SCADA 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

We are seeking a high-caliber Firmware Lead to join our Engineering team at Gradera. In this role, you will be the technical anchor for the firmware squad, responsible for translating high-level architectural visions into robust, executable low-level designs (LLD). You will lead the design and development of firmware solutions on NXP-based hardware platforms, ensuring seamless real-time data acquisition and integration with cloud-based Machine Learning (ML) platforms. We are looking for a seasoned expert who can work independently without any supervision, taking full ownership of the firmware lifecycle from hardware abstraction to cloud-edge synchronization.

Our Core Tech Stack

Embedded & OS

• NXP SoCs/MCUs: i.MX, LPC, and Kinetis series.
• Yocto Project: Custom layers, recipes, BitBake, and kernel configuration for Linux.
• RTOS Platforms: Deterministic performance, task scheduling, and interrupt handling.

Development & Integration

• Languages: Mandatory proficiency in C/C++ and C# (.NET on embedded targets/IoT).
• Communication: MQTT, WebSockets, CAN, UART, SPI, and I2C.
• Cloud & ML: Azure IoT Hub, AWS IoT Core, and data streaming via Kafka or Kinesis.

Infrastructure & Security

• Security: Secure boot, encryption, and device authentication.
• DevOps: Containerization (Docker) and CI/CD for firmware.

Key Responsibilities

• Architectural Ownership: Convert high-level blueprints into detailed technical designs for NXP-based systems, ensuring optimal performance across hardware and software layers.
• Autonomous Execution: Lead the end-to-end development of firmware modules, making critical technical decisions and resolving complex blockers without supervision.
• ML Pipeline Leadership: Collaborate with Data Engineering and ML teams to architect streaming and batch ingestion pipelines, ensuring data is correctly structured for ML training.
• Cloud-Edge Synchronization: Design secure and reliable transmission protocols for device-to-cloud communication, focusing on edge-to-cloud integration.
• Standards Enforcement: Act as the guardian of engineering excellence, implementing security best practices (secure boot, TLS) and ensuring high code quality.
• Technical Mentoring: Act as a technical beacon for the squad, conducting rigorous code reviews and mentoring senior engineers in Yocto Linux and RTOS concepts.
• Strategic Troubleshooting: Lead the debugging of critical firmware issues across hardware and software layers, including OTA update implementations.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8 to 10 years of professional experience in embedded firmware development.
• Proven ability to work independently and lead technical squads in a fast-paced environment.
• Expert-level mastery of the Yocto Project and RTOS constraints.
• Deep proficiency in C/C++ and C# for embedded systems.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering low-level designs for edge-to-cloud ML systems.

Highly Desirable

• Industry Experience: Exposure to industrial domains such as Manufacturing, Logistics, or Transportation is highly regarded.
• Experience with Edge AI / TinyML and industrial protocols (Modbus, OPC-UA).
• Knowledge of Cybersecurity standards for secure device provisioning.

·       Experience in SQL, Database Design, Stored Procedures, Performance Tuning etc.

·       Extensive knowledge of data processing, relational databases systems (Oracle and Oracle19C preferred ).

·       Strong analytical skills, analysing existing databases and the client’s needs going forward with regard to developing effective systems.

·       Good communication skills, both oral and written.

·       Sound accuracy and logic. Must be able to accurately develop databases in a logical manner from scratch.

·       Understand the concepts of other programming languages.

·       Understand the concepts of other front-end programming languages.

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

Please find the Job Description for C/C++.

Mandatory Skills

-Must have experience and Good understanding about pointers & memory in C/C++

-Must have experience in Unix/Linux IPC (semaphore, shared memory, socket, multi thread)

-Must have Debug skills : gdb, coredump analysis, network packet analysis

-Must have experience in Source code syntax parser (Preferably lex, yacc, bison, etc.)

-Must have worked on build tools : Makefiles, make, etc.

-Database : Preferably Oracle Good at SQL and stored procedures

Optional Skills

-Telegram development using C/C++

-Finance/Industry domain knowledge

-Japanese speaking skills

• Responsibilities:Troubleshoot and report RCA, propose solutions(how to fix)
• Debug identified problems and provide fixes swiftly
• Ability to write clear and concise documentation
• To understand and maintain legacy codebase
• Individual contributor, but also works closely with junior developers
• Review source code developed by peers
• Proactive to suggest and implement improvements on current products
• Design and develop new features based on requirement document

Location-Bangalore

Please share your updated resume to proceed further.

Thanks & Regards

Shruti(Assistant Executive-HR)

Nichi-In Software Solution Pvt Ltd

URL:- www.nichi.com

• Perform analysis, design and implementation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, processes, and product / program requirements
• Engage with global teams to effectively translate customer requirements to software requirements and identify potential solutions that are optimized to operate with in constraints of the product
• Troubleshoot variety of complex software problems
• Provide timely status updates and proactive communications on issues to the stakeholders.
• Able to interface with internal and external stake holders regarding software issues.
• Contribute as part of teams put together to meet overall organization initiatives/objectives
• Have the ability and willingness to acquire in-depth understanding of domain and existing products (beyond software) and apply that knowledge to develop new products and to deliver enhancements/ fixes for customer requirements.

• Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science/Information Science/Electronics/Electrical/Instrumentation with appropriate experience in required skills
• C#, WinForms/Wpf
• Source control tools such as ClearCase, Git
• Methodical problem-solving skills and troubleshooting skills
• Good to Have:
• REST/SOAP, Web services, ClickOnce,
• Developing custom controls,
• Image rendering
• hands-on experience using various data structures and multi-threaded programming