system integration code
• Lead the integration of subsystems including BMS, motor controllers, leak detection, and power distribution into embedded frameworks

Hardware-Software Integration

• Interface with various sensors (IMUs, cameras, environmental sensors) and actuators using SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, and GPIO
• Collaborate with electronics and mechanical teams to align design specifications with real-world constraints
• Evaluate and select suitable embedded hardware components for marine-grade applications

Debugging, Testing, and Optimization

• Lead debugging and validation of embedded systems in lab and field conditions
• Develop automated test setups and documentation for embedded codebases
• Optimize for power, memory, and real-time performance, especially in resource-constrained environments

Team Leadership and Project Contribution

• Mentor junior engineers in embedded systems development and best practices
• Contribute to architecture decisions and code reviews
• Ensure compliance with system reliability, safety, and documentation standards for field-deployable systems

Required Skills & Experience

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field

Experience

• 4+ years of experience in embedded systems development, with at least 2+ years in lead or architect roles
• Hands-on experience developing on both Linux-based systems (Jetson, Pi) and MCUs (ARM, STM32, etc.)
• Proven success in taking embedded systems from prototyping to production-level deployment

Technical Proficiency

• Strong in C++ programming with low-level hardware interface experience
• Familiar with RTOS concepts and embedded Linux development
• Proficient with debugging tools, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and hardware bring-up
• Familiar with EDA tools like KiCad or Eagle
• Experience with ROS or ROS2 is a plus

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

• A chance to be part of a leading marine robotics startup in India.
• Competitive salary.
• Flexible and innovative work environment promoting collaboration.
• A role where your contributions make a real difference and drive impact.
• Opportunities for travel in relation to customer interactions and field testing

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.

Lifespark Technologies is looking for individuals with a passion for impacting real lives through technology. Lifespark is one of the most promising startups in the Assistive Tech space in India, and has been honoured with several National and International awards. Our mission is to create seamless, persistent and affordable healthcare solutions. If you are someone who is driven to make a real impact in this world, we are your people.

Lifespark is currently building solutions for Parkinson’s Disease, and we are looking for an embedded software lead to join our growing team. You will be working directly with the founders on high impact problems in the Neurological Healthcare domain. You will be solving some of the most fundamental and exciting challenges in the industry and will have the ability to see your insights turned into real products every day

Responsibilities :

1. RTOS based multithreaded software development

2. Building future ready, scalable software architectures

3. Liasing with hardware team to decide project requirements

4. Realtime IoT functionality development on ESP32 platform

5. Integration of third party services for cloud based communications and computation

6. Maintaining and documenting software via git (GitLab)

7. Coordinating releases, setup and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines

8. Managing AWS based backend services, integration with AWS services such as S3,

Sagemaker

9. Firmware security, Flash encryption, Bootloader encryption, secure communications

10. Deep integration with hardware team - stress testing hardware

11. Development of device drivers

12. Software testing and maintenance

Recommended experience :

1. Good command over Linux

2. Familiarity with real time tasks and timing sensitive system design

3. Familiarity with BLE/Wifi/etc IoT communication protocols

4. Familiarity with major third party platforms for cloud and ML/AI integration

5. Testing actual physical outcomes of programmed solutions

6. Deep familiarity with ESP-IDF

Location : IIT Bombay, Mumbai

Working mechanism : In-person

Compensation range : 4-12 lpa + ESOPs

Responsibilities:

You will get a chance to create products from scratch. While you will get the advantage of the scale of the organization, you are expected to come up with creative solutions to challenging problems.

On a typical day, you'd work with highly skilled engineers to solve complex problems. This is an early-stage initiative. Your ability to translate business requirements, and develop and demonstrate quick prototypes or concepts with other technology teams will be of great value.

You will learn and work on a variety of languages such as C/C++, python, and Linux as well as work on BLE, MEMS, biometric sensors, and the latest wireless technologies.

Requirements:

6+ years of Embedded firmware development experience in C/C++

BLE/GPS/GSM/RTOS stack expertise

Hands-on experience with Lab equipment (VNA/RSA/MSO etc).

Testing environment setup using automation scripts and networking equipment, practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, continuous

Familiar with Wireless/IoT network protocols and standards.

Experience with microcontrollers, sensors, and serial communication.

Preferred experience with wearOS/TizenSuperior presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal

Bachelor/Masters's degree in electrical/electronic/communications engineering, information technology, physics, or a related field from

Tier 1 Tier 2 Engineering colleges only (IITs/NITs/IIITs/BITS etc. )

Result-oriented and ready to take ownership. Exhibit strong team

Develop firmware, system software for medical devices\ Automotive ECUs\ IoT edge devices & gateways.  Implement the logic and protocols and communications on 32-bit microcontrollers, configure OS, timers, tasks, interrupts, and communicate with external modems, SoCs, trans-receivers to design, code, and test desired functionality as per customer requirements

Job Requirements :

• Hands-on experience in firmware development using C language
• Hands-on experience in writing low-level device drivers for microcontrollers
• Know of real-time Operating system concepts, tasks, and interrupts’ configuration
• Hands-on experience with in-circuit debuggers
• Knowhow of wired and wireless communication protocols 
• Basic understanding of HW circuits, power supply designs, sensors, and actuators’ interfaces
• Experience in implementing SW development quality processes like ISO 9001 or ASPICE
• Good written and oral communication skills