Software Engineer- Embedded Systems

MANDATORY CRITERIA:

• Education: B.Tech / M.Tech in ECE / CSE / IT
• Experience: 10–12 years in hardware board design, system hardware engineering, and full product deployment cycles
• Proven expertise in digital, analog, and power electronic circuit analysis & design
• Strong hands-on experience designing boards with SoCs, FPGAs, CPLDs, and MPSoC architectures
• Deep understanding of signal integrity, EMI/EMC, and high-speed design considerations
• Must have successfully completed at least two hardware product development cycles from high-level design to final deployment
• Ability to independently handle schematic design, design analysis (DC drop, SI), and cross-team design reviews
• Experience in sourcing & procurement of electronic components, PCBs, and mechanical parts for embedded/IoT/industrial hardware
• Strong experience in board bring-up, debugging, issue investigation, and cross-functional triage with firmware/software teams
• Expertise in hardware validation, test planning, test execution, equipment selection, debugging, and report preparation
• Proficiency in Cadence Allegro or Altium EDA tools (mandatory)
• Experience coordinating with layout, mechanical, SI, EMC, manufacturing, and supply chain teams
• Strong understanding of manufacturing services, production pricing models, supply chain, and logistics for electronics/electromechanical components

DESCRIPTION:

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

The company is a semiconductor and embedded system design company with a focus on Embedded, Turnkey ASICs, Mixed Signal IP, Semiconductor & Product Engineering and IoT solutions catering to Aerospace & Defence, Consumer Electronics, Automotive, Medical and Networking & Telecommunications.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Extensive experience in hardware board designs and towards multiple product field deployment cycles.
• Strong foundation and expertise in analyzing digital, Analog and power electronic circuits.
• Proficient with SoC, FPGAs, CPLD and MPSOC architecture-based board designs.
• Knowledgeable in signal integrity, EMI/EMC concepts for digital and power electronics.
• Completed at least two project from high-level design to final product level deployment.
• Capable of independently managing product’s schematic, design analysis DC Drop, Signal Integrity, and coordinating reviews with peer of layout, mechanical, SI, and EMC teams.
• Sourcing and procurement of electronic components, PCBs, and mechanical parts for cutting-edge IoT, embedded, and industrial product development.
• Experienced in board bring-up, issue investigation, and triage in collaboration with firmware and software teams.
• Skilled in preparing hardware design documentation, validation test planning, identifying necessary test equipment, test development, execution, debugging, and report preparation.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills for collaborative work with cross-functional teams, including post-silicon bench validation, BIOS, and driver development/QA.
• Hands-on experience with Cadence Allegro/Altium EDA tools is essential.
• Familiarity with programming and scripting languages like Python and Perl, and experience in test automation is advantageous.
• Should have excellent exposure with coordination of Manufacturing Services, pricing model for production value supply chain & Logistics in electronics and electromechanical components domain.

Job Objective:

We are seeking an experienced Developer with a strong background in C++, CUDA programming,

and Linux to guide our development team in building cutting-edge solutions for device

integration and high-performance computing tasks. This is a hands-on leadership position that

combines technical expertise with team management skills to deliver high-quality software

products.

Primary responsibilities:

Software Development:

• Develop and maintain high-performance applications using C++ and CUDA.

• Design and implement parallel algorithms for GPUs to accelerate computational

workloads.

Performance Optimization:

• Optimize CUDA kernels for performance, scalability, and memory efficiency.

• Analyze performance bottlenecks and propose innovative solutions.

Code Review and Testing:

• Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.

• Develop and execute test cases to validate functionality and performance.

Collaboration:

• Work closely with the software engineering and research teams to understand

requirements and deliver robust solutions.

• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior team members when necessary.

Documentation:

• Write and maintain technical documentation, including design specifications and user

manuals.

Required Skills:

• C++: Strong proficiency in modern C++ (C++11/14/17/20).

• CUDA Programming: Extensive experience in developing, debugging, and optimizing

CUDA applications.

• GPU Optimization: Familiarity with memory hierarchy, shared memory, streams, and

warp-level operations in CUDA.

• Parallel Computing: Solid understanding of parallel algorithms and multi-threaded

programming.

