Senior Embedded Developer at Next Labs Bangalore · Bengaluru (Bangalore) · 3 - 7 years · ₹4L - ₹10L / yr · Posted 5 Jan 2018


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Are you looking for embedded work where "it compiles" isn't good enough it has to survive 5,000+ km and 30+ days underwater without a single reboot? This is hardware and firmware built for zero-margin-for-error conditions. Read on, if you are interested...
Job Title: Lead - Embedded Engineering
Location: Bangalore | Full-Time | Experience: 8-10 Years
About Client Company
Client Company is building autonomous ships and submarines that operate in the world's most hostile environments. We're executing India's flagship autonomous submarine project — the Jalkapi XLAUV — on order from the Indian Navy. This is an unmanned submarine weighing over 20 tons that can travel 5,000+ kilometers autonomously and operate in the ocean for 30+ days at a time.
We're creating some of the largest autonomous robots in the world, machines with direct impact on the global economy and national security. While autonomous cars in India may still be a dream, autonomous ships and submarines are already a reality, and it is possible to build for the world from India.
The Role
· We are looking for Lead - Embedded Engineering to own the electrical, electronics, power systems, and firmware that bring our autonomous vessels to life. In this role, you will:
· Own the vessel’s electrical and embedded systems end-to-end — firmware, PCB design, schematics, wiring, and power electronics.
· Design the electrical and power architecture of the platform, from board level to whole-vessel wiring.
· Work closely with our mechanical, software, and robotics teams to integrate, bring up, and field-test the platform.
· This is a rare opportunity to build the embedded and electrical backbone of real-world autonomous platforms that operate in some of the most challenging environments on the planet.
Key Responsibilities
· Lead & Own the electrical and embedded systems effort — the firmware, electronics, and power systems that run the vessel.
· Design & Develop PCBs, schematics, and wiring diagrams for the whole vessel, covering compute, power, communication, and sensor/actuator interfaces.
· Design driving and power-electronics circuits — DC-DC converters, power supplies, electrical isolation, and protection — with due attention to EMI/EMC.
· Develop & Maintain firmware for microcontrollers and onboard compute, ensuring reliable real-time operation.
· Integrate sensors and actuators — such as GNSS, INS/AHRS, altimeters, pressure and depth sensors, acoustic modems, thrusters, fins, and battery systems — into the platform.
· Support hardware bring-up, wiring, and in water testing of the vessel, in coordination with the mechanical and software teams.
· Drive power management and energy-system design for long-endurance autonomous operation.
· Plan and conduct compliance and qualification testing of the electronics and power systems — including EMI/EMC, environmental, and related checks — to ensure the platform meets the required standards.
· Maintain thorough engineering documentation — schematics, wiring diagrams, design records, and test reports — to ensure traceability and supportability across the platform's life.
· Establish robust electrical and embedded development, review, and testing practices to ensure dependability during trials and at sea.
· Support field trials (pool, harbour, and sea) — diagnosing and resolving embedded, electrical, and hardware issues on site.
· Mentor & Guide embedded engineers and uphold engineering best practices.
Required Qualifications
· 8-10 years of hands-on embedded systems experience spanning firmware, hardware, and power electronics.
· Strong embedded firmware skills for microcontroller-based systems.
· Strong hardware design skills — schematic capture, multi-layer PCB design, and board debugging.
· Experience integrating sensors and actuators over interfaces such as UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, and RS-232/485.
· A working understanding of how device drivers interface with the higher-level software/autonomy stack.
· Strong debugging skills across hardware and firmware.
Preferred Experience
· Background in robotics, marine/subsea systems, defense, automotive, or aerospace.
· Experience with autonomous or unmanned systems.
· Familiarity with power system design
Why Join Company
· Build the Hardware That Brings Autonomy to Life: You will build the electrical, electronics, power systems, and firmware that run autonomous vessels across a range of applications — from our flagship Jalkapi XLAUV, a 20-ton submarine travelling 5,000+ kilometres underwater, on platforms operating from the coast to the deep sea. The challenge of building hardware that runs reliably for weeks, beneath the surface, is unlike anything else being built in India.
· Mission Impact: The electronics and firmware you build are the nervous system of vessels on live missions — including defence and security operations of national importance. Every board you design and every line of firmware you write directly shapes whether the platform performs, and returns safely.
· Technical Ownership: You will own the embedded and electrical stack from the ground up — hardware, power, firmware, integration, and bring-up.
· Cross-Disciplinary Work: Work at the intersection of electronics, power, mechanical, software, and robotics. Few embedded roles let you work this close to the full system you help bring to life.
· Benefits: Compensation benchmarked to top-quartile for the role, health insurance for you and your family and other benefits.
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.
Position: Senior Embedded Software Engineer – PCIe / Embedded Linux
Location: Bangalore (Preferred)
Experience: 7+ years
Night Shift
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Embedded Engineer with strong expertise in Embedded Linux and PCIe protocol development. The ideal candidate will have deep technical knowledge of PCIe (Gen4 and above) and experience in developing and debugging embedded systems at both hardware and software levels. Exposure to AI/ML or accelerator-based systems will be considered a strong plus.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and optimize embedded software on Linux and RTOS platforms.
