Firmware Embedded Developer

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.

StartUp engaged in inventing and innovating Smart Energy Meters and related Technologies (OEM) requires Embedded Engineers. Following re-innovation principle and Technology First direction, we design Technologies to deliver our Vision of the highest Quality Products and Technologies. The candidate's responsibilities include IoT (COSEM/DLMS), technology integration. Required skills include Embedded C and C++ and knowledge of Electrical and Electronics.

You would be part of:

1. Designing/Improvement of new/existing architectures of distributed computing with subcomponents of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).
2. Working/Researching with industrial state of the art sensor systems and modules, and developing drivers (HAL or wrapper) and applications around their usage.
3. Design and implementation of communication protocols between different subcomponents of UAS for distributed computing.
4. Writing Applications and Drivers from the scratch for (embedded)linux based systems.
5. Scripting and automations around work flows of UAS usage.
6. Working with existing sophisticated software stacks of subcomponents of UASs.
7. Working closely with electronics, design and systems teams for architecture development and deployment.
8. Working closely with Flight Controller engineers to do collaborative development of UAVs.

We expect you to be:

1. Experienced in hands-on development of complex embedded systems involving multiple microcontrollers or SoCs.
2. Very good in analytical abilities to be able to do core research and development activities.
3. Able to write low level drivers (wrapper or core) from the scratch.
4. Very comfortable reading and understanding datasheets and reference manuals of microcontrollers, peripherals, sensors etc.
5. Able to understand existing complex embedded software stack written in C/C++.
6. Solid in C.
7. Good in C++.
8. Comfortable with using hardware debuggers.
9. Having Hands-On experience with RTOS concepts like scheduling, threads synchronicity , race conditions etc.
10. Having Solid understanding of interrupt mechanisms.
11. Experienced in working with different hardware protocols like SPI, I2C, UART, PWM, CAN, USB etc.
12. Having Solid understanding of interrupts architecture of ARM based microcontrollers like STM32, LPC etc.
13. Having Good understanding of the concept of bootloaders.
14. Able to multitask.
15. A self-motivated and motivating personality who can work well independently as well as part of a team
16. 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:

1. Experienced in Linux Device Driver development.
2. Having good exposure of working on and understanding of any sensor modules like GPS, LIDAR etc.
3. Experienced in data filtering techniques (Example: Kalman filter)

• Bachelors in Electronics & Communication or equivalent
• 6-10 yrs experience in embedded software development
• Hands-on embedded C skills (mandatory)
• Experience with any microcontrollers MCU (mandatory) – Renesas/ Infineon/ Cypress/ ST-Micro /TI / Microchip
• Experience with any of peripherals & communication protocols usage in application development (mandatory) – UART, I2C, SPI, I2S, CAN, USB, ADC, DAC, EEPROM, Flash memory
• Experience with any RTOS – FreeRTOS, Azure RTOS, ThreadX
• Experience with any networking &  connectivity modules (preferred & added advantage) – Ethernet, WiFi, BLE, MQTT, COAP
• Exposure to any IoT frameworks (desirable not mandatory) – IoTivity, AWS IoT, Azure IoT
• Experience with any device driver development, driver optimisation (desirable not mandatory)
• Good ability to read data sheets & technical manuals

Job Description

Embedded Software/Firmware Design and Development on OS/Non-OS based platform

Necessary system architecture development and implementation

Device, sensor and gateway selection and integration based on industry use case.

Development on Image Analytics and Cloud/Platform integration

Development or integration of Cloud/Platform communication protocol

Technical Documentation and Testing of the developed system

Desired Skills, Knowledge& Experience

B. Tech/M. Tech/MCA with 8-10 years of industry experience

Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python development in Linux

Experience in device or sensor communication interfaces (wired/wireless, short range/long range).

Experience of microcontroller and microprocessor.

Knowledge of IoT gateway firmware development, container, and OS hardening.

Experience in device communication protocol, Edge computing and processing

Competent in application development for Image processing, transmission, and storage

Good understanding and of programming primitives, data structures, multi-threading and memory management techniques

Strong command over complex sensor and hardware control logic to work seamlessly with edge devices or gateway

Proactive and Self motivated

Strong verbal and written communication skill

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering with 1-3 years of relevant experience.
• Highly experienced in Embedded C, C++ coding as per MISRA standards
• Experience in firmware programming for 8 bit, 16 bit and 32 bit controllers.
• Knowledgeable in Linker Scripts, Make files & firmware debugging using JTAG or on the UART console. 
• Experienced in Communication peripherals like SPI, UART, I2C, CAN, etc.
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• Ideation, designing, prototyping, and developing as per product requirements.

• Expertise in system architecture and design for Embedded software systems.
• Develop modular Embedded Code to port into different projects.
• Experience on Real Time Systems and Scheduling mechanisms
• Development experience in "middleware" / “application” / Low layer.
• Experience with developing embedded code for networking technologies like TCP/IP and UDP would be a plus.
• Document state machine diagrams, flow charts to understand the system architecture
• Working closely with Design teams to understand Hardware Implementation.
• Develop Test methods, in some cases automated test cases to test the firmware code and support hardware engineers.
• Use Debuggers, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and other necessary electrical tools to debug the code for problem-solving.
• Excellent reading skills for complete understanding of technical documents such as Processor Architecture Specifications and MCU hardware manuals, schematics etc.
• Ability to generate ideas in response to complex issues and execute on solutions.
• Python programming is a big plus.

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