• Mathematical and Analytical Skills: Strong foundation in linear algebra, calculus, and

numerical methods.

• Tools: Experience with debugging/profiling tools like Nsight, CUDA Memcheck, or

Role: Embedded Software Developer

Exp: 3-7yrs

Location: Noida

Work Mode: 5days 

Description:

1. Must be B.E./B.Tech./MTech. in Computer Science, IT or related software engineering degree.
2. Must have 3 to 7 years’ experience with strong experience of C system programming in embedded environment.
3. Must have relevant experience of IMS or Telephony domain.
4. Must have excellent S/W design Skills with proven experience of writing efficient code for embedded environment. 
5. Must have experience of Linux or RTOS S/W design programming.
6. Must have excellent debugging skills, good experience on analyzing network protocol Logs.
7. Must be conversant with embedded development tools, debuggers, Network protocol analyzers like Wireshark etc.
8. Must have hands-on experience & understanding of S/W Management Processes: Source Code Management, Unit/Integration Testing, Branch management, Feature Configuration etc.
9. Preferred to have experience on 4G/5G wireless protocol stack or WLAN SW development.
10. Preferred to have worked on Android based Smart Phone or embedded M2M/IOT projects .
11. Preferred to be from leading telecommunication, semiconductor or electronics ODM/OEM company background.
12. Strong Communication skills, Self-driven, Positive attitude & hardworking. 

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.

FURIOUS FOX is looking for Embedded Developers with strong coding skills in C & C++ as well as experience with Embedded Linux.

Experience : (Minimum 7-10 yrs)

• Experienced in edge processing for connected building / industrial / consumer

appliances / automotive ECU

• Have a good understanding of IoT platforms and architecture

• Deep experience in operating systems eg: Linux, freeRTOS / kernel development/device drivers.

/ sensor drivers

• Have experience with various low-level communication protocols, memory devices, messaging

framework etc.

• Have a deep understanding of design principles, design patterns, container preparations

• Have developed hardware, OS abstraction layers, and sensor handlers services to manage various BSP, os standards

• Have experience with Python edge packages.

• Have a good understanding about IoT databases for edge computing

• Good understanding of connectivity application protocols and connectivity SDK for Wi-Fi and BT / BLE

• Experienced in arm architecture, peripheral devices and hardware board configurations

• Able to set up debuggers, configure build environments, and compilers and optimize code and performance.

Skills / Tools:

• Expert at object-oriented programming

• Modular programming

• C / C++ / JavaScript / Python

• Eclipse framework

• Target deployment techniques

• IoT framework

• Test framework

Highlights :

• Having AI / ML knowledge in applications

• Have worked on wireless protocols

• Ethernet / Wi-Fi / Bluetooth / BLE

• Highly exploratory attitude

• willing to venture in and learn new

technologies.

• Have done passionate projects based on self-interest.

Responsibilities and Duties
The team leader will be leading a team of Hardware engineers, firmware and testing engineers. Being a team leader, you will primarily be responsible for fast and accurate delivery from the team which might even include handholding of team members whenever needed. Embedded team would be responsible for the following:
Hardware Design including

• Circuit design as per design requirements
• Schematic capture in the tool
• CAD layout
• QA/QC/functional testing
• PCB assembling and rework
• Lab inventory management
• Component procurement.

Firmware Design Including

• Firmware Design and architect
• Software Development
• Firmware Testing
• Code management over svn

Other Responsibilities

• The team leader would also be responsible for architecting the system, creating detailed design documents as per requirement and maintaining quality control of all the deliverables.
• The team leader would also be required to create a detailed test plan and list of test cases to be executed and if needed, create proper environment for the same.
• Ownership of the ‘ground up’ design and architecture of embedded software for real time applications.
• Decomposition of designs in to structured modules/functions ready for implementationby yourself and the team.
• Hands on development in C of new ARM based embedded software for a range of products currently under development
• Ensure quality of software using appropriate methods(Code Review, Static Analysis, Unit Test etc.) and application of suitable Coding Standards
• Maintain, update and enhance existing embedded software written in C
• Documentation of software products, development and execution of test plans
• Work closely with other members of the engineering team to assist with the correct choice of processors and supporting hardware

