Job Summary :

We are seeking an experienced Lead Firmware Engineer to drive the design, development, and technical leadership of embedded hardware and firmware solutions for industrial automation products.

This role combines hands-on technical expertise with leadership responsibilities, focusing on embedded systems architecture, firmware development, hardware integration, and cross-functional collaboration.

The successful candidate will contribute to architecture decisions, design reviews, technical problem-solving, and product development while mentoring engineering teams and supporting engineering excellence initiatives.

Location : Pune, Maharashtra, India

Job Type : Full-Time | Hybrid (4 Days Work From Office, 1 Day Remote)

Education :

- Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.

Key Responsibilities :

Embedded Systems Architecture & Technical Leadership :

- Define and drive embedded electronics architecture, including hardware, firmware, and hardware-software interfaces.

- Develop technology roadmaps for MCU/SoC platforms, RTOS environments, firmware frameworks, and development tools.

- Make architectural decisions considering performance, reliability, manufacturability, cybersecurity, and cost objectives.

- Act as a technical escalation point for complex embedded system challenges.

Embedded Hardware Development :

- Lead hardware architecture reviews, schematic reviews, and PCB design reviews.

- Guide power supply design, component selection, EMC/EMI compliance, reliability engineering, and lifecycle management activities.

- Collaborate with manufacturing, testing, and PCB layout teams to ensure robust product development.

- Support hardware verification, validation, and environmental testing.

Embedded Firmware Development :

- Lead development of embedded firmware, including low-level drivers, RTOS-based applications, bootloaders, and communication protocols.

- Support implementation of secure firmware update mechanisms, secure boot, and cybersecurity best practices.

- Drive software quality through design reviews, coding standards, modular architecture, and maintainable software practices.

- Hands-On Engineering

- Participate in architecture reviews, hardware bring-up, prototype validation, debugging, and root-cause analysis.

- Support hardware-firmware integration using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG/SWD debuggers, and related tools.

- Troubleshoot system performance, reliability, EMC/EMI, and field-related technical issues.

Cross-Functional Collaboration :

- Work closely with system architects, controls engineers, quality teams, manufacturing teams, cybersecurity specialists, and product stakeholders.

- Ensure alignment of requirements, validation strategies, interfaces, and system performance objectives.

- Support technical audits, certifications, and customer-related engineering activities.

Team Leadership :

- Mentor and support firmware and embedded engineering team members.

- Promote engineering best practices, documentation standards, configuration management, and traceability.

- Support team development, onboarding, and technical capability building.

- Contribute to successful product industrialization and production readiness.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- 9 to 12 years of experience in embedded firmware development.

- Strong expertise in Embedded C programming.

- Experience with RTOS-based or bare-metal firmware development.

- Solid understanding of MCU/SoC architectures, analog and digital electronics.

- Experience with PCB design processes, hardware reviews, and EMC/EMI fundamentals.

- Hands-on experience using laboratory debugging tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and power analysis tools.

- Experience with JTAG/SWD debugging and trace tools.

- Understanding of bootloaders, firmware upgrades, and embedded software deployment.

- Experience with industrial communication protocols and interfaces.

- Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis capabilities.

- Ability to work across hardware, firmware, power, timing, and system-level constraints.

Preferred Experience :

- Experience in industrial automation products such as servo drives, variable frequency drives (VFDs), motion controllers, or safety-related systems.

- Exposure to industrial communication protocols such as EtherCAT, CAN, PROFINET, or IO-Link.

- Familiarity with embedded cybersecurity practices and secure firmware development.