Functions Developer (Embedded c - Algorithm / Driving Functions)

Senior hardware engineer - Power electronics

Experience: 5 to 10 years experience

Job Location: Pune

Job Description:

• Design, simulate, and develop a variety of power electronic circuits, including AC-DC, DC-DC converters
• Develop schematics using CAD tools such as Mentor and Altium and collaborate with PCB engineers on layout development.
• Support simulation activities using tools LTspice, or similar, helping to build and analyze design.
• Participate in the prototyping and testing of power electronic circuits and components under guidance.
• Help with the assembly and validation of test setups and perform measurements in the lab.
• Assist in the documentation of design details, test procedures, and results.
• Gain exposure to relevant industry standards and regulatory requirements for power electronics.
• Collaborate with other engineering disciplines to understand system-level requirements and interactions.
• Contribute to root cause analysis of issues encountered during testing or production under supervision.

Experience and Qualifications:

• B.Tech/M.Tech with specialization in Electrical or Electronics Engineering.
• Overall Experience of 5-10 Years.
• Specific experience of 2-4 years of experience in the design and development of power electronic systems like DC-DC converters or chargers.

Must Have Competencies:

• Proficiency in electric circuit design and analysis involving power devices, gate drivers and passive elements.
• Good understanding of common topologies for power converters and inverters.
• Proficiency in Microcontrollers and peripherals like PWM, ADC etc.
• Hardware and firmware debugging skills for troubleshooting.

Good to Have Competencies:

• Experience with non-idealities in power electronic devices like diodes, MOSFETs, transformers and inductors.
• Knowledge of layout and how it impacts performance.
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC compliance and safety standards like UL, VDE, IEC, or BIS.
• Proficiency in simulation and design tools such as LtSpice, PSIM, MATLAB, Allegro, or Hyperlynx.

Key Requirements:

• Strong programming skills in Python and MATLAB
• Ability to develop, test, and optimize research-based models and algorithms
• Good understanding of data analysis, simulations, and problem-solving techniques
• Familiarity with technical documentation and research workflows

Preferred (Plus Point):

Prior experience working in a research environment or academic projects

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering (BE), or a related field.

Experience:

Minimum 2+ years of hands-on experience in Python and MATLAB.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Strong experience with programming microcontrollers like Arduino, ESP32, and ESP8266.
• Experience with Embedded C/C++.
• Experience with Raspberry Pi, Python, and OpenCV.
• Experience with Low power Devices would be preferred
• Knowledge about communication protocols (UART, I2C, etc.)
• Experience with Wi-Fi, LoRa, GSM, M2M, SImcom, and Quactel Modules.
• Experience with 3d modeling (preferred).
• Experience with 3d printers (preferred).
• Experience with Hardware design and knowledge of basic electronics.
• Experience with   Software will be preferred.ss

Detailed Job role (daily basis) done by the IOT developer.

·       Design hardware that meets the needs of the application.

·       Support for current hardware, testing, and bug-fixing.

·       Create, maintain, and document microcontroller code.

·       prototyping, testing, and soldering

·       Making 3D/CAD models for PCBs.

Primary skills:

At least 3+ years of working experience on embedded firmware development

- Experience in multithreaded programming, network programming (wired and wireless protocols), real-time programming, cross-platform and cross-language development

- Hands-on experience on driver development for various sensors

- Working knowledge of communication protocols like UART, I2C, SPI, USB, Ethernet, etc

- Product development experience with range of microcontroller/microprocessor architectures, adoption of bare-metal, RTOS and Linux operating systems on new platforms

-Hands-on experience on software development in Bluetooth domain is added advantage

- Experience with hardware lab equipment such as digital scope, logic analyser and JTAG

- Understanding of embedded development constraints and system performance

- Experience with programming in C/C++ and Embedded C

Summary:

The embedded systems engineer designs, develops, tests, and maintains embedded systems. The engineer will identify and fix issues and work collaboratively with engineers, product managers, and others on various teams. 

Responsibilities:

• Design and build embedded systems, including embedded system firmware
• Test and debug the systems
• Monitor and maintain the system after development
• Improve system efficiency and stability after development
• Collaborate with customers to create systems based on their needs

Requirements:

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering
• Professional experience in embedded systems
• Significant programming experience in C or C++
• Experience in trouble-shooting embedded systems and microcontroller peripherals
• Experience in working in real-time operating systems
• Experience in interfaces, IP protocols, and hardware subsystems
• Proficiency in working with common embedded systems communication protocols
• Strong interpersonal and writing skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated and passionate about your work and embedded systems
• Always eager to learn and improve

• 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

• 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.

• Work directly with the other Software/Firmware Engineers and Electrical/RF/Systems Test Engineers to write needed software
• Design and implement software platform for firmware on embedded CPUs with multiple OS such as Windows, Linux, FreeRTOS, TI-RTOS and embedded Linux
• Use compliers, debuggers revision control and automated build systems.
• Design/develop components of software platform for use by other developers to extend its capabilities and build custom applications/behavior on top
• Develop build methodologies, debugging tools/utilities
• Develop and release Software using Agile methodology
• Write unit tests and support continuous integration and automated test methodology
• Brainstorm for new ideas and ways to improvement product and processes
• Consult with peers for feedback during debug/testing stages
• Document and maintain design processes