Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Location: Bengaluru, Kadugodi

Experience: 4-6 years

About company:

Client is a Germany-headquarted IT consulting and service organization. With over 25 years of expertise and global presence, we are committed to customer excellence and focused in addressing niche areas of product engineering, process consulting and software development in automotive, railways, production automation, data management and business IT domains.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop or enhance features to meet industry standards, safety regulations, and project specifications.
• Collaborate with Business stakeholders to understand Business Requirements
• Work closely with hardware engineers, QA, and Scrum Master to integrate software solutions into embedded systems.
• Identify Problems and resolve technical issues within embedded systems, making critical decisions on system architecture and software design.
• Strive towards Improving Processes, system performance, optimize code and innovate in software design.
• Work closely with vendors to design and implement edge AI solutions

Requirements:

• Must have done B.Tech/B.E preferably in ECE stream
• Must have Proficiency in Python/C/C++, Go Lang, Scripting in Bash
• Must have Strong Fundamentals on Embedded Development Life cycle
• Must have Strong knowledge on Embedded Linux, Unix/Linux commands, RTOS and SQL
• Sound knowledge of CAN/J1939 protocol, Sensor Data Processing and Telemetry
• Experience with tools like JIRA and Agile/Scrum methodology
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work on multiple projects and prioritize work effectively
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Nice to Have:

• Understanding of ADAS, Driver Monitoring Systems
• Experience with embedded video coupled with edge AI

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

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement embedded software applications for IoT devices using C programming language.
• Develop and maintain firmware for Raspberry Pi-based systems, ensuring optimal performance and compatibility with various IoT sensors and peripherals.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to define and document system requirements and specifications.
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging of embedded software to identify and resolve any issues or bugs.
• Optimize code and improve system performance to enhance the overall user experience.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies in embedded systems and IoT development.
• Work closely with the product management team to translate customer requirements into technical specifications.
• Provide technical support and guidance to the team during the development and deployment phases.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to the continuous improvement of software development processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in C programming language with a solid understanding of embedded systems.
• Experience developing software for Raspberry Pi or similar single-board computers.
• Knowledge of IoT protocols and technologies such as MQTT, CoAP, TCP/IP, and wireless communication (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.).
• Familiarity with various sensors, actuators, and electronic components commonly used in IoT devices.
• Solid understanding of software development methodologies and version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to debug complex issues in embedded systems.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Prior experience in developing IoT applications or working on IoT projects is a plus.

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

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

QUALIFICATIONS: B.E./ B.Tech. (Electronics/ Electrical/ Mechatronics/ Mechanical)

EMPLOYMENT: Permanent / Full Time

LOCATION: Ahmedabad

EXPERIENCE: 1 to 3 years within automotive industry / software development.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, Debug simulink/stateflow models according to functional, technical requirements, MAAB guidelines.
• Derive software requirements from system level requirements and establish bi-directional traceability within the models and generated code.
• Generate Code from developed models, generate test vectors, automate tests and document code reviews, test results.
• Automate the data exchange flow between MATLAB models, excel sheets, code testing using m-scripts.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience in model based development and testing using Mathwork Tools such as MATLAB/Simulink, Stateflow, autocode generation tools Embedded coder or TargetLink.
• Good understanding of the Automotive software development cycle and tool chains
• Should possess a good understanding of C coding, m-scripting, with good debugging and software testing skills.
• Experience in developing MATLAB/ Simulink models from scratch for automotive applications.
• Should have experience in requirements management, and be able to write test cases from them.
• Experience in MBD testing such as MIL/ SIL/PIL.
• Good communication skills in English and Hindi Language.
• Experience in MATLAB verification and validation toolbox like Simulink Design Verifier, Simulink Test, Simulink Coverage is advantageous.
• Basic understanding of Control System Design and Electric Vehicles is a plus.

 Job Description: Senior Software Engineer- Embedded Systems

Videogram is looking for Software Engineer in Embedded Systems who will be responsible for designing the embedded systems and installing them in machines and tools. You will be playing an important role in our software team who will be responsible to design and develop the software that controls the processor (micro-controllers and digital signal processors) of the machine. You come with a role as a professional Embedded System Software Engineer to execute a complete embedded software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement software of embedded devices and systems from requirements to production and commercial deployment. Responsible for the complete embedded software development lifecycle
• Design, develop, code, test, and debug system software
• Coordinate with the engineers from other disciplines to develop the end product of the requisite standards
• Customize the software to suit the needs of the product nature and expected functioning
• Debug the system to remove the anomalies and inconsistencies

Requirements:

• Candidates require a bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, software development, embedded software, etc. 
• The candidate should be an undergraduate in Computer Science or a relevant field
• Hands-on experience in C++11 or later programming languages
• Knowledge of GIT Version control
• Experience in doing bare metal or RTOS development
• Hands-on experience in developing the code in Linux
• They require exceptional programming skills and competence in using software tools. 
• Knowledge of operating systems and of the interaction between hardware/software is important for this profile. 
• The attributes of problem-solving ability, analytical skills, proactive behavior, and an adaptable approach are important in this position. 
• This discipline of engineering provides scope for creative minds and poses challenges to perform quality work.
• Scripting in Python & Bash is an add-on
• Experience in any of the following technologies:

           UART | SPI | I2C |MIPI DSI |Display Port | Low-Level Sata

Additional/ Desirable Interests:

• Personal interest in videography/ photography and audio production
• Experience working programmatically with videos/ images/ audio
• Exposure to low-level details of any video/ image codecs
• Exposure to movie container file formats especially QuickTime/mp4
• Working knowledge of exFAT file system