Sr. Firmware Engineer

Lifespark Technologies is looking for individuals with a passion for impacting real lives through technology. Lifespark is one of the most promising startups in the Assistive Tech space in India, and has been honoured with several National and International awards. Our mission is to create seamless, persistent and affordable healthcare solutions. If you are someone who is driven to make a real impact in this world, we are your people.

Lifespark is currently building solutions for Parkinson’s Disease, and we are looking for an embedded software lead to join our growing team. You will be working directly with the founders on high impact problems in the Neurological Healthcare domain. You will be solving some of the most fundamental and exciting challenges in the industry and will have the ability to see your insights turned into real products every day

Responsibilities :

1. RTOS based multithreaded software development

2. Building future ready, scalable software architectures

3. Liasing with hardware team to decide project requirements

4. Realtime IoT functionality development on ESP32 platform

5. Integration of third party services for cloud based communications and computation

6. Maintaining and documenting software via git (GitLab)

7. Coordinating releases, setup and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines

8. Managing AWS based backend services, integration with AWS services such as S3,

Sagemaker

9. Firmware security, Flash encryption, Bootloader encryption, secure communications

10. Deep integration with hardware team - stress testing hardware

11. Development of device drivers

12. Software testing and maintenance

Recommended experience :

1. Good command over Linux

2. Familiarity with real time tasks and timing sensitive system design

3. Familiarity with BLE/Wifi/etc IoT communication protocols

4. Familiarity with major third party platforms for cloud and ML/AI integration

5. Testing actual physical outcomes of programmed solutions

6. Deep familiarity with ESP-IDF

Location : IIT Bombay, Mumbai

Working mechanism : In-person

Compensation range : 4-12 lpa + ESOPs

Primary skills:

At least 3+ years of working experience on embedded firmware development

- Experience in multithreaded programming, network programming (wired and wireless protocols), real-time programming, cross-platform and cross-language development

- Hands-on experience on driver development for various sensors

- Working knowledge of communication protocols like UART, I2C, SPI, USB, Ethernet, etc

- Product development experience with range of microcontroller/microprocessor architectures, adoption of bare-metal, RTOS and Linux operating systems on new platforms

-Hands-on experience on software development in Bluetooth domain is added advantage

- Experience with hardware lab equipment such as digital scope, logic analyser and JTAG

- Understanding of embedded development constraints and system performance

- Experience with programming in C/C++ and Embedded C

Role and Responsibility:

 Developing firmware for robust embedded system devices

 Active involvement in designing architecture, communication protocols & selection of technology.

 Designing test cases and active participation in testing

 Team building and grooming new members.

Candidate Skill Set:

 Thorough knowledge and hands on experience of Embedded C programming.

 Experience of firmware development on multiple microcontroller families like AVR, MSP430, STM32,

Renesas, etc.

 Strong programming & debugging skills.

 Knowledge of IDE’s like Keil, AVR Studio, IAR, Cubesuit will be an added advantage.

 Hands on experience of working on wireless communication (BLE, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, LoRa, GSM/ GPRS)

Qualification:

 A team player with excellent analytical, problem-solving skills, with strong ability to quickly learn.

 Passion for developing products with new technologies.

 Bachelor's/ master’s degree in electronics related discipline or equivalent experience

 Experience of 1-3 years

● Write Effective Codes In C++, Develop Software For Embedded Systems Based On STM32, NRF
● Support And Improve Existing Software
● Prepare Documentation For The Created Software. Qualifications
● Confident Knowledge Of C++ 17, Object-Oriented Programming, Embedded Software Development
● Proficiency With Microcontrollers Of The STM32 And / Or NRF Series
● Experience With RTOS
● Familiarity With Git, Linux
● Technical English
● Knowledge Of Python As An Advantage
● Any Experience With UAS \ UAV \ Drones is much appreciated

• Design, implement, and test production- grade core robotic software components possibly  including perception systems, motion planning systems, or command and control systems. • Design, implement, and test software integration components with other robotic platforms and  warehouse management systems 
• Design, implement, and test customer- specific software components 
• Develop testing frameworks and support testing for core software components • Develop logging and data analytics systems for deployments 
• Follow production- level code design and development processes including detailed  documentation, code reviews, and structured release processes

Greetings from Utthunga Technologies!!!

Job Description:

• Ability to contribute as an independent developer
• Boot-Loader: Proficient in customization in u-boot for custom hardware
• Hands on experience with Cortex M series based architecture
• Linux Kernel: proficient in Linux device driver development and BSP development in YOCTO environment
• Programming language: Strong in C, particularly system software development
• Sound knowledge and experience of Linux OS and OS configurations
• Sound knowledge/ understanding on ARM architecture
• Strong Embedded Software background and Linux internals
• Experience of Designing and Architecture for Application and Middleware Development.

• 3-7 years of experience in development of Algorithm & Functions for advance driver assist systems (ADAS), Autonomous driving (AD)
• Experienced in development using MATLAB Simulink, TargetLink, Stateflow
• Design and development of automotive feature/function software/components (ACC, AEB, TSR, LKA etc.) for ADAS/AD systems
• Coordination and regular interaction with different stakeholders and teams like testing, requirements, leads etc.
• Participate in SW requirement generation, SW architecture, detailed design etc

• Work directly with the other Software/Firmware Engineers and Electrical/RF/Systems Test Engineers to write needed software
• Design and implement software platform for firmware on embedded CPUs with multiple OS such as Windows, Linux, FreeRTOS, TI-RTOS and embedded Linux
• Use compliers, debuggers revision control and automated build systems.
• Design/develop components of software platform for use by other developers to extend its capabilities and build custom applications/behavior on top
• Develop build methodologies, debugging tools/utilities
• Develop and release Software using Agile methodology
• Write unit tests and support continuous integration and automated test methodology
• Brainstorm for new ideas and ways to improvement product and processes
• Consult with peers for feedback during debug/testing stages
• Document and maintain design processes