Principal Embedded Systems Engineer

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer (6-Month Contract)

Location: Bengaluru

Experience: 8+ Years

Mandatory Skills:

• C++ and C# programming
• Windows system-level programming
• Strong OOP, data structures, algorithms, and design patterns

Desired Skills:

• Knowledge of security fundamentals (authentication, cryptography)
• Familiarity with networking protocols (TCP/IP, TLS/SSL)
• Experience with REST clients and Windows security mechanisms

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain Windows-based applications
• Write clean, efficient code and perform code reviews
• Collaborate with team members and communicate effectively
• Contribute to testing strategies and ensure software quality
• Prepare technical documentation and provide project status updates

Soft Skills:

• Self-driven and proactive
• Strong communication and teamwork skills

Contract Duration: 6 months

7th Unit is building a wheeled upper-body humanoid robot for industrial deployment in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. This is a founding role, you own the hardware architecture from day one.

What you'll do

• Define arm and actuator architecture for v1 — degrees of freedom, actuator selection, mechanical design
• Design and build the gripper system optimized for our first deployment object set
• Develop the hot-swap battery system enabling continuous multi-shift operation
• Own structural design with field serviceability and manufacturing scale in mind
• Integrate with wheeled base platform sourced from established robotics component suppliers
• Deliver a working manipulation prototype within the first 90 days

What we need

• 3+ years designing and building physical robotic systems that operated outside a lab
• Hands-on experience with actuator selection, motor control integration, and real-world mechanical failure modes
• You have personally assembled and debugged a working robotic system end-to-end
• Comfortable making architecture decisions under uncertainty and iterating fast
• Experience with off-the-shelf component integration is a strong plus

Structure

• Position starts Q3 2026
• Equity negotiated directly, founding engineer package
• Remote during pre-build phase. In-person required from prototype assembly onward

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following.

Understand requirements and create low-level design using UML

Develop embedded software as per defined software requirements

Software integration & testing

Background & Skills

Education:

B.E/B. Tech/M.Tech/Master (Electronics/Telecommunications/Computers Science)OR equivalent

Experience & Attributes:

2-8 years’ experience in Embedded system software design, development, and testing.

Excellent communication skills, spoken and written English

Must have specialized knowledge :

·  Embedded C

·  Electronics

·  RTOS

·  Knowledge of Microcontrollers (RISC, CISC)

·  CAN Communication & Protocols like UDS, KWP2000, CANopen and J1939

·  MISRA standard - 2000/MISRA 2012

·  SDLC, Agile Scrum

·  Static analysis & Tools like LDRA or QAC or Vector cast

·  Change Management & Tools like JIRA/VSTS

·  Version control & Tools like SVN/GIT/Clearcase

·  Traceability management & Tools like Reqtify or equivalent

·  Design methodologies - like UML

·  Software Test Life Cycle

Specialized knowledge – Will be Preferred

·  Functional Safety life-cycle & Management - Applies to software design & development

·  Safety standards like - IEC-61508, ISO-26262, ISO-25119, ISO-13849

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

·  Software requirement specification writing

·  Creating design for assigned modules

·  Implementing the code for assigned requirements

·  Perform unit testing

·  Perform peer reviews or inspection of software work products

·  Support testing team on defect analysis

·  Adhere to Quality processes

1. Developing HMI application in Qt or similar UI frameworks
2. Develop C++ or Rust backends for the HMI
3. Understand and optimize potential performance bottlenecks

• 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.

Solinas Integrity (www.solinas.in) is a leading water & sanitation robotics start-up founded by IIT Madras Alumni & professors to develop cutting edge solutions to solve the problems in water pipelines and sewer lines\septic tanks, thereby improving the lives of millions of people. Our core values start with trust, and respect for everyone and along with strong collaboration and communication. We believe in giving agency to our teammates and strongly pushing them towards developing a growth mindset.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To develop and improve signal processing algorithms for analysis of acoustic signals with up-to-date knowledge on processing methods.
• Understand key acoustic algorithm functions, develop efficient code, verify performance and functionality.
• Exposure to all phases of software development life cycle (concept, design, implementation, test, and production).
• Propose innovations to improve performance, quality, etc.
• Work with peers to develop excellent, structured code, well-optimized and easily maintainable.

Basic Qualifications:

● Experience programming in either Python, C++, or MATLAB

● MS/PhD degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering/ Signal processing

● At least 1 year of signal processing or related area

● Good analytical and problem-solving skills

● Good knowledge of signal processing techniques, basic knowledge of ML algorithms and good visualisation skills.

• 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