Required Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• Experience of 8+ years in field of embedded systems designing and developement.
• Familiar with usage of various LAB instruments.
• Strong fundamentals of electronics (Digital and analog) are must.
• Well versed with circuit designing and HW debugging
• Analog and Digital Circuit designing: familiarity with micro-controllers, memories, communication interfaces, op-amps, comparators, relays, inductors and capacitors, Handling EMI and Noise issues associated with circuits.
• Understanding of BLE protocols will be required.
• Understanding of scientific methodologies of experimentation, data-gathering and interpretation and hypothesis.
• Understanding of basic architecture, debugging of sensors.
• Experienced in embedded-C coding, memory allocations.
• Experience with any RTOS designing preferably with FreeRTOS at least with Semaphores, SW Timers, synchronisation and event handlings, task handling and prioritization.
• Understanding of micro-controller architecture, programming and debugging methodologies, interrupt-handling.
• Experience with any of the IDEs and debuggers for ARM architecture.
• Basic understanding of assembly programing of ARM architecture
• Understanding of basic peripherals like UART, CAN, I2C, Timers, Counters, PWMs, ADCs, DAC.
• Experience/knowledge in IoT devices (sensor, gateway, cloud) handling.
• Familiarity with CAD tools for schematics and layout generation.
• Experience on MS-Office.
• Familiarity in understanding and creating various test plans and documents.

General Skills Needed/ Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of components and should be able to suggest the team with right componenet
• Candidate must have a knack to use his/her technical knowledge to give it back to society.
• Candidates passionate to bring a change in society will be preferred with no compromise on pay check.
• Candidates must be open to work with communities to get feedback on product features so that products are best fit for social upliftment.
• Candidates must be open to travel to needy communities and should not hesitate to get his/her hands dirty to bring a change to the communities.
• Candidates must find associated with the cause and mission of the company.
• Open to work in open startup culture and give his/her 100%.
• Analytical reasoning and fact-based brainstorming capabilities will be highly preferred.
• Ready to relocate to Gurugram.
• Occasional field visits.

You’ll be our: Firmware Engineer

You’ll be based at: IBC Knowledge Park, Bengaluru

You’ll be Aligned with: Embedded Manager

You’ll be a member of: Vehicle Software

What you’ll do at Ather:

A successful candidate is expected to lead the Firmware development and integration effort for various Ather products and be responsible for qualifying and integrating FW at various stages with HW. Responsibilities include:

• Understanding requirements from different stakeholders and translating these to application features

• Writing high quality source code to program complete applications within deadlines

• Unit-testing code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability

• Performing functional and non-functional testing

• Troubleshooting and debugging applications

• Designing creative prototypes according to specifications

• Evaluating existing applications to reprogram, update and add new features

• Developing technical documents and handbooks to accurately represent application design and code

• Identifying and communicating possible risks along with preventive and corrective measures

• Designing HW/SW integration while working with HW/Algorithms/Cloud teams to deliver an integrated solution. 

Here’s what we are looking for: 

Must have: 

• ECU Software development experience (any of the ARM based Auto ECUs Body Electronics/Infotainment/ Powertrain/Cluster) 

• Previous experience with Low level firmware, Boot loaders, Device Drivers development 

• Hands on Experience Communication Protocols CAN, I2C, SPI, RS232

• Experience with static analyser, JTAG tools etc…

• Knowledge in Assembly and compilers

• Strong testing & debugging skills, experience with logic analysers

• Language: C, C++

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of HW design for ECUs

• Experience with UDS, AutoSAR, ISO26262, MISRA Guidelines 

• Previous experience with SIL and HIL Testing as well as Test case generation for the same.

• Hand on experience in using CAN tools & CAPL Scripts, Bus Master

• Real Time operating Systems, Python, Matlab/Simulink

You bring to Ather:

• BE/B.tech/B.Sc is minimum req with minimum 2-6 years of prior industry experience.

Job Description:

Looking for engineers with one of the below requirements:

• 2-5 years of embedded development experience in a Linux environment with C programming
• With Option1:
• EDK2 experience
• SCT experience
• knowledge of TPMs
• With Option2:
• worked on bootloaders or uboot