- Implement and validate PCIe-based communication and device drivers (Gen4 minimum, Gen5/6 preferred).
- Work closely with hardware and system teams to debug low-level issues related to PCIe interfaces.
- Develop firmware and system-level software components for high-performance embedded platforms.
- Participate in board bring-up, performance optimization, and hardware/software integration.
- Contribute to system architecture discussions and design reviews.
- Document design, testing procedures, and performance analysis.
Core Skills Required:
- Embedded Linux development (mandatory).
- Deep understanding of PCIe protocols (Gen4 minimum; Gen5/6 preferred).
- Strong knowledge of low-level driver development, DMA, interrupts, and memory management.
- Experience with Embedded RTOS environments.
- Familiarity with hardware debugging tools (e.g., JTAG, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes).
- Proficiency in C/C++ and scripting (Python, Shell).
- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
Preferred Skills (Good to Have):
- Exposure to AI/ML hardware accelerators or data processing units (DPUs).
- Understanding of SoC architecture and high-speed interconnects.
- Experience working with multi-core systems and performance tuning.
Education:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electronics, or related field.
Embedos is looking for super heroes, who can help us succeed in our endeavour of becoming a beacon for providing problem solving Industrial IoT Solutions.
Location: MUMBAI
VACANCY: 3 - 4
Embedos makes Controllers –Interface devices and cloud based Software solutions for Remote Monitoring and Control, Industry 4.0 Applications.
We are looking for Engineering super heroes, who have a flare and interest in Core hardware / firmware / embedded software/ Networking and web technologies.
We would want engineers who have wide interests and want to work on multiple specializations. Functions in the embedded domain
• Hardware design small signal /Tele communication/interface electronics/Digital /Latest Microprocessors STM , ESP ,interfaces , I2C, SPI / Peripherals / Schematics /PCB Routing
• Programming languages for embedded devices respective IDEs s, debugging systems
• RTOS, Real time programming concepts.
• Linux Kernel programming, peripheral drivers.
• Communication protocols like Modbus, CAN, OPC other industrial protocols.
• Open source software, documentation, versioning systems.
• Web technology, Web applications, Networking technology, Cloud Interfacing.
We invite you to come and join in our Core team to make this endeavour a success and share the rewards.
Embedos is looking for Super Heroes to work on cutting edge technology involving interfacing IoT enabled Firmware, cloud computing software, generating exciting user interfaces, developing API’s, designing web app architectures, deploying re - usable code and the works.
• Experience in system design and building IoT systems in resource and power constrained environments
• Proficient in C language on embedded platforms and familiarity with hardware design of embedded system is a plus
• Development on Linux Platform/RTOS with an emphasis on embedded device driver development, multi-threading, and firmware debugging
• Experience with mesh network or sensor network and communication
• Good understanding of multiple IoT platform components is essential
• Solid working knowledge using IoT hardware platforms, communication boards, and gateways
• Hands-on in internet protocols and software development using protocols including LoRA, Wi-Fi, BLE, ZigBee, NB-IoT, M2M,6LoWPAN, Ethernet etc.
• Expert hands-on proficiency in developing applications using one or more technology stacks
• Strong hands-on understanding of scalability, security, high availability, and operational requirements
• Sound and proven decision-making skills to influence the technology choice and implementation methodologies
• Hands-on in object-oriented programming principles, design patterns, and software architecture
• Good with rapid problem solving, a strong technical background, and passion for continuous improvement
• Must have had hands on experience with Connected smart products having Product and Application software, data and Cloud
• Must have intimate knowledge of tools and processes used for Product(firmware) and/or Application software and/or Device hardware and/or Cloud
• Must be intimately familiar with Agile and Scrum, in the creation of dashboards for Sprints. An expectation would be to implement Scrum within the organization
• Must have strong familiarity with SMAC(social media, mobile, analytics and cloud) trends and application to saleable product categories
• Must have worked closely with Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics engineering teams in the development of smart/connected products.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement software of embedded devices and systems from requirements to production and commercial deployment
- Design, develop, code, test and debug system software
- Review code and design
- Analyze and enhance efficiency, stability and scalability of system resources
- Integrate and validate new product designs
- Support software QA and optimize I/O performance
- Provide post production support
- Interface with hardware design and development
- Assess third party and open source software
Requirements
- Proven working experience in software engineering
- BS degree in Computer Science or Engineering
- Experience in hands-on development and troubleshooting on embedded targets
- Solid programming experience in C or C++
- Proven experience in embedded systems design with preemptive, multitasking real-time operating systems
- Familiarity with software configuration management tools, defect tracking tools, and peer review
- Excellent knowledge of OS coding techniques, IP protocols, interfaces and hardware subsystems
- Adequate knowledge of reading schematics and data sheets for components
- Strong documentation and writing